Senior Accountant

High Level Accountant

Job Description

The Sr Accountant plays a key role in the monthly close process, financial reporting, and analysis to ensure accurate, timely, and GAAP-compliant financial information. This position prepares journal entries and reconciliations, analyzes financial results, supports budgeting and forecasting, and partners with cross-functional teams to provide insight and drive process improvements. The role also supports internal and external audits and contributes to complex accounting-related projects within a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform and assist in the completion of the monthly accounting close process, ensuring that all journal entries for assigned areas are timely, accurate, and in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Prepare assigned monthly journal entries and account reconciliations in a timely and accurate manner, ensuring that all entries are supported with appropriate documentation.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad hoc accounting analyses and reports to support the preparation of internal and external financial information and disclosures.
• Review and analyze financial statements, including month-end income statements and balance sheets, to identify discrepancies, trends, and unusual items, and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Conduct financial analyses by reviewing balance sheet and income statement accounts for significant, unusual, or unexpected variances versus forecast and prior periods.
• Research variances to identify root causes and communicate the results of analyses clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing, to accounting and finance leadership.
• Coordinate and communicate accounting matters with other functions and departments to ensure alignment and accurate financial reporting.
• Support finance teams and other groups with budgeting and forecasting processes, including preparation of supporting analyses and schedules.
• Support internal and external audits by providing requested documentation, explanations, and analyses, and help ensure compliance with internal controls and accounting policies.
• Collect, compile, verify, and analyze financial information to prepare financial reports and accounting statements that provide management with accurate and timely information for decision-making.
• Prepare a variety of financial reports, which may include profit and loss statements, balance sheets, depreciation schedules, cash flow reports, debtor and creditor lists, repayment schedules, and regulatory reports and filings.
• Complete or assist with ad hoc projects, data analysis requests, and management reporting for multiple levels of management.
• Lead projects or key components of large or complex accounting-related projects, ensuring deliverables are completed accurately and on time.
• Identify, recommend, and help implement opportunities for process improvement within areas of responsibility to increase efficiency, accuracy, and control.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of general accounting experience, preferably within the consumer-packaged goods industry.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and its application in day-to-day accounting activities and financial reporting.
• Hands-on experience with general ledger accounting, including preparation of journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Proven experience with month-end close processes and related reporting requirements.
• Experience preparing and analyzing financial statements, including income statements and balance sheets.
• Proficiency in performing bank reconciliations and resolving reconciling items.
• Experience with accounts payable and accounts receivable processes.
• Ability to conduct detailed financial analysis, identify variances, and explain trends and anomalies.
• Experience working with an ERP system (JD Edwards preferred).
• Strong reporting skills, including the ability to compile and present financial data clearly to management.
• Ability to support internal and external audits through accurate documentation and clear communication.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities within deadlines.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in the dairy or broader food and beverage sector is advantageous.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Proactive mindset with the ability to identify and drive process improvements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex financial information in a clear and concise manner.
• Comfort working on ad hoc projects and providing analysis for multiple levels of management.

Work Environment

The High Level Accountant works as part of a close-knit team of four and reports into the controllership function. The position follows a hybrid work model, with Wednesdays designated as an in-office day and two additional in-office days determined by each team’s schedule, allowing for flexibility as personal needs arise. The environment is professional and collaborative, with opportunities to interact across departments and to participate in a variety of projects once established in the organization. The company encourages career development and offers frequent opportunities for advancement across different teams.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Minneapolis, MN.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $48.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Minneapolis,MN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Apr 23, 2026.

About Aston Carter:

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the ., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.