Senior Accountant – Reconciliations & Analysis in Olympia, Washington - #73571 | VanderHouwen

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Job Id: 73571

Senior Accountant – Reconciliations & Analysis
Our client, a large, established financial services organization, is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to support accounting reconciliation, financial analysis, and process improvement initiatives. This position is heavily focused on investigating complex account reconciliations, researching discrepancies, identifying root causes, and partnering with internal accounting and business teams to resolve outstanding issues. The ideal candidate brings strong hands-on reconciliation experience, excellent analytical skills, and an investigative approach to accounting. This is an opportunity to contribute to meaningful accounting improvement initiatives within a large, complex organization.

This role is fully remote.

Senior Accountant Responsibilities 

• Perform and analyze general ledger, balance sheet, bank, and clearing account reconciliations. 
• Investigate complex reconciliation discrepancies, unmatched transactions, aged reconciling items, and unsupported account balances. 
• Research underlying transaction activity to identify root causes and recommend corrective actions. 
• Partner with accounting teams and business stakeholders to investigate and resolve reconciliation issues. 
• Support accounting certification activities, ensuring reconciliations are accurate, complete, and properly documented. 
• Assist with audit remediation initiatives and improvements to reconciliation processes and internal controls. 
• Analyze financial data and transaction activity using Excel and enterprise accounting systems. 
• Maintain reconciliation documentation, exception tracking, and supporting schedules. 
• Identify opportunities to improve reconciliation accuracy, efficiency, and financial reporting integrity. 

Senior Accountant Qualifications 

• Strong hands-on experience preparing, analyzing, and researching general ledger, balance sheet, and bank account reconciliations. 
• Senior Accountant-level experience preferred. 
• Strong understanding of general accounting principles, journal entries, and financial statement account activity. 
• Demonstrated ability to investigate complex accounting discrepancies and identify underlying causes. 
• Experience working with large volumes of accounting transactions and financial data. 
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills. 
• Ability to collaborate effectively with accounting teams and cross-functional business partners. 
• Strong Excel skills and experience working with enterprise accounting systems. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

Preferred 

• Experience with Workday Financials. 
• Experience supporting audit remediation, internal controls, or accounting process improvements. 
• Experience with clearing accounts, aged reconciling items, or complex balance sheet reconciliations. 
• Accounting experience within a large or complex organization. 

Ideal Candidate
A detail-oriented Senior Accountant who enjoys investigating accounting issues, researching discrepancies, and solving complex reconciliation problems. The strongest candidates will have substantial hands-on account reconciliation experience rather than a background focused primarily on financial statement preparation.

CPA designation is not required. 

Compensation: $38-$46/hr. (DOE)

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