Strategic Senior Accountant - SAP/GAAP, Hybrid

Talently; Lansing (MI); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Talently is seeking a Senior Accountant in the Greater Lansing Region, Michigan. This hybrid role focuses on ownership of close processes, capital decision validation, and leading a strategy-adjacent accounting function with a strong emphasis on GAAP and SOX compliance.

You will build dashboards, drive automation, and partner with leadership to shape financial outcomes beyond routine reconciliations. CPA-eligible candidates and Power BI experience are a plus.

Qualifications

• Five+ years of progressive accounting experience in a SOX-controlled, audit-ready environment.
• Strong working knowledge of SAP and US GAAP, including depreciation, capitalization, and impairment principles.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables and data modeling.

Responsibilities

• Own monthly and annual close activities, ensuring accuracy across reconciliations and reporting deliverables.
• Partner with business leaders to validate capital decisions and influence spending decisions.
• Build dashboards and reporting tools that give leadership visibility into financial trends.
• Lead audit readiness efforts, preparing documentation and disclosures for internal and external scrutiny.
• Drive automation initiatives to reduce manual effort and modernize legacy reporting processes.
• Mentor and develop junior team members as a technical resource across accounting.
• Design and strengthen internal controls to stay ahead of compliance requirements.

Skills

Senior Accountant

SAP

GAAP

SOX

Journal Entries

CPA

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Talently is seeking a Senior Accountant in the Greater Lansing Region, Michigan. This hybrid role focuses on ownership of close processes, capital decision validation, and leading a strategy-adjacent accounting function with a strong emphasis on GAAP and SOX compliance.

You will build dashboards, drive automation, and partner with leadership to shape financial outcomes beyond routine reconciliations. CPA-eligible candidates and Power BI experience are a plus.