Senior Corporate Accountant

State Industrial Products Corporation; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

State Industrial Products Corporation is seeking a Senior Corporate Accountant to lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring GAAP compliance and accurate reporting. You will prepare reconciliations, support audits, and collaborate across Finance and IT to drive process improvements.

The role requires deep SAP expertise (ERP, FI/CO) and 6–8 years of corporate accounting experience. You will enhance internal controls and streamline reporting in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• 6–8 years of progressive corporate accounting experience.
• Hands-on SAP ERP experience in a corporate setting.
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and close processes.
• Experience with account reconciliations and audits.

Responsibilities

• Execute monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities.
• Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, and adjustments in SAP.
• Analyze general ledger activity and investigate variances.
• Prepare schedules and management reporting.
• Collaborate with IT on SAP configurations and improvements.
• Support external audits and internal controls.

Skills

Financial reporting

GAAP knowledge

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

SAP ERP

SAP FI/CO

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Senior Corporate Accountant is responsible for supporting and executing the company's monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes, maintaining the integrity of financial records, preparing account reconciliations, and supporting external financial audits.

This position requires strong technical accounting knowledge, hands-on experience with SAP ERP, and the ability to support accounting systems implementations, enhancements, and process improvements. The successful candidate will have 6–8 years of progressive corporate accounting experience and a demonstrated ability to leverage SAP to improve financial reporting, strengthen internal controls, and increase the efficiency of accounting operations.

The Senior Corporate Accountant will collaborate with Finance, IT, and other business functions to ensure accurate financial reporting and support ongoing accounting and systems initiatives.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

Month-End Close & Financial Reporting

• Execute and coordinate assigned activities within the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes.
• Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, account adjustments, and other period-end transactions in SAP.
• Analyze general ledger activity and investigate significant account fluctuations and variances.
• Ensure the timely and accurate completion of close activities in accordance with established deadlines.
• Prepare financial schedules, supporting analyses, and management reporting.
• Identify opportunities to streamline the financial close process and improve reporting accuracy.

Account Reconciliations

• Prepare and maintain balance sheet account reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Research and resolve reconciling items, discrepancies, and unusual account balances.
• Reconcile general ledger accounts to supporting subledgers, schedules, and source documentation.
• Utilize SAP reporting capabilities to research transactions, validate account balances, and analyze general ledger activity.
• Maintain appropriate reconciliation documentation and ensure compliance with accounting policies and internal controls.

SAP Accounting & Financial Systems

• Demonstrate hands-on experience using SAP for general ledger accounting, financial reporting, account analysis, and month-end close activities.
• Navigate SAP financial transactions and reports to research journal entries, document postings, account balances, and supporting details.
• Support SAP configuration changes, system enhancements, and financial reporting improvements in collaboration with IT and SAP functional teams.
• Participate in SAP implementations, upgrades, system conversions, and related finance transformation initiatives.
• Assist with requirements gathering, process design, system testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), and implementation validation.
• Validate financial data conversions and reconcile legacy system balances to SAP.
• Identify opportunities to automate accounting processes and improve the use of SAP functionality.
• Develop and maintain SAP-related accounting procedures, process documentation, and user guidance

External Audit & Internal Controls

• Support annual financial statement audits and other external audit activities.
• Prepare audit schedules, account analyses, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate responses to auditor requests and ensure timely resolution of audit inquiries.


• Research accounting issues and assist with the implementation of audit recommendations.
• Maintain compliance with U.S. GAAP, company accounting policies, and internal control requirements.

Process Improvement & Special Projects

• Evaluate existing accounting processes and recommend improvements to efficiency, accuracy, and internal controls.
• Support standardization of accounting processes and reporting across business units.
• Participate in finance transformation, ERP implementation, and other cross-functional initiatives.


• Collaborate with Finance and IT teams to improve SAP reporting, data integrity, and accounting workflows.
• Assist with special projects, technical accounting research, and other initiatives as required.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 6–8 years of progressive corporate accounting experience.
• Hands-on experience using SAP ERP in a corporate accounting environment.
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and general ledger accounting.


• Demonstrated experience with month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.
• Extensive experience preparing and maintaining balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Experience supporting external financial statement audits.


• Experience using SAP to research financial transactions, analyze general ledger activity, and support financial reporting.


• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and experience working with large financial data sets.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.


• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight financial reporting deadlines.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with SAP ECC 6.0 and/or SAP S/4HANA.
• Participation in an SAP implementation, upgrade, or ECC-to-S/4HANA conversion.


• Experience with SAP FI/CO, including general ledger, accounts payable, cost centers, and financial reporting.


• Familiarity with SAP Fiori and SAP reporting tools.
• Experience with data migration, reconciliation, and user acceptance testing.


• CPA Preferred.


• Experience in a multi-entity or multinational corporate environment.


• Experience identifying opportunities to automate and improve accounting processes.