Senior Accountant

About this role

<div> <h2>Position Overview</h2> <p class="isSelectedEnd">RBJK Marketing, LLC, a division of JAN-PRO Systems International and Empower Brands, is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to support the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of the organization’s financial reporting.</p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">This role will take ownership of key accounting processes and complex general ledger areas while leading critical components of the month-end close. The Senior Accountant will ensure the integrity of financial data, resolve accounting issues, strengthen internal controls, and identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and scalability of accounting operations.</p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented accounting professional who can work independently, apply sound technical judgment, and effectively partner with stakeholders across Accounting, Finance, Operations, and other departments.</p> <p class="isSelectedEnd"> </p> <h2>Key Responsibilities</h2> <h3>General Ledger and Accounting Process Ownership</h3> <ul data-spread="false"> <li>Own assigned accounting processes from transaction entry through reconciliation and financial reporting.</li> <li>Maintain responsibility for key balance sheet accounts, functional accounting areas, and supporting schedules.</li> <li>Prepare and maintain schedules related to accruals, amortization, reserves, prepaid expenses, and other assigned accounts.</li> <li>Ensure transactions are recorded accurately, completely, and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.</li> <li>Monitor assigned accounts and processes to identify unusual activity, inaccuracies, or potential financial risks.</li> <li>Ensure compliance with company accounting policies, procedures, and reporting standards.</li> </ul> <h3>Month-End Close and Financial Reporting</h3> <ul data-spread="false"> <li>Lead assigned components of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.</li> <li>Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting documentation.</li> <li>Ensure assigned close activities are completed accurately and within established deadlines.</li> <li>Analyze financial results and provide clear explanations for material variances and account activity.</li> <li>Proactively identify and resolve issues that could affect the accuracy or timeliness of financial reporting.</li> <li>Recommend improvements that increase close efficiency, consistency, and quality.</li> </ul> <h3>Reconciliation and Issue Resolution</h3> <ul data-spread="false"> <li>Prepare and review complex balance sheet and general ledger reconciliations.</li> <li>Investigate discrepancies across accounting systems, reports, and operational data.</li> <li>Partner with internal stakeholders to resolve accounting and data-related issues.</li> <li>Ensure transactions are appropriately classified and recorded within the correct entity, account, department, and reporting period.</li> <li>Research technical accounting questions and recommend appropriate accounting treatment.</li> </ul> <h3>Cross-Functional Partnership</h3> <ul data-spread="false"> <li>Partner with Accounting, Finance, FP&A, and operational leaders to support accurate financial reporting and business decision-making.</li> <li>Serve as a primary accounting resource for questions related to assigned areas.</li> <li>Collaborate with information technology and systems teams to address reporting, integration, and data-quality issues.</li> <li>Communicate accounting findings, risks, and recommendations clearly to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.</li> <li>Support leadership with financial analysis, reporting requests, and special projects as needed.</li> </ul> <h3>Audit, Controls, and Compliance</h3> <ul data-spread="false"> <li>Coordinate and provide documentation for internal and external audit requests.</li> <li>Ensure appropriate internal controls are established and operating effectively within assigned processes.</li> <li>Identify potential control gaps and recommend corrective actions.</li> <li>Maintain organized and audit-ready accounting documentation.</li> <li>Support compliance with applicable accounting, regulatory, tax, and financial reporting requirements.</li> </ul> <h3>Process Improvement and Team Support</h3> <ul data-spread="false"> <li>Identify and lead process improvements that increase efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.</li> <li>Support accounting system implementations, integrations, enhancements, and automation initiatives.</li> <li>Document accounting procedures and develop standardized processes for assigned areas.</li> <li>Provide guidance and informal mentorship to junior accounting team members.</li> <li>Serve as a subject matter expert for assigned accounting processes and general ledger areas.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <h2>Qualifications</h2> <ul data-spread="false"> <li>Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.</li> <li>Four to six or more years of progressive accounting experience.</li> <li>Strong experience with general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, and month-end close ownership.</li> <li>Thorough…