Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. RGP provides on-demand talent, consulting, and outsourced services to organizations across their growth journeys. The Operational Accounting Consultant will provide hands-on support for month-end and year-end close, reconciliations, financial reporting, audit support, controls, and process improvement while partnering with cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
- Own and execute key activities across the month-end close, including journal entries, accruals, adjustments, and close-related analyses, ensuring timely and accurate reporting
- Analyze actuals against budget and forecast, identify key drivers of variances, and communicate findings and implications to relevant stakeholders
- Prepare and review balance sheet and income statement reconciliations, investigate variances and discrepancies, and drive timely resolution of outstanding items
- Support the preparation and review of monthly financial results and provide analysis to help explain business performance and key movements
- Support year-end close activities, including preparation and review of year-end journal entries, account reconciliations, supporting schedules, and financial reporting deliverables. Partner with internal and external audit teams by preparing requested documentation, responding to inquiries, and helping resolve audit items in a timely manner
- Support the maintenance and enhancement of internal controls over financial reporting and ensure adherence to accounting policies and applicable requirements
- Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and improve accounting and close processes, with a focus on reducing manual effort and improving efficiency and accuracy
- Collaborate with Finance, Operations, and other business teams to obtain required information, resolve issues, and support the timely completion of close activities
- Provide accounting and financial analysis support on priority initiatives and other projects as needed
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- 8–15 years of relevant experience in operational accounting, corporate accounting, or a similar role, with significant month-end close experience
- Strong understanding of GAAP, financial reporting, account reconciliations, and close processes
- Proven ability to independently manage accounting deliverables and quickly ramp into a new organization or ambiguous environment
- Experience with SAP, Oracle, or other enterprise ERP systems
- Advanced Excel skills, including working with and analyzing large data sets
- Proficiency with Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, and collaboration tools
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across functions and levels
- Global company experience required
- High-tech industry experience strongly preferred
- High-tech industry experience strongly preferred
- CPA preferred, but not required
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- 401(k) Savings Plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Professional Development Program
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Sick Time (in geographies where legally required)
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