Senior Financial Reporting Accountant

Vaco by Highspring; Connecticut; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring is seeking a Senior Financial Accounting Analyst for an international organization. This role blends solid financial accounting with emphasis on systems, data integrity, and timely reporting, supporting month-end and year-end close, management reporting, and ERP enhancements.

You will partner with Accounting, Finance, IT, and operations to ensure accurate financial information, develop standardized reports, automate manual processes, and assist audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 4–7 years of progressive accounting/financial reporting experience.
• Strong GAAP knowledge and financial reporting principles.
• Experience with month-end and year-end close processes.
• Advanced Excel skills ( Pivot, lookups, modeling ).
• Experience with ERP systems, Epicor preferred.
• Ability to analyze variances and data integrity issues.
• Excellent communication with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, analyze, and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting.
• Lead month-end and year-end close activities.
• Analyze financial results and explain variances to management.
• Develop financial reports within ERP and reporting systems.
• Support audits with financial reports and reconciliations.
• Identify opportunities to automate reporting processes.
• Collaborate with Accounting, IT, and operations.
• Maintain reporting packages and schedules.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Financial analysis

Advanced Excel

Data interpretation

Education

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

Tools

Epicor

ERP reporting tools

Job description

Our client, an international organization is looking for a Senior Financial Accounting Analyst plays a key role in the not only accounting but execution of timely financial reporting. This position combines strong financial accounting knowledge with an emphasis on financial systems, data integrity, reporting processes, and continuous improvement.

The Senior Financial Accounting Analyst will work closely with Accounting, Finance, IT, and business stakeholders to ensure financial information is accurately captured, reported, and analyzed. The role will support month-end and year-end close, management reporting, financial statement preparation, system reporting, and the optimization of ERP and financial reporting processes.

Key Responsibilities

Our client, an international organization is looking for a Senior Financial Accounting Analyst plays a key role in the not only accounting but execution of timely financial reporting. This position combines strong financial accounting knowledge with an emphasis on financial systems, data integrity, reporting processes, and continuous improvement.

The Senior Financial Accounting Analyst will work closely with Accounting, Finance, IT, and business stakeholders to ensure financial information is accurately captured, reported, and analyzed. The role will support month-end and year-end close, management reporting, financial statement preparation, system reporting, and the optimization of ERP and financial reporting processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare, analyze, and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting, including income statements, balance sheets, cash flow information, and supporting schedules.

• Lead and support month-end and year-end close activities, ensuring financial information is complete, accurate, and reported within established deadlines.

• Perform detailed analysis of financial results, including account activity, trends, variances, and key drivers, and provide clear explanations to management.

• Prepare and maintain financial reporting packages, management reports, financial schedules, and supporting analyses.

• Develop, maintain, and enhance financial reports within the company’s ERP and reporting systems.

• Serve as a key finance resource for the integrity and accuracy of financial data flowing through the ERP and related reporting systems.

• Analyze system-generated financial information and investigate discrepancies between subledgers, general ledger accounts, operational systems, and financial reports.

• Partner with Accounting and IT to troubleshoot system issues affecting financial reporting and data integrity.

• Assist with ERP enhancements, system implementations, upgrades, testing, and process improvements related to financial reporting.

• Develop and maintain reporting processes, financial models, reconciliations, and standardized reporting tools.

• Identify opportunities to automate manual reporting activities and improve the efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of financial reporting processes.

• Assist in the design and documentation of financial reporting procedures, system processes, and internal controls.

• Support the implementation of new accounting and reporting requirements within financial systems.

• Perform account reconciliations and research unusual or complex transactions to ensure the general ledger and financial reports are accurate.

• Support internal and external audits by providing financial reports, system-generated documentation, reconciliations, and analysis.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business processes and ensure transactions are appropriately reflected in financial reporting.

• Provide ad hoc financial analysis and reporting to support management decision-making.

• May provide technical guidance and review work performed by other accounting and finance team members.

Financial Systems & Reporting Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter resource for financial reporting functionality within the ERP and related applications.

• Maintain and improve standardized financial reports, dashboards, and reporting templates.

• Validate financial data and reporting outputs following system changes or enhancements.

• Participate in user acceptance testing for ERP upgrades, new functionality, integrations, and reporting changes.

• Document reporting requirements, business processes, system controls, and accounting workflows.

• Partner with IT and system administrators to resolve data, integration, and reporting issues.

• Evaluate opportunities to improve data quality, reporting automation, and system efficiency.

• Support data extraction and analysis from ERP and financial reporting systems.

• Ensure reporting processes are aligned with accounting policies, internal controls, and management reporting requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

• 4-7 years of progressive experience in accounting, financial reporting, financial systems, or a combination of these areas.

• Strong understanding of GAAP and financial reporting principles.

• Demonstrated experience with month-end and year-end close processes and preparation of financial statements.

• Strong experience analyzing financial data and identifying variances, trends, and data integrity issues.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, data analysis, and financial modeling.

• Experience working with an ERP systems, Epicor preferred, and financial reporting applications.

• Strong understanding of the relationship between ERP transactions, subledgers, the general ledger, and financial reporting.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and process improvement skills.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with Accounting, Finance, IT, and operational teams.

• Experience with financial reporting in a manufacturing or distribution environment.

• Experience with process automation and reporting optimization.

Equal Opportunity Notice

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we", "our", or "Vaco by Highspring") are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [e-mail].

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

Representation Notice

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. Additionally, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. Lastly, you agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

For residents of Ontario, Canada only: to the extent the position for employment is not with Highspring or not otherwise noted as vacant above, candidate should be informed that this role is to replace a presently employed person at Vaco by Highspring's client.

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Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

the individual's skill sets, experience and training;

licensure and certification requirements;

office location and other geographic considerations; and

other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).