Senior Accounting Specialist

Job Summary:

The Senior Accounting Specialist is responsible for executing daily accounting activities, ensuring compliance with accounting principles, company accounting policies, and regulatory requirements. This role plays a key part in period-end closing processes including cash application, accounts receivable, and intercompany accounting activities. The Senior Accounting Specialist also works closely with cross-functional business partners, acting as a liaison in resolving issues and answering inquiries, to maintain accurate financial reporting and strong internal controls.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities:

• Timely and accurate completion of general accounting and intercompany accounting duties, including but not limited to: 
• Lead period-end closing process and activities for assigned areas of the GL and intercompany.
• Proficient in working within the Company’s Order-to-Cash financial systems, including Oracle, JDE, and DENSO developed tools
• Acts as a liaison with other DENSO functions/teams/locations to resolve outstanding issues, inquiries, and ensure strong internal controls.
• performs other ad-hoc duties, as assigned.
• Preparing and submitting manual journal entries, including monitoring monthly accruals
• Ensuring cash is properly applied in the Company’s financial systems, following established policies and processes
• Monthly account reconciliations
• Intercompany confirmations
• Receivables and payables
• Inventory batch shippers
• Cash tracking log and associated documentation
• Billings

Skills And Abilities:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams and with external customers in the normal course of performing duties
• 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 questions or issues
• Process improvement, continuous learning, and team player, mindset 
• Solid understanding of US GAAP / IFRS
• Familiarity with internal controls and best accounting processes/practices
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a timely manner

Qualifications:

• 2-5 years of relevant accounting experience 
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field 
• Experience working in Automotive or Manufacturing industries preferred 
• Experience working at a public accounting firm in an assurance or similar line of practice
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and ERP/Accounting systems (Oracle experience is a plus)

Benefit 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) 

Annual Salary: $68,000 - $85,000