Senior Accountant

Aston Carter is working with a large company in the Kansas City area that is seeking to hire a Senior Accountant. Our client offers competitive pay and great benefits such as 19+ days of PTO, 12 paid holidays, bonus and stock opportunities, hybrid work schedule, tuition reimbursement, and more!

Job Description:

Record journal entries, reconcile complex ledger accounts, and identify opportunities for improvement to processes or format. Understand business drivers and their effect on financial results to ensure business changes are accurately reflected in the financial statements, analysis, and communication. Ensure accounting records, monthly accounting close activities, and variance analyses are adequately and properly prepared, maintained, and explained in a timely manner. Ability to mine for, manipulate, and manage large volumes of transactional level data. Review work submitted by Accountants and provide functional advice, guidance, and training. Use accounting concepts, experience, analytical skills, and knowledge of the industry to resolve issues creatively and effectively, ensuring appropriate judgment is applied. Establish, maintain, and coordinate the implementation of accounting control procedures. Produce accurate and timely ad-hoc reporting from multiple data sources to perform analysis, validate and interpret results, and summarize them in a meaningful format. Participate in cross-departmental projects, understand business changes, and articulate Accounting guidelines in support of the effort. Identify, document, and communicate the impact of new programs or system changes on existing accounting processes. Also responsible for other duties/projects as assigned by business management as needed.

Required Skills:

• Accounting or finance degree required

• 2+ years of public accounting experience or 3+ years of public/private experience

• Fixed assets, consolidations and/or lease accounting experience

• CPA preferred

Work Environment:

Working hybrid schedule with 3 days in the office.

About Aston Carter:

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Aston Carter, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent

• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com (%20astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com) for other accommodation options.