Senior Analyst, Corporate Accounting (Temp-Hybrid) – #21555

Foster McKay; New Jersey; Ibrido; USD 85.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Foster McKay in New Jersey seeks a Senior Analyst, Corporate Accounting to support monthly and quarterly close, journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations under U.S. GAAP and SOX controls. You will partner with Finance, Treasury, Tax, Legal, Payroll, and FP&A and help drive process improvements.

The role is hybrid (3 onsite days per week: Tue–Thu) and involves supporting ERP updates, automation projects, and cross-functional initiatives to improve reporting quality and efficiency.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• CPA or CPA-track preferred.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, month-end close, reconciliations, financial statement analysis, SOX compliance, and internal controls.
• Advanced Excel skills and ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Mansioni

• Lead journal entries, accruals, and review of complex journal entries for corporate activities.
• Own reconciliations with timely certification and resolution of items.
• Perform balance sheet and P&L variance analyses with explanations.
• Collaborate with FP&A, Treasury, Tax, Legal, Payroll, and offshore teams.
• Support monthly and quarterly close processes and audit activities.
• Drive process improvements, ERP transformation, and automation initiatives.
• Identify AI/automation opportunities to reduce manual work while maintaining controls.

Conoscenze

GAAP knowledge

Month-end close

Reconciliations

Financial analysis

SOX compliance

Internal controls

Analytical judgment

Communication

Project management

Stakeholder management

Advanced Excel

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

CPA or CPA-track preferred

Descrizione del lavoro

“Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.”

The Senior Analyst, Corporate Accounting will play a key role in supporting the monthly and quarterly close, corporate accounting, and financial reporting processes. This position is responsible for preparing and reviewing complex journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, variance analyses, and supporting documentation while ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP, SOX requirements, and internal controls. The role will partner closely with teams across Finance, Treasury, Tax, Legal, Payroll, and FP&A, as well as support process-improvement, ERP transformation, automation, and AI initiatives.

This is a hybrid role requiring 3 days onsite (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday).

What would I be doing?

• Lead purchase order and invoice-related accounting activities, including reviewing accruals, validating supporting documentation, and ensuring transactions follow company policy, and internal-control requirements.
• Prepare, review, and post complex journal entries and monthly accruals for corporate activities, including intercompany, legal reserves, facilities, cash, restructuring, prepaids, and other adjustments.
• Own assigned reconciliations, ensuring timely certification, complete support, appropriate review evidence, and resolution of reconciling items.
• Perform balance sheet and P&L variance analysis and prepare explanations for corporate flux reporting and management review.
• Liaise with the offshore team to review journal entries and reconciliation quality, provide accounting guidance, and escalation issues or control gaps.
• Partner with FP&A, Treasury, Tax, Legal, Payroll, and other stakeholders to validate source data and ensure appropriate accounting treatment under U.S. GAAP and company policy.
• Support monthly and quarterly close activities, including close checklists, reporting packages, recurring documentation, and audit support.
• Maintain compliance with internal accounting policies, SOX requirements, and established process controls; identify risks, deficiencies, and remediation opportunities.
• Improve close procedures, reconciliation standards, and recurring accounting processes.
• Support ERP implementation, optimization, and transformation initiatives, including requirements gathering, testing, process design, and post-implementation support.
• Contribute to cross-functional initiatives that improve accounting processes, reporting, internal controls, and operational efficiency.
• Identify and implement practical AI and automation opportunities that reduce manual work, improve data quality, and enhance existing processes while maintaining appropriate controls.

What would make me qualified?

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA or CPA-track preferred.
• Minimum of 2+ years of accounting, financial reporting, audit, or public accounting experience.
• Experience in a publicly traded company, multinational organization, or Big 4/public accounting environment preferred.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, month-end close, reconciliations, financial statement analysis, SOX compliance, and internal controls.
• Strong analytical judgment, communication, project-management, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Advanced Excel skills, high attention to detail, and ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Hybrid role requiring three days per week in the NJ office.

Desired Characteristics

• Demonstrated ability to deliver on multiple assignments, meet tight deadlines, work independently, and be effective and decisive under pressure.
• Ability to adapt and work well in a fast-paced, results-oriented and rapidly changing environment.
• Able to build strong working partnerships along with the ability to listen, understand, and influence across various levels within the organization.