Senior Accountant – Corporate Accounting
KARL STORZ
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: El Segundo • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $78,000 - $101,400 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
Tableau
About the role
- Play key role in month-end and year-end close activities, financial analysis, and reporting.
- Support process transformation initiatives within the KARL STORZ internal controls framework.
- Prepare and post journal entries, account reconciliations, and corrections
- Draft high-quality commentary and supporting documentation for audits
- Investigate and resolve discrepancies in financial data
- Review and improve existing accounting processes
- Lead projects and provide guidance to Staff Accountants
- Conduct GAAP research and prepare position papers
- Reconcile intercompany balances and leverage tools for accuracy and efficiency
- Clearly explain transactions using T-Accounts
- Create documentation for accounting procedures and recurring deliverables
Requirements
- 5+ years in accounting (including 2+ years in public accounting preferred)
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting
- Strong understanding of financial accounting, G/L transactions, and GAAP
- Proven ability to implement process improvements
- Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical/problem-solving abilities
- Ability to work independently and lead projects
- Experience with SAP
- Knowledge of Tableau and AI tools
- Audit experience
Benefits
- Medical / Dental / Vision including a state-of-the-art wellness program and pet insurance, too!
- 3 weeks vacation, 11 holidays plus paid sick time
- Up to 8 weeks of 100% paid company parental leave; includes maternal/ paternal leave, adoption, and fostering of a child.
- 401(k) retirement savings plan providing a match of 60% of the employee’s first 6% contribution (up to IRS limits)
- Section 125 Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life, STD, LTD & LTC Insurance
- We prepay your tuition up to $5,250 per year! - Tuition pre-imbursement
- Fitness reimbursement of up to $200 annually
- And much more!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
financial analysisjournal entriesaccount reconciliationsGAAPfinancial accountingG/L transactionsprocess improvementsadvanced Excelanalytical skillsproblem-solving
Soft skills
leadershipindependenceguidancecommunication
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in AccountingMaster’s degree in Accounting