Senior Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Senior Accountant to support key accounting operations for a healthcare organization in Bridgewater, New Jersey. This Long-term Contract position will play an important role in monthly close activities, account analysis, and financial reporting support across corporate, inventory, and intercompany accounting. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting knowledge, sound judgment, and the ability to work independently in a deadline-driven environment. Experience with fixed assets is required. This role is hybrid onsite (3 days a week) in Bridgewater, NJ.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and examine journal entries tied to corporate accounting activity, including cash, accruals, prepaid expenses, employee reimbursements, foreign currency impacts, accounts payable, and reserve-related items.

• Manage inventory-related accounting entries such as valuation updates, consignment activity, and other stock-related financial adjustments.

• Record and monitor intercompany transactions, including allocations and cross-entity charges, while ensuring transactions are accurately reflected across ledgers.

• Complete reconciliations for intercompany balances and balance sheet accounts, identifying discrepancies and resolving variances in a timely manner.

• Develop balance sheet roll-forwards and provide clear analysis of period-over-period fluctuations to support monthly financial review.

• Summarize and communicate monthly actual results by preparing variance explanations for management review.

• Support month-end close deliverables by maintaining accurate general ledger activity and ensuring assigned accounts are completed on schedule.

• Assist with audit and compliance requests by organizing documentation, responding to inquiries, and helping meet control and regulatory requirements.

• Must have experience with fixed assets

Proven experience in senior-level accounting work with a strong focus on general ledger activity, journal entries, and month-end close.

• Hands-on expertise in account reconciliation, including balance sheet and bank reconciliations.

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel for analysis, reporting, and account support schedules.

• Experience using enterprise financial systems such as SAP S/4HANA, HFM, or PeopleSoft.

• Ability to analyze financial variances, investigate discrepancies, and present findings clearly.

• Familiarity with intercompany accounting and inventory-related accounting processes.

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines independently in a fast-paced setting.