Senior Accountant

Schellman is a Top 50 CPA firm and a leading provider of attestation and compliance services. Our professional services focus on security and privacy audits, assessments, and certifications.  Schellman has become one of the largest cybersecurity assessment firms in the United States without providing any traditional accounting services.  We are an accredited multi-framework ISO Certification Body for security, privacy, business continuity, and quality; a globally licensed PCI Qualified Security Assessor and a top provider to clients serving the federal DoD space as a leading FedRAMP 3PAO and the first assessment firm authorized as a CMMC C3PAO.  Our specialty and expertise remain in providing best in class Cybersecurity and IT Audits and Attestations. Our culture, approach with clients, and dedication to our values has led us to consistently be a Great Places to Work certified company and rated as a Best Firms to Work For by Accounting Today and a Glassdoor Best Places to Work. We deeply appreciate our employees, as shown by our first core value – People Come First. This is demonstrated in our culture, benefits, and how we handle business. Come see what makes Schellman special! The Senio r Accoun t an t is r esponsible f o r pe rf o rm ing co m plex gene r al ledge r accoun t ing ac t ivi t ies , suppo rt ing  t he co m pany’s m on th- end close p r ocedu r es, and ensu r ing f inancial r eco r ds and s t a t e m en t s a r e in co m pliance wi t h U . S . G AAP . This posi t ion is expec t ed t o ope r a t e wi t h a high deg r ee o f independence , t aking owne r sh i p of assigned wo r ks tr ea m s , d r iving p r ocess i m p r ove m en t s , and suppo rt ing audi t and p r o j ec t needs as t hey a r ise.  This posi t ion r epo rt s t o t he M anage r of Acco u n t ing .   T h i s i s a Remo t e based ro l e , but cand i da t e i s requ i red t o be l oca t ed i n t he US Cen t ra l T ime Zone or   Eas t ern T i me Zon e .   Essential Functions :    P r epa r e , exa m ine , and analyze accoun t ing r eco r ds , f inancia l s t a t e m en t s , and m on t h - end r epo rt s to assess accu r acy , co m ple t eness , and con f o rm ance wi t h U . S. G AAP P r epa r e and p r ocess j ou r nal ent r ies and accoun t r econcilia t i ons as pa rt o f t he co m pany’s m on t h -end close p r ocedu res Analyze m on t h - ove r-m on t h va r iances and assis t in analyzing pe rf or m ance va r iances ; co mm unica te f indings clea r ly t o m anage m ent Suppo rt t he pe r iodic evalua t ion , i m ple m en t a t ion , and deplo y m en t of f inancial sys t e m s used by the Co m pany Suppo rt daily accoun t ing ope r a t ions ac r oss t he gene r al led g e r and o t her assigned a r eas Se r ve as a backup f or va r ious accoun t ing f unc t ions as needed t o ensu r e con t inui t y of ope r a t ions Respond in a t i m ely m anne r t o all f o rm s of inqui r ies fr o m in t e r nal and ex t e r nal cus t o m e r s o r supplie r s Resolve iss u es a r ising fr o m ac t ions or even t s involving ad m i nis tr a t ive f unc t ions Suppo rt f inancial audi t ac t ivi t ies by ga t he r ing and o r gani z ing suppo rt ing docu m en t a t ion and liai s ing wi th audi t o r s as needed M ain t ain , upda t e , and i m p r ove p r ocess f low docu m en t a t ion and poli c ies and p r ocedu r es suppo rt ing t he   assigned a reas I den t i f y ine ff iciencies and d r ive p r ocess i m p r ove m en t and au t o m a t ion ini t ia t ives ; docu m en t wo r k flows, evalua t e con tr ols , and leve r age t echnology t o r educe m anual e ff o r t and d r ive sus t ainable change Assis t wi t h m on th- end close p r ocedu r es , ensu r ing all assig n ed t asks a r e co m ple t ed accu r a t ely and on t i m e Assis t wi t h o t he r du t ies and special p r o j ec t s as assigned Kno w ledge, Skills, and Abilities:  Solid un d e r s t anding o f U . S . G AAP and gene r al ledge r accoun t in g   P r o f iciency wi t h in t e r nal con tr ol concep t s   Expe r ience co l labo r a t ing w i t h ex t e r nal audi t o r s   Or ganized wi t h ex tr e m e at t en t ion t o de t ail and deadlines ; ab i li t y t o wo r k ef f ec t ively in a f ully r e m o t e  envi r on m en t   Judg m en t t o plan , p r io r i t ize , and acco m plish goals ; abi l i t y t o t hink ahead and be p r oac t iv e   Able t o m anage m ul t iple concu rr en t p r o j ec t s ; m ee t s co mm it m en t s , wo r ks independen t ly , accep t s accoun t abi l i t y , handles change , se t s pe r sonal s t anda r ds, and s t ays f ocused unde r p r essu r e  Co mm unica t es e ff ec t ively bo t h ve r bally and in w r i t ing ; c r ea t es accu r a t e and punc t ual r epor t s, delive r s p r esen t a t ions , sha r es in f or m a t ion and ideas wi t h o t he r s , and has good lis t ening ski l l s   Tackles p r oble m s and t akes independen t ac t ion ; seek s ou t new r esponsib i li t ies , ac t s on oppo rt uni t ies ,  gene r a t es new ideas , and p r ac t ices sel f - develop m en t   Deals w i t h o t he r s in a s tr aigh tf o r wa r d and honest m anne r ; is accoun t able f o r ac t ions , suppo rt s  Co m pany values , and conveys bo t h good news and ba d   M ee t s all t ea m and individual dea d lines and r espons i bi l i t ies , lis t ens t o o t he r s and values op t ions , helps  m ee t goals and p r o m o t es a t eam at m osphe r e   Abi l i t y t o adap t app r oach t o t he si t ua t ion , wo r k t h r ough con f lic t s , gain t r us t , and pe r suasively in f luence ou t co m es  Abi l i t y t o solve p r oble m s , t ake owne r ship o f wo r ks tr eam t asks , and delive r r esul ts   M ain t ains ex tr e m e con f iden t iali t y , bo t h in t e r nally and ex t e r nally , wi t h all m a tt e rs   Seeks t o unde r s t and p r oble m s t ho r oughly be f o r e i m ple m en t ing solu t ions ; asks ques t ions t o cla r i f y  r equi r e m en t s when a m bigui t ies a r e p r esen t; adap t s t o new envi r on m en t s and changing r equi r e m en t s ;   pivo t s quickly as neede d   When coached , r esponds t o need and seeks in f or m a t ion f r o m o t her sou r ces ; shows com m i tm ent and  dedica t ion t o sh r in k t he lea r ning cu r ve  De m ons tr a t ed abili t y t o iden t i f y ine ff iciencies and i m ple m en t p r ocess i m p r ove m en t s and au t o m a t ion ;   able t o docu m en t wo r k f lows , evalua t e con tr ols, leve r age t echnology t o r educe m anual e ff or t, and d r ive  sus t ainable change ac r oss accoun t ing ope r a t ion s   Expe r ience suppo rt ing in t e r nal and / o r ex t e r nal audi t p r ocesses ; f a m ilia r wi t h audi t r eques t   m anage m en t, docu m en t a t ion s t anda r ds , and wo r king ef f ec t ively wi t h audi t o r s   Flexi b i l i t y t o wo r k over t i m e du r ing busy pe r iods such as m on t h - end , quar t e r - end, yea r - end close , and du r ing audi t s   M us t be able t o pa rt icipa t e in vi rt ual m ee t ings wi t h audio and video capabi l i t y ; acco mm oda t ions availa b le upon r eques t Co mf o rt able wo r king wi t h dual m oni t o r s ; expe r ience wi t h a dual m oni t o r se t up p r e f e rr ed. Equip m en t can be p r ovided f o r quali f ied candida t e s   Abi l i t y t o t r avel t o Ta m pa Headqua rt e r s and o t he r m ee t ing loca t ions occasion a ll y   Education, Work Experience and Certification s   Bachelo r ’s deg r ee in Acc o un t ing r equi r e d   3–5 yea r s o f r ela t ed accoun t ing expe r ience r equi r e d   Advanced p r o f iciency w i t h M ic r oso ft Excel r equi r ed  CPA o r ac t ively pu r suing C P A p r e f e rr e d   Wo r kday Financi a ls expe r ience s tr ongly p r e f e rr ed  Expe r ience w i t h a p r o f essional se r vices o r ganiza t ion a plus Expe r ience w i t h p r iva t e equi t y backed o r ganiza t ion a plu s   Expe r ience w i t h a m iddle m a r ke t o r ganiza t ion p r e f e rr ed  Schellman is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workplace; therefore, providing equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable law. Schellman uses E-Verify in our hiring process.   At Schellman, we strive to provide a flexible and balanced environment and therefore offer the opportunity to work remotely, unless otherwise stated in the job requirements. Connecting, collaborating and continuous education are also highly valued and therefore we require some travel annually for our Internal Service Delivery roles, which can include in-person training, team meet-ups, and strategy meetings. Service Delivery team members will also be required to travel based on business and client needs.