Job Description
Great Day Improvements - Senior Corporate Accountant
The Senior Corporate Accountant is a highly skilled accounting professional responsible for complex corporate accounting activities, monthly close, reconciliations, financial analysis, and support of the enterprise consolidation process. This role partners closely with the Corporate Controller and divisional controllers to ensure accurate, timely, and well-supported financial results across the organization.
This position does not directly supervise employees but requires strong interpersonal skills, sound judgment, and the ability to effectively coordinate, review, and challenge accounting inputs from a broad group of controllers and business partners. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting fundamentals, attention to detail, and the ability to drive accountability and consistency across the accounting function.
Location: Twinsburg, OH (on-site)
Responsibilities
- Prepare, review, and analyze monthly journal entries related to corporate accounting processes and month-end close.
- Perform balance sheet reconciliations, account analysis, accrual calculations, lead sheets, and other related accounting schedules for the Great Day parent company.
- Research variances, reconciling items, and unusual balances and ensure issues are resolved timely and clearly documented.
- Assist with the preparation of intercompany billings to divisions and reconcile related accounts monthly.
- Investigate, maintain, and support financial reporting adjustments used in the enterprise consolidation process.
- Review accounting submissions, reconciliations, and supporting schedules received from divisional controllers for completeness, accuracy, and adherence to company standards.
- Partner with divisional controllers to clarify expectations, resolve accounting issues, and drive timely completion of close deliverables.
- Act as the primary administrator and subject matter expert for Great Day’s financial consolidation software.
- Answer accounting and financial questions by researching and interpreting data.
- Understand and explain variances to prior periods, forecast, and plan for assigned areas of responsibility.
- Support month-end and year-end closing activities to ensure timely and accurate reporting for Great Day Improvements, LLC.
- Work with independent auditors and insurance department auditors to support audits and ensure compliance with financial reporting requirements.
- Assist in identifying process improvements, documenting policies and procedures, and strengthening internal controls.
- Recommend improvements to accounting processes, workflows, and supporting documentation to increase efficiency, consistency, and accuracy.
- Cross-train as backup support for other staff in the event of absences or business need.
Qualifications
Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles and practices.
- Strong technical accounting skills, including reconciliations, accruals, lead sheets, close support, and account analysis.
- Ability to review, question, and improve accounting work prepared by others.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively across a broad group of controllers and business partners.
- Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with all levels of the organization.
- Strong time management skills with the ability to take initiative, prioritize work, and manage multiple deadlines.
- Accuracy and strong attention to detail.
- Strong research, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience working in an environment requiring analytical responses to a variety of business issues.
- Highly organized with the ability to manage concurrent deadlines and shifting priorities.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software, with strong Excel skills preferred.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance required, MBA a plus.
- Experience in corporate accounting, multi-entity environments, and/or consolidation support strongly preferred.
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience.
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods sitting working on a computer.
- Most days frequently changing from sitting and standing throughout the day.
- Must be able to lift 20 pounds at a time.
GDI is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
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