Job Description

Composing the core of a brighter world.

LIGHTERA has one of the longest and most respectable corporate lineages in American business, which goes back to Alexander Graham Bell and the invention of the telephone more than a century ago. We have a proven track record of being first in the industry with application-specific fibers, optical connectors, ribbon cables, erbium-doped fibers, Raman fiber lasers, fiber gratings, and more. Our mission is to provide leading optical innovations and solutions by designing, manufacturing and supplying the best optical fibers, fiber cable, and components and devices for our customers, with exceptional service that creates value for our shareholders, customers, and employees. To do so, we continue shaping the future of communications by applying the best minds to the challenges our customers will continually face.

Our mission is simple and bold: to build brighter, more connected communities through cutting‑edge optical technologies.

Senior Accountant-Consolidations

Norcross, GA

Duties relating to consolidation and accounting are the foundation of this role. Manage the financial consolidation process for multiple entities, ensuring accurate reporting, intercompany reconciliations, and compliance with accounting standards.

This position is a hybrid position requiring on-site attendance a minimum of two days/week and is located in Norcross, GA.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5+ years of experience in Finance or Accounting in a global manufacturing company

Additional Qualifications, Certifications and/or Licenses:

• CPA or CMA preferred

Essential Responsibilities:

• Prepare company's financial statements and reporting (balance sheet, income statement, cash flow, etc.)
• Compile and review financial reports and data used in preparing financial reports and disclosures.
• Manage consolidation-related activities such as changes to the global chart of accounts, entity reporting hierarchies, consolidation mappings, intercompany eliminations, and other processes/controls.
• Investigate and resolve consolidation issues.
• Prepare consolidation and adjusting journal entries, system reconciliations, and other ad hoc requests as necessary on a timely and accurate basis
• Analyze and validate the foreign currency and translation impact on financial results.
• Report Capital investment and tracking to parent company
• Other Financial Reporting & Analysis as needed

Team Leadership:

• Hire, engage, coach, and develop team members.

Annual Audit:

Collaborate with the internal audit department and external auditors to ensure recommendations are implemented.

• Other duties and projects as assigned.
• Minimal Travel

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Accounting systems knowledge (SAP and JDE preferred)

General Expectations:

• Demonstrate effective communications (verbal, written) skills
• Advanced with MS Office Suite
• Maintain discretion when working with confidential and proprietary information
• Strict adherence to Company safety policies and procedures
• Exhibit all aspects of Lightera “Standards of Conduct”

Working at LIGHTERA means having the opportunity to realize ideas, experience innovation, and discover new solutions for the future. In addition to our dynamic work environment, we offer competitive salaries and generous benefits programs, including medical, dental, tuition reimbursement, and a matching 401(k) plan.

Employees are expected to serve as role models for safe work practices and behaviors. This includes following established health and safety policies and procedures, maintaining a clean, organized work area, wearing, and properly storing all personal protective equipment (PPE), and actively engaging as a safety conscious worker with personal safety and wellness as a priority.

If you'd like to be part of an energetic, world leader in optic fiber solutions, please apply through our Career portal at Careers | Lightera

Visa sponsorship not available. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States now and in the future. The company does not provide visa sponsorship or any immigration support (including STEM OPT training plan) for this position

Note: Only those candidates selected for the interview process will be contacted.

About Lightera

Lightera is a global leader in optical fiber and connectivity solutions, delivering innovative technologies that drive communication networks, data centers, and specialty photonics applications. With a deep legacy of expertise in optical science, we provide high-performance solutions that enable faster, more reliable, and more sustainable connections for businesses, communities, and industries worldwide.

Headquartered in Norcross, Georgia, U.S.A., Lightera operates with a global footprint, serving customers across telecommunications, enterprise, industrial, generative AI, data centers, 5G/6G, utilities, medical, aerospace, defense, and sensing markets. Lightera is part of Furukawa Electric Group, a multi-billion-dollar leader in optical communications.

Lightera is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.