Senior Accountant or Junior Controller

At WM, the Senior Accountant or Junior Controller is a senior level role accountable for full cycle accounting within a complex corporate environment. This position requires an experienced accounting professional with strong general ledger ownership and month end close expertise.

What You Will Do

• Own full cycle accounting activities including general ledger, journal entries, accruals, and month end close
• Prepare financial statements, perform variance analysis, and analyze complex financial data
• Ensure compliance with US GAAP and maintain effective internal controls
• Partner with finance and business stakeholders while operating independently in a fast-paced environment

What You Will Bring

• Bachelor’s Degree (accredited) in Accounting or similar
• 5 years of accounting experience, including 3 years in a mid to senior level accounting role
• Required experience in a mid-to-large company
• Direct ownership of full cycle accounting and corporate financial reporting
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with high attention to detail

This is a hybrid role with time allocated within a WM Office environment and a remote office environment.

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
 

• Prepares highly complex journal entries for entry into the general ledger system on a monthly basis by collecting necessary data, analyzing and/or allocating costs and preparing audit train support for the journal entries.
• Analyzes general ledger accounts for accuracy; analyzes accrual accounts to ensure proper accruals.
• Collects and analyzes financial data and prepares monthly combined financial statements and reports. Performs additional analysis for explanatory text required for reports and statements. Coordinates preparation of monthly financial package and reviews for accuracy.
• Participate in monthly financial meetings for discussion and review of monthly financial reports.
• Assists with the preparation of year-end closings. Prepares annual long-term and short-term financial statements in compliance with accounting guidelines and U.S. GAAP. Assists in the preparation of working papers for annual audit.
• Provides expertise and guidance to other Finance personnel for proper internal and external financial accounting procedures and their application.
• Assists with the preparation of annual budgets, updates, and strategic plans for assigned areas. Coordinates preparation of monthly combining entries to combine financial results.
• Prepare quarterly consolidation report for consolidation.
• Assists with the maintenance and application of internal controls.
• Prepares highly advanced financial reports in a timely and accurate manner; and completes individual analytical projects in a satisfactory manner given abstract project guidelines.
• Assists departmental managers/directors with supervision of other clerical and professional staff of the department as required.

III. Qualifications 

A. Required Qualifications 
 

• Bachelor's Degree (accredited) in Accounting
• High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four years of relevant experience
• 5 years of relevant work experience (in addition to education requirement)

B. Preferred Qualifications 

IV. Physical Requirements

Listed below are key points regarding physical demands, physical and occupational risks, and the work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Office: This job primarily operates in a professional o