Senior Accounting Analyst

JM Family Enterprises; Deerfield Beach (FL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Restaurant discounts

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

JM Family Enterprises in Deerfield Beach, FL is seeking a Senior Accounting Analyst to support accurate financial reporting, prepare accounting entries, and perform reconciliations and analyses for multiple business areas. This role collaborates with internal teams, vendors, and regulatory offices to ensure data integrity and compliance, and to drive process improvements.

The candidate will manage month-end close activities, assist with financial statements and statutory filings, and contribute

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required; master's degree a plus.
• Minimum of seven years of professional accounting experience; CPA strongly preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including advanced formulas and basic macros; Word preferred.
• Experience using integrated general ledger systems; NetSuite, Essbase, Mainframe, CoPilot a plus.
• Model Audit Rule experience and insurance industry experience a plus.
• Strong understanding of GAAP, regulatory reporting, account reconciliations, variance explanations and audit trails.
• Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills with ability to explain impact on financial statements.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, time management, and ability to manage multiple priorities under deadlines.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare DOWC financial entries, account reconciliations, journal entries, reports, and analyses for assigned areas.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements accurately and on deadlines.
• Draft audited financials and prepare statutory annual statements for regulated entities.
• Reconcile information to operational data, ensure data integrity, research discrepancies, and resolve issues.
• Reconcile 3rd party insurance premium invoices to validate billing accuracy.
• Collaborate with internal/external parties to resolve reconciling items promptly.
• Analyze variances and provide clear support for reporting conclusions.
• Process and support customer payments and related accounting activity.
• Support audits, regulatory filings, special projects, cross-training and development of accounting knowledge.

Skills

Analytical

Problem-solving

Critical-thinking

Verbal communication

Written communication

Presentation skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Master's degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

NetSuite

Essbase

Mainframe

CoPilot

Job description

The Senior Accounting Analyst is responsible for supporting accurate and timely financial reporting through the preparation of accounting entries, reconciliations, analyses, and financial statements for DOWCs, FWS and CWS and related regulatory filings. This role partners with internal teams, vendors, external customers, field representatives, and regulatory offices to maintain strong accounting processes, ensure data integrity, complex reconciliations, support compliance requirements, and drive continuous improvement across assigned business areas.

Responsibilities

• Prepare DOWC financial entries, account reconciliations, journal entries, reports, and supporting analyses for assigned business areas.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements accurately and within established deadlines.
• Including drafting audited financials and preparing statutory annual statements for regulated companies.
• Reconcile financial information to operational data, ensure data integrity, research discrepancies, and resolve issues.
• Reconcile 3rd party insurance premium invoices to our data to validate complete and accurate billing.
• Work with various parties (internal and external) to resolve reconciling items in a timely manner.
• Analyze and explain financial variances and provide clear support for reporting conclusions.
• Process and support customer payments and related accounting activity.
• Partner with vendors, external customers, field representatives, regulatory offices, and internal departments to support accurate accounting, reporting, transaction recording, and regulatory compliance.
• Maintain process documentation, strengthen controls, recommend improvements, and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce operational risk.
• Support audits, regulatory filings, corporate initiatives, special projects, cross-training, and ongoing development of accounting, systems, and process knowledge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required; master's degree a plus.
• Minimum of seven years of professional accounting experience required; CPA strongly preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel required, including advanced formulas and basic macros; proficiency in Microsoft Word preferred.
• Experience using integrated general ledger systems required; NetSuite, Essbase, Mainframe, CoPilot, and other AI tools experience a plus.
• Model Audit Rule experience and insurance industry experience a plus.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, regulatory reporting requirements, account reconciliations, account analysis, variance explanations, and audit trails from operational systems to the general ledger.
• Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to explain how assigned processes support the overall financial statements.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, time management, follow-up skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting strict deadlines.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with associates, customers, vendors, and leadership.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, take ownership of assigned responsibilities, make sound decisions, provide direction when needed, and support department goals as a team player.
• Commitment to the core values of Communication, Consideration, Cooperation, Accountability, and Innovation.
• Must be available to work overtime as needed during month-end, year-end, audits, and other critical deadlines.
• Work in-person/hybrid in the Deerfield Beach, FL office. #LI-NK1 #Hybrid

This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of JM Family. All work arrangements are subject to associate performance, business need and manager discretion, and may be revised as necessary.

JM FAMILY IS PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

JM Family Enterprises, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

We are committed to recruiting, hiring, retaining, and promoting qualified associates without regard any characteristic protected by law – whether actual or perceived – including race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions and lactation), gender identity gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military service, veteran status, disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, provincial, or local law.

DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete the job application process, please contact JM Family’s Talent Acquisition department at [e-mail] for assistance. If you have an accommodation request for one of our recruiting events, please notify us at least 72 hours prior so that we may provide assistance.

What started with our founder Jim Moran's passion for selling cars continues today with the dedication and hard work of every JM Family associate. We have grown into one of the largest, most innovative and diversified companies in the automotive industry, and we are branching out into new and exciting businesses. Our principal operations focus on vehicle distribution and processing, finance and insurance, retail vehicle sales and home improvement specialty franchises. But that’s what we do. Who we are is a more than 4,000-associate strong organization consistently recognized among the best places to work in the country. Our associates are our most important asset. We are a "we" culture, and we work with each other, not for one another. We take pride in creating a diverse workplace, providing a healthy work/life balance, and delivering programs that give back to the communities where we live and work. Hear from our associates about their experiences Southeast Toyota Finance: Rachel Thompson Southeast Toyota Finance Holly Counts