Senior Accounting Specialist

Job Summary

Under moderate supervision, provides support for month-end closing requirements including fixed assets, intercompany, journal entries, financial reporting and closing requirements.  Acts as a liaison between multiple departments to resolve issues or answer inquiries. 

Responsibilities

• Performs accounting functions including monthly account reconciliations, monitoring certain monthly accruals and preparing journal entries in order to ensure proper reporting financials.
• Analyze CIP projects and work with Business Planning on project status, issues, etc.
• Support the annual fixed asset count accordingly. 
• Reconcile inventory accounts and ensure accurate reporting of stock levels and valuation.
• Monitor and record inventory transactions including transfers and adjustments.
• Prepare detail reports on inventory performance and provide insights into variances or discrepancies.
• Ensures internal controls are operating correctly with the goal of zero deficiencies through JSOX auditing.
• Performs financial analysis and assists in financial reporting activities in order to ensure proper recording of transactions.
• Investigates and analyzes accounting and financial related data in order to reconcile and audit information.
• Performs more complex intercompany account reconciliation.
• Assists with process improvement activities including maintaining and implementing internal controls.
• Acts as a liaison between internal departments and other DENSO locations in order to resolve outstanding issues.
• Assist on internal and external audit.
• Performs monthly financial reporting as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• 2-5+ years of relevant Accounting experience.
• Cost Accounting experience preferred.
• CPA preferred.
• Knowledge of GAAP/IFRS preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to discuss or transmit information to internal and external customers.
• Strong analytical skills to investigate, interpret and reconcile information from several distinct sources in situations where conclusions or resolutions are discernible.
• Customer service skills to display a service-oriented attitude in addressing and responding to customer issues.
• Intermediate understanding of accounting principles.
• Fixed Asset Software (e.g. Sage, Oracle, SAP, etc.).
• Ability to communicate and resolve issues effectively and efficiently with other departments.
• Process improvement mindset.
• Intermediate system knowledge in Accounting.
• Assist in maintaining the integrity of financial statements.
• Advanced skills in Excel (e.g. Vlookups, sumifs, pivot table, etc.).

Salary $65,000-$80,000.

Benefits Summary

• Health, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug plans 
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401K with 4% company match
• Bonus Program
• Wellness Program
• Onsite Fitness Center (vary by location) 
• Tuition Reimbursement 
• Career Development and Ongoing Training
• Paid holidays and vacation 
• Cafeteria and food markets (vary by location) 
• Volunteer opportunities 
• Employee recognition (employee and milestone events)