Senior Accountant Lead (up to $125k/yr)

Ledgent Finance & Accounting
  • Bloomington, Minnesota
  • $105,000–$125,000
9 days ago

Job Description

Ledgent Finance and Accounting has a well established manufacturing partner located near the bloomington mn area needing to add to their senior accounting team!

  • Pay: $105,000-$125,000/yr
  • Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
  • Full Benefits, PTO, 401k match and more!

Key Responsibilities

  • Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, and bank reconciliations.
  • Assist with month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.
  • Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts to ensure financial accuracy.
  • Analyze financial data and investigate variances to support management decision-making.
  • Ensure compliance with GAAP and internal accounting controls.
  • Monitor project budgets, costs, revenue recognition, and gross profit margins.
  • Oversee backlog reporting and identify billing opportunities or discrepancies.
  • Serve as the lead accounting resource for managers, operations teams, sales teams, and leadership.
  • Review vendor invoices and resolve billing discrepancies, overbillings, and cost allocation issues.
  • Provide guidance on accounting processes and best practices.
  • Support process improvement initiatives to increase efficiency and financial accuracy.
  • Assist with training and mentoring junior accounting staff as needed.
  • Analyze project and company financial performance metrics.
  • Review accruals and gross profit adjustments related to commission calculations and reporting.
  • Ensure proper coding and classification of expenses and revenues.
  • Participate in audit preparation and documentation requests.
  • Identify opportunities to strengthen accounting controls and streamline workflows.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
  • 8+ years of accounting experience, preferably with project, construction, manufacturing, or contract-based environments.
  • Strong understanding of:
    • General Ledger Accounting
    • Month-End Close
    • Account Reconciliations
    • Accrual Accounting
  • Experience with ERP systems such as Sage Intacct, Yardi, Spectrum, Dynamics AX, Great Plains, or similar.
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Numbers & Facts

LocationBloomington, Minnesota
Salary$105,000–$125,000

Skills

  • Accountingunmatched
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  • Accrual-Basis Accountingunmatched
  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • Best Practicesunmatched
  • Billingunmatched
  • Budget Managementunmatched
  • Commission Calculationunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Constructionunmatched
  • Contract Manufacturingunmatched
  • Corporate Financeunmatched
  • Cost Allocationunmatched
  • County Ordinancesunmatched
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  • Documentationunmatched
  • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
  • Financeunmatched
  • Financial Analysisunmatched
  • Financial Metricsunmatched
  • General Ledger Accountingunmatched
  • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
  • Gross Marginunmatched
  • Journal Entriesunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Maintain Complianceunmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
  • Mentoringunmatched
  • Microsoft Dynamics AXunmatched
  • Microsoft Dynamics GP (fka Great Plains Dynamics)unmatched
  • Microsoft Excelunmatched
  • Organizational Skillsunmatched
  • People Managementunmatched
  • Performance Metricsunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Project Evaluationunmatched
  • Project Trackingunmatched
  • Reconciliationunmatched
  • Resource Managementunmatched
  • Revenue Recognitionunmatched
  • Salesunmatched
  • State Laws and Regulationsunmatched

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