Senior Accountant

***This is NOT a job at ForceBrands***

**Must be onsite 5 days/week**

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee daily AP/AR operations, cash applications, billing audits, credit memos, and bank Positive Pay exceptions.
• Lead month-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, prepaid amortizations, inventory estimates, and reclassifications.
• Prepare audit-ready balance sheet reconciliations, general ledger analyses, and monthly financial statements in accordance with US GAAP.
• Calculate and reconcile broker commissions, trade rebates, and complex sales allowances across multiple networks.
• Audit freight, storage, and third-party warehouse invoices against supporting documentation.
• Submit monthly financial packages to external CPA partners and support tax payments, notices, and the annual audit.
• Assist with the transition from QuickBooks Desktop to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, including chart-of-accounts mapping, data migration, and report testing.
• Supervise, train, and provide ongoing technical guidance to AP/AR team members.
• Review employee expense reports and timecards through automated expense and payroll systems.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Logistics to resolve billing discrepancies and other operational accounting needs.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, strengthen controls, and increase automation across the accounting function.

Candidate Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• At least four years of progressive accounting experience covering month-end close, general ledger accounting, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Previous experience supervising, reviewing, or mentoring AP/AR team members.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, accrual accounting, internal controls, and audit preparation.
• Experience managing broker commissions, trade rebates, or complex sales-allowance reconciliations.
• Experience supporting an ERP implementation or transition; Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, NetSuite, SAP, or a similar cloud-based ERP is strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise and automated expense or payroll platforms such as ADP.
• Advanced Excel skills, including PivotTables, VLOOKUP, and INDEX/MATCH; experience with macros, VBA, or Python is a plus.
• CPA license or active CPA candidacy is a plus.
• Strong leadership, organizational, analytical, and cross-functional communication skills.
• Detail-oriented self-starter who can manage competing priorities and proactively solve problems.