Sr. Financial Accountant - Legrand North America

Legrand; West Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Legrand in West Hartford, Connecticut, is seeking a Senior Accountant to join the LNCA team. The role focuses on monthly close processes, analyses of sales and income and intercompany activity, and collaboration with functional leaders across Finance, HR, and Legal to support business decisions.

The successful candidate will assist with balance sheet reviews, internal controls, audits, budgeting, and forecasting, contributing to financial storytelling and data-driven insights for leadership.

Responsibilities

• Perform monthly financial analysis on Legrand North & Central America entities including sales and income reporting.
• Perform monthly close processes including but not limited to journal entries, departmental reporting, BPC reporting, Intercompany Invoicing, etc.
• Assist the FP&A manager in the monthly financial close process with variance explanations and various reporting/analyses as required, gaining exposure to financial storytelling, variance analysis, and business decision support.
• Supports functional leaders of Finance, HR, and Legal in a business partner role. You will build relationships and expand your cross-functional acumen.
• Assist the Legrand North & Central America Internal Control Manager with entity level Balance Sheet reviews and documenting selected financial control procedures.
• Perform monthly internal control items including account reconciliations and journal entry review.
• Assist internal audit and tax team with monthly/quarterly/annual requests.
• Ad-hoc project support and analysis to support Legrand North & Central America corporate finance function.
• Assist individual entity or division contacts with data requests and report building.
• Participate in annual Legrand North & Central America budget and forecasting processes.
• Performs other similar and related duties as required.

Job description

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Accountant to join the Legrand North & Central America (LNCA) Team based in West Hartford, Connecticut. In this role, you will be responsible for performing monthly financial close processes and analyses for the LNCA corporate area. Manage business partner relationships with functional area leaders. Perform ad-hoc analysis as required. Assist with administration of LNCA financial consolidations system.

What Will You Do?

• Perform monthly financial analysis on Legrand North & Central America entities including sales and income reporting.
• Perform monthly close processes including but not limited to journal entries, departmental reporting, BPC reporting, Intercompany Invoicing, etc.
• Assist the FP&A manager in the monthly financial close process with variance explanations and various reporting/analyses as required, gaining exposure to financial storytelling, variance analysis, and business decision support.
• Supports functional leaders of Finance, HR, and Legal in a business partner role. You will build relationships and expand your cross-functional acumen.
• Assist the Legrand North & Central America Internal Control Manager with entity level Balance Sheet reviews and documenting selected financial control procedures.
• Perform monthly internal control items including account reconciliations and journal entry review.
• Assist internal audit and tax team with monthly/quarterly/annual requests.
• Ad-hoc project support and analysis to support Legrand North & Central America corporate finance function.
• Assist individual entity or division contacts with data requests and report building.
• Participate in annual Legrand North & Central America budget and forecasting processes.
• Performs other similar and related duties as required.