Senior Accounting Analyst

Colibri Group; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional education company in St. Louis is looking for a Senior Accounting Analyst. You will enhance reporting and compliance, ensuring accuracy and completeness of financials. Responsibilities include month-end close processes, preparing reconciliations, and collaborating with business leaders to support financial needs. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience in accounting, a Bachelor's degree, and strong analytical skills. Join a company that values teamwork and integrity, offering opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in accounting/finance.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented.
• Audit experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform month-end close processes for ecosystems.
• Prepare management discussion and analysis commentary.
• Ensure financial statements' accuracy and integrity.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Process improvement

ERP systems (Oracle NetSuite)

Advanced Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

At Colibri Group, culture is a critical part of our collective success, and we live our values everyday: Love, Joy, Boldness, Teamwork, and Curiosity. These values guide our interactions with each other, our customers, and the community.

Position Overview

Colibri Group is looking for a talented Senior Accounting Analyst to enhance ecosystem reporting and compliance through accounting and finance leadership. This individual will be responsible for ensuring analytical review, completeness and accuracy of financials, and building a strong working relationship with ecosystem presidents and owners. They will work with business leaders and other members of the accounting team to develop reconciliations, performance reports and accrual methodologies to build visibility into performance. They'll be empowered and supported by teammates to help identify and create systematic and procedural efficiency changes, critically thinking about costs, business activity and revenue drivers, including specific PE reporting requirements and technical GAAP components such as Foreign Exchange standards.

Position Requirements & Major Responsibilities

• Perform month-end close process related to main ecosystems (accounting & shared services), including:
  • Work closely with business leaders to understand key drivers for month-end performance vs. plan and lead business projects to support business leaders with financial needs.
  • Prepare management discussion and analysis commentary related to the above ecosystems’ month-end performance.
  • Prepare month-end close journal entries.
  • Support integration of acquired entities into related ecosystems
  • Address management questions related to ecosystem performance
  • Effectively communicate month-end results to management.
  • Analyze and report categorized addbacks.
• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of the financial statements by:
  • Preparation of monthly balance sheet reconciliations including but not limited to accrued liabilities, credit cards and intercompany balances.
  • Ensure adequate supporting documentation is in place to support financial results.
  • Ensure accounting data for respective ecosystems is accurately coded and complete.
• Research, analyze and document issues arising in the course of business.
• Initiate and collaborate to drive processes and procedures improvements related to areas of responsibility.
• Support accounting management with Colibri's external audits by researching and responding to accounting and financial questions.
• Undertake special projects and/or general management assignments as requested by accounting management.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience, including an established record of success in progressively senior accounting/finance positions.
• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting is required; CPA is a plus.
• Highly results-oriented with ability to demonstrate impeccable integrity and honesty.
• Must be highly organized, analytical and detail oriented.
• Process improvement-oriented thinking and demonstrate intellectual curiosity (entrepreneurial spirit).
• Strong accounting experience ideally in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial company; revenue reconciliation experience is a plus.
• Strong organizational and time management skills that allow projects and goals to be completed timely.
• Audit experience is a plus.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• ERP experience: Oracle NetSuite is a plus.
• Embrace, support and exemplify Colibri's Core Values: Love, Trust, Joy, Boldness and Teamwork.

About Colibri Group

Colibri Group is building the future of professional education. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Colibri Group is one of the pioneers of online professional education, introducing some of the first web-based professional education courses in 2001. Students and professionals start and advance their careers through the company’s online and in-person learning solutions for licensing, continuing education, test preparation and professional development.

Today, we proudly serve over one million customers each year and employ more than 900 mission-aligned professionals. Our family of brands are the leading online professional education platforms in their respective end-markets. We provide a holistic learning experience for students and professionals to achieve more and thrive throughout their careers in real estate, financial services, teacher education, healthcare, valuation and property services, accounting, among other professions. Visit www.colibrigroup.com for more information.

Colibri Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Colibri Group prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.