Senior Accountant

*Senior Accountant Job Description* *Job Title: Senior Accountant* *Location: Madison, WI* *Responsibilities:* * *Reconciliations: *Perform timely and accurate reconciliations of various accounts, including intercompany reconciliations, to ensure the integrity of financial data.
* *Journal Entries: *Review and approve journal entries, with a focus on interest entries, ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting standards.
* *DP and CP Forms: *Review DP (Debit/Payment) and CP (Credit/Receipt) forms to verify the accuracy of financial transactions and proper documentation.
* *Cash Entries: *Oversee the review of cash entries, particularly manual entries, ensuring coding accuracy.
Collaborate with other team members to validate entries and maintain accurate financial records.
* *Recurring Journal Entries: *Review and approve recurring journal entries to ensure consistency and adherence to accounting policies.
*Ideal Preferences:* * *SAP/ERP Experience: *Proficiency in SAP or other ERP systems to effectively navigate and support various accounting processes.
* *Large Company Experience: *Previous experience working in a large corporate environment, understanding the complexities of financial operations in a sizable organization.
* *Industry Experience: *Preferred background in the manufacturing or consumer goods industry, demonstrating familiarity with industry-specific accounting practices.
*Onboarding:* * *Background Check: *Successful candidates will undergo a thorough background check as part of the onboarding process.
*Additional Responsibilities:* * *SAP Process Administration: *Support the administration of key SAP processes, including Master Data, Cash, Intercompany, and Transaction Processing.
* *Monthly Close Process: *Manage components of the monthly close process, ensuring timely completion of tasks, identification and communication of issues, and assessment of process improvement opportunities.
* *Daily and Monthly Accounting Tasks: *Take responsibility for various daily and monthly accounting tasks, including the approval of manual and recurring journal entries, intercompany forms, and account reconciliations.
* *Account Reconciliation Process: *Support the administration of the monthly Account Reconciliation process using tools like True Recon and Audit Board.
Conduct periodic audits, oversee completion of monthly reconciliations, monitor action item status, and assist in resolution.
* *Offshore Support Team Oversight: *Monitor activities of third-party offshore support teams involved in cash and intercompany processes.
* *SOX Compliance: *Execute and document monthly controls to ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) regulations.
This role requires a detail-oriented professional with a strong background in accounting, SAP proficiency, and experience in a large company setting, particularly in the manufacturing or consumer goods industry.
The successful candidate will play a vital role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of financial processes.
Job Type: Full-time Pay: $55.
00 - $65.
00 per hour Physical setting: * Office Schedule: * Monday to Friday Work Location: In person