Senior Accountant

POSITION PURPOSE 

The Senior Accountant is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of YPO's financial records through timely month-end close activities, general ledger accounting, reconciliations in compliance with U.S. GAAP. This role partners closely with departments across the organization to support financial operations, improve accounting processes, and maintain strong internal controls. 

The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented accounting professional who enjoys solving complex accounting issues, driving process improvements, and working in a collaborative global organization with multi-currency operations. 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Maintain the accuracy and integrity of assigned balance sheet accounts by preparing timely reconciliations and resolving reconciling items.  

• Prepare and record monthly journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, allocations, foreign currency (FX) gain/loss entries, and other adjusting entries. 

• Evaluate and provide variance explanations for various line items on month-end and year-to-date financial statements as assigned. Provide support to the Accounting Manager and Controller during the year on various financial projects, inquiries, analysis and annual financial audit.  

• Serve as Accounting Partner and advisor to managers of assigned departments and programs. Responsibilities include monthly presentation of financial data, responding to inquiries, analyzing and researching transactions, entering correction entries, providing historical reports and analysis, etc. as needed. 

• Complete various assigned audit schedules, reports and yearend adjusting entries as assigned. 

• Evaluate and approve payment requests for assigned departments and programs. 

• Research and maintain current knowledge of GAAP requirements for accurate reporting of various issues. 

• Create and streamline processes to improve accuracy and time management of current procedures. 

• Manage special projects as assigned. 

• Crosstrain to learn other roles in the Finance Department. 

• Accountable for applying YPO Policies & Procedures consistently and accurately. 

• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, strengthen internal controls, and enhance operational efficiency through automation and standardization. 

SKILLS 

• Ability to translate financial details into useful management information. 

• Analytical and logical orientation. 

• Commitment to detail and superior follow up systems. 

• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills. 

• Ability to be proactive in achieving desired outcomes. 

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with all levels of associates. 

• Ability to work within an environment of frequently changing priorities and as an integral part of a team. 

• Ability to work flexible and/or extended hours as needed. 

• Sensitivity to a multi-cultural environment. 

EXPERIENCE/BACKGROUND 

• 5+ years progressive accounting experience. 

• High proficiency in Microsoft Office skills, especially in Excel. 

• Multi-currency accounting experience preferred. 

• Accounting software experience required, Certinia experience preferred. 

EDUCATION/TRAINING/CERTIFICATION 

• Bachelor’s and/or master’s degree in accounting.  

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS 

• Ability to work flexible and/or extended hours as needed to accommodate members and team members in multiple time zones. 

• Ability to work for extended hours at a computer screen. 

• Willingness and ability to travel, domestically and internationally, without restrictions, approximately 5% per year 

OTHER QUESTIONS: 

How many management team members are supervised directly?  0 

How many contractors/temporary workers are usually supervised?  0 

Is this position a Committee Lead?  No  

Is this position directly accountable for a Portfolio?  No 

Is this role responsible for a budget? No