BlueLinx - Marietta, GA
posted 3 months ago
BlueLinx is hiring a Senior Accountant - CPA who will play a crucial role in analyzing trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations incurred to predict future revenues and expenses. This position involves conducting thorough analyses of operational financial data, investigating variances, and evaluating their impact on planned activities. The Senior Accountant will respond to both internal and external ad hoc data requests and assist in coordinating the monthly closing process. Additionally, this role will focus on identifying process improvements and controls while developing and maintaining appropriate accounting procedures, records, and interfaces. The Senior Accountant is responsible for maintaining the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of the company's financial information in accordance with both internal and external reporting standards. In this role, the Senior Accountant will be responsible for processing and recording transactions, maintaining general ledger accounts, performing monthly reconciliations, conducting account analysis, and preparing periodic reports. This includes posting monthly, quarterly, and yearly accruals, reviewing accounts for reasonableness and compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and preparing journal entries. The Senior Accountant will also perform account reconciliations and analysis, prepare schedules and general ledger accounts for internal and external reporting, and assist external auditors for assigned areas. Researching and resolving un-reconciled amounts in a timely manner is also a key responsibility. The Senior Accountant may prepare balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other financial analysis/reports, and will assist with the preparation and review of monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial statements. This role will also involve assisting with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) documentation and testing for assigned processes, working with various groups and functions to facilitate continuous process improvement, and contributing to the accuracy and efficiency improvements in the closing process. The Senior Accountant will maintain key accounting controls verification and reporting processes, assist with documenting, creating, developing, and maintaining processes, policies, and procedures, and participate in system upgrades for financial systems as needed, along with special projects as assigned.