Sr. Accountant

Iem-69206e5b; Baton Rouge (LA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with company matching

Paid holidays

Vacation pay

Sick pay

Disability insurance

Job summary

IEM seeks a Full-Time Senior Accountant to join our corporate accounting and financial reporting team in Baton Rouge. You will own substantial portions of the close process, prepare journal entries, reconciliations, and analytical reviews, and partner with IT and business stakeholders to improve reporting.

The role requires 2–5 years of US GAAP experience, a bachelor's degree, and the ability to work hybrid (office 1–3 days weekly).

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of accounting experience with US GAAP.
• Experience with month-end close and financial statements.
• Public accounting or external audit support experience is a plus.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to explain drivers.
• Ability to work from home or Baton Rouge office 1–3 days weekly.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post monthly journal entries and accruals.
• Maintain balance sheet reconciliations and document variances.
• Produce income statement and balance sheet analytics for management.
• Support external audits with schedules and explanations.
• Assist in implementing accounting changes related to FASB updates.

Skills

U.S. GAAP knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Month-end close

Financial reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field

Tools

Deltek Costpoint

Job description

The Full-Time Senior Accountant supports IEM’s corporate accounting and financial reporting functions by preparing journal entries, account reconciliations, income statement and balance sheet analytics, internal financial statements, and recurring management reporting. This role partners with IT and business stakeholders to improve financial reporting processes, supports external audit requests, prepares monthly bank reporting for asset-based lending instruments, and assists management with implementing accounting and reporting changes related to applicable FASB Accounting Standards Updates.They will own significant portions of the close and reporting process.

Primary Location:

• Live within a commutable distance to our Headquarters Office in Baton Rouge, LA 70809.
• Work from a home or personal office location that meets IEM standards as well as from the office 1-3 days a week or as needed.

Essential Functions:

• Prepare and post monthly journal entries, including accruals, reclasses, recurring entries, and other adjustments necessary to support accurate financial reporting.
• Prepare and maintain balance sheet account reconciliations, ensuring reconciling items are researched, documented, and resolved timely.
• Prepare income statement and balance sheet analytics, including variance analysis, trend analysis, and explanations of key business drivers.
• Prepare internal financial statements and monthly reporting packages for management review.
• Analyze overhead, indirect rates, and shared service costs (G&A, fringe, corporate allocations).
• Partner with IT and internal stakeholders to enhance reporting tools, improve financial data integrity, and streamline recurring reporting processes.
• Support external audit activities by preparing schedules, responding to information requests, and providing clear documentation and explanations.
• Prepare monthly reporting required by the bank for asset-based lending instruments.
• Monitor applicable FASB Accounting Standards Updates and work with management to implement required accounting, reporting, or process changes.
• Assist in strengthening financial workflows, internal controls, and documentation standards.
• Lead complex account reconciliations.
• Prepare external audit schedules.
• Draft accounting memos and technical analyses.
• Develop reporting improvements and automation.
• Review work prepared by Level 1 staff.
• Serves as subject matter expert for assigned areas.
• Anticipates close risks and resolves issues proactively.
• Explains financial results to management.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field.
• Experience: Two - five (2-5) years of accounting, including demonstrated understanding of U.S. GAAP, month-end close processes, journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial statement preparation or analysis.
• Public accounting or external audit support experience.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial results, identify trends, and explain key drivers.
• Foundational understanding of financial modeling, forecasting, and reporting tools.
• Ability to communicate financial information clearly and professionally to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
• Ability to w ork from a home or personal office location that meets IEM standards as well as from the Baton Rouge office 1-3 days a week or as needed.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience using Deltek Costpoint or a similar enterprise resource planning system.
• Familiarity with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requirements and government contract accounting principles.

Additional Information:

• Office Locations: Often, these offices are either owned by the client we work with or by IEM. All candidates are expected to follow any rules and regulations of the office in which they are required to work for that project.
• Personal Office/home locations:All personal office work environments require the ability to maintain minimum Internet speeds of 25 Mbps upload and 3 Mbps download, as well as a ping rate of 100 ms or less during working hours, regardless of the type and number of devices using your Internet connection. You must also have account privileges and access to your Internet service provider account during working hours for the purpose of maintaining the Internet connection, if needed.

Benefits and More:

• Salary based on location and experience: $90,000 - $100,000
• 10 paid holidays
• Vacation pay
• Sick pay
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• Company-paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage

Equal Employment Opportunity. All IEM employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, placement, training availability, promotion, compensation, evaluation, disciplinary actions, and termination of employment, if necessary, are made without regard to an individual’s race, color, religion, creed, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

Reasonable Accommodation. IEM is committed to providing reasonable workplace accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during any part of the application or employment process, please email [e-mail] with specific details about the requested accommodation. All accommodation requests are reviewed case-by-case in compliance with applicable law.