Senior Financial Analyst

PEG Staffing & Recruiting; Des Peres (MO); On-site; USD 68,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

PEG Staffing & Recruiting is seeking an experienced Revenue Accountant to support revenue accounting activities and financial analysis. You will handle month-end close tasks including journal entries, reconciliations, variance analysis, and preparation of financial and operational reports.

The role requires strong knowledge of accounting principles, Excel, and SQL-based data analysis. You will collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand business changes impacting financial results and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 6 years of experience in Finance or equivalent
• Proficient in accounting principles including revenue recognition and month-end close
• Experience with revenue accounting, general accounting, financial analysis, or audit
• Proficient in Excel with Pivot Tables, translations not required
• Experience working with pre-built Power Query and SQL queries
• Strong analytical and quantitative financial skills
• Ability to investigate and explain financial variances
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Support revenue and subsidiary accounting activities
• Prepare and post journal entries
• Perform account reconciliations and investigate discrepancies
• Process and record cash receipts
• Complete daily, weekly, and month-end accounting activities
• Analyze and provide commentary on financial variances
• Research variances and identify root causes
• Consolidate information from multiple sources to understand revenue impacts
• Prepare financial and operational reports
• Support process improvements related to accounting activities
• Work with internal stakeholders to understand business and operational changes affecting financial results

Skills

Revenue accounting

Month-end close

Reconciliations

Variance analysis

Financial analysis

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or related field

High School Diploma/GED with 10 years experience in Finance

Tools

Excel

Power Query

SQL

Job description

The ideal candidate will support revenue accounting and financial analysis activities. At month-end, you will be responsible for account reconciliations, journal entries, variance analysis, and supporting the financial close process.

Responsibilities

• Support revenue and subsidiary accounting activities
• Prepare and post journal entries
• Perform account reconciliations and investigate discrepancies
• Process and record cash receipts
• Complete daily, weekly, and month-end accounting activities
• Analyze and provide commentary on financial variances
• Research variances and identify root causes
• Consolidate information from multiple sources to understand revenue impacts
• Prepare financial and operational reports
• Support process improvements related to accounting activities
• Work with internal stakeholders to understand business and operational changes affecting financial results

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 6 years of experience in Finance, or High School Diploma/GED and 10 years of experience in Finance
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, including revenue recognition, month-end close, general accounting, and reconciliations
• Experience with revenue accounting, general accounting, financial analysis, or audit
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and formulas
• Experience working with pre-built Power Query and SQL queries
• Strong analytical and quantitative financial skills
• Ability to investigate and explain financial variances
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills