Senior Financial Analyst | Hybrid
About the Role: Our client, a global leader in the service industry, is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst for their corporate accounting team, focusing on balance sheet oversight and compliance. In this role, you will perform financial data analysis to ensure financial integrity and compliance, with a heavy focus on the balance sheet. You will have the opportunity to work closely with various internal accounting teams to identify and remediate financial risk, as well as identify and implement process improvements. With strong options for growth and great benefits, this is a fantastic place to develop your corporate accounting career!

About the Company: Our global Fortune 500 client is a world-class food service provider with a strong presence across the nation. Celebrating 30+ years in North America, this employee-focused company has received honors for diversity and inclusion, innovation, health and wellness, and company culture. CRG has successfully placed over 300 employees within the last 10+ years within this organization, known for its continuous growth opportunities, fantastic benefits package, innovative technology, flexible work environment, and collaborative culture.

Opportunity: Direct Hire / Permanent
Location: Charlotte, NC (Airport area) – Hybrid
Hybrid Schedule:

• Remote Mon, Tue, Fri and Onsite Wed & Thu
• Fully onsite during close
   

Key Responsibilities:

• Support oversight initiatives focused on ensuring compliance with internal controls and relevant accounting standards
• Analyze balance sheet for accuracy, completeness, and integrity of financial statements
• Identify and research discrepancies and/or unusual trends in balance sheet accounts and provide explanations, recommendations, or corrective actions in resolving issues
• Identify, document, and remediate key areas of risk and opportunity
• Perform account-level risk assessments, identifying balance sheet accounts with greatest risk of fraud and error
• Conduct balance sheet reconciliation assessments, seeking to identify process weaknesses, ensure balances are supported, and communicate any findings to account owners
• Review and remediate balance sheet exceptions, such as stale balances, accounts with reverse signage, etc.
• Create detailed balance sheet reports, delivering key insights into balance sheet health, as well as risks and opportunities for senior leadership
• Assist in preparation of annual financial statements for US entities of organization
• Develop and implement process improvement initiatives within financial reporting and compliance department, with additional cross-collaboration as needed
• Serve as corporate liaison to the parent company and assist with questions regarding account variances, balance sheet movements, and other ad hoc items
• Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required
• CPA preferred or candidates in process of obtaining CPA
• 3-5+ years of progressive accounting/audit experience within a large company ($2B+ annual revenue)
• Experience from multiple busy seasons at Big 4 or large regional public accounting firms
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and/or US GAAP

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced Proficiency in MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access
• Data visualization and data analysis reporting expertise
• SAP & Hyperion/Essbase
• Microsoft Power Platform

Company Benefits & Perks:

• 4 weeks of vacation and sick days
• 12 paid holidays + 3 paid half-day holidays + Floating holiday
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance – multiple plan options!
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Commuter Benefits
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Discounts & Shopping Programs
• Health & Wellness Programs
• 401K: 50% potential company match on the dollar up to 6%
• Onsite medical clinic, basketball court, and fitness center, alongside other onsite perks!