Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant

Position Summary

The Senior Accountant is a key member of the accounting team responsible for executing and supporting the month-end close process, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial results, and maintaining compliance with U.S. GAAP. This role performs accounting activities, supports general accounting matters, and partners cross-functionally to deliver timely and insightful financial information. The Senior Accountant also contributes to process improvement initiatives and supports audit and reporting requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Accounting Operations & Close

• Prepare and post journal entries, ensuring completeness and accuracy in accordance with U.S. GAAP
• Perform and review account reconciliations, resolving reconciling items timely and accurately
• Execute key components of the month-end close process, including areas requiring judgment and analysis
• Assist in maintaining and improving close schedules, checklists, and supporting documentation
• Perform flux analysis and investigate variances compared to prior periods and budgets
• Support preparation of internal financial reports and management reporting packages

Systems, Process Improvement & Controls

• Support accounting systems and tools (e.g., Spectrum, FloQast, Prophix, etc) to enhance reporting efficiency
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation, and standardization and work collaboratively with others to execute on these
• Ensure adherence to internal control processes and assist in strengthening control documentation
• Maintain organized, audit-ready schedules and ensure they are accurate and complete

Audit & External Reporting

• Support annual financial statement audits and other external engagements
• Prepare audit schedules upon request in a timely and organized manner

Business Partnership & Collaboration

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Treasury, Tax, and Operations
• Communicate accounting results and issues clearly
• Provide support on ad hoc analyses, special projects, and strategic initiatives

Qualifications

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field required
• CPA or CPA candidate preferred

Experience

• 3–6+ years of progressive accounting experience
• Public accounting and/or large company experience preferred

Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP
• Experience with Spectrum, Prophix, FloQast, Microsoft products preferred
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Core Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Continuous improvement mindset and adaptability

 

Equal Employment Opportunity

Farmer Companies is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any legally protected status.

Disclaimer: This job description is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of duties and may be modified at any time.