Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant

Deloitte Services LP includes internal support areas such as Controllership, Sales Excellence, Marketing and Communications, Human Resources/Talent, Information Technology, Facilities Management, and Financial Support Services. 

Position Summary

The Senior Accountant will bring an agile, innovative, and entrepreneurial mindset that enables them to collaborate with a team of finance professionals focused on delivering day-to-day accounting and controllership activities for the Advisory business. The Senior will ensure that timely, accurate, and insightful financial information is provided to the appropriate business stakeholders. To accomplish this, the Senior Accountant may also collaborate with Deloitte's Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team, our Engagement Financial Advisor (EFA) organization, Global Finance Services (GFS), and other teams within the Accounting & Compliance function. 

The ideal candidate for this position should have a foundational accounting background. An operational and transformative mindset combined with strategic thinking, flexibility and executive presence are critical qualifications for this role. It is expected the candidate will hold themselves and others accountable for ensuring results are achieved on time, take action beyond formal job responsibility and set high expectations for their self.

About the Team

Deloitte's Controllership function within its Finance & Administration organization provides stewardship over the US firms' assets by monitoring business transactions and enforcing accounting policy that results in accurate and reliable financial statements. Controllership is a dynamic, highly collaborative group focused on overseeing and supporting the financial health of the U.S. member firm and each of its functional subsidiaries.

Recruiting for this role ends on April 1st, 2024.

What You'll Do:

• Drive period, quarter, and year-end accounting processes, ensuring compliance with appropriate policy and accuracy of financial information within established deadlines.
• Review and approve journal entries daily.
• Analyze, interpret, and understand financial data to ensure reported amounts are accurate and aligned with expectations. 
• Support the review of business transactions to ensure compliance with US GAAP and firm policies.
• Collaborate effectively with teams across Finance & Administration to review accruals, journal entries, and other accounting transactions.
• Demonstrate responsiveness by proactively assisting the team with critical deliverables for the Lead Controller and/or US Firms' Controller.
• Support the implementation and execution of key controls and processes as applicable.
• Responsible for various analyses, ad-hoc reporting, and special reporting requests.
• Participate in broader Controllership transformation initiatives and other ad hoc projects.
• Support in executing process improvement opportunities to improve efficiency, increase digitization, enhance value created, and delivered by Controllership.
• Identify opportunities to transform processes utilizing technology enablers.
• Partner with peers within and across other business or EA Controllership teams to share ideas and collaborate on ways to improve Controllership processes.

The successful candidate will possess:

• Ability to understand and support application of applicable areas of operational accounting and technical accounting.
• Strong technical aptitude including the ability to resolve accounting issues and document rationale.
• Ability to adapt and respond to change and uncertainty.
• A process-improvement mindset with the ability to challenge the status quo and identify improvements.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills (both oral and written) are crucial as the position involves the ability to satisfy and influence various stakeholders, including senior management.
• Candidate must be able to operate effectively within Deloitte's culture of diversity and inclusion.
• Enthusiastic, self-starter who is highly organized with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work with virtual teams and across geographic and cultural boundaries.
• Must be able to manage competing priorities and adapt to a fast-paced environment.
• Possess analytical skills with the ability to solve problems.
• Ability to build compelling presentations and tell a story. 

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline. 
• 4+ years of relevant Finance or Accounting experience, preferably in a professional services firm (Big4 preferred).
• Understanding of US GAAP and methodologies for technical research.   

Preferred Requirements

• CPA and/or MBA preferred
• Possess data analysis skillsets and experience with the use of advanced technologies. 
• Data analysis, management, and visualization
• Advanced in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)
• Proficiency in Tableau
• Understanding and proficiency of SAP and other financial applications
• Advanced understanding of data science and visualization tools (Python, SQL)
• Machine learning algorithms
• Artificial intelligence software

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.  The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled.  At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.  A reasonable estimate of the current range is $60,000 - $110,500.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

Senior Accountant

Deloitte Services LP includes internal support areas such as Controllership, Sales Excellence, Marketing and Communications, Human Resources/Talent, Information Technology, Facilities Management, and Financial Support Services. 

Position Summary

The Senior Accountant will bring an agile, innovative, and entrepreneurial mindset that enables them to collaborate with a team of finance professionals focused on delivering day-to-day accounting and controllership activities for the Advisory business. The Senior will ensure that timely, accurate, and insightful financial information is provided to the appropriate business stakeholders. To accomplish this, the Senior Accountant may also collaborate with Deloitte's Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team, our Engagement Financial Advisor (EFA) organization, Global Finance Services (GFS), and other teams within the Accounting & Compliance function. 

The ideal candidate for this position should have a foundational accounting background. An operational and transformative mindset combined with strategic thinking, flexibility and executive presence are critical qualifications for this role. It is expected the candidate will hold themselves and others accountable for ensuring results are achieved on time, take action beyond formal job responsibility and set high expectations for their self.

About the Team

Deloitte's Controllership function within its Finance & Administration organization provides stewardship over the US firms' assets by monitoring business transactions and enforcing accounting policy that results in accurate and reliable financial statements. Controllership is a dynamic, highly collaborative group focused on overseeing and supporting the financial health of the U.S. member firm and each of its functional subsidiaries.

Recruiting for this role ends on April 1st, 2024.

What You'll Do:

• Drive period, quarter, and year-end accounting processes, ensuring compliance with appropriate policy and accuracy of financial information within established deadlines.
• Review and approve journal entries daily.
• Analyze, interpret, and understand financial data to ensure reported amounts are accurate and aligned with expectations. 
• Support the review of business transactions to ensure compliance with US GAAP and firm policies.
• Collaborate effectively with teams across Finance & Administration to review accruals, journal entries, and other accounting transactions.
• Demonstrate responsiveness by proactively assisting the team with critical deliverables for the Lead Controller and/or US Firms' Controller.
• Support the implementation and execution of key controls and processes as applicable.
• Responsible for various analyses, ad-hoc reporting, and special reporting requests.
• Participate in broader Controllership transformation initiatives and other ad hoc projects.
• Support in executing process improvement opportunities to improve efficiency, increase digitization, enhance value created, and delivered by Controllership.
• Identify opportunities to transform processes utilizing technology enablers.
• Partner with peers within and across other business or EA Controllership teams to share ideas and collaborate on ways to improve Controllership processes.

The successful candidate will possess:

• Ability to understand and support application of applicable areas of operational accounting and technical accounting.
• Strong technical aptitude including the ability to resolve accounting issues and document rationale.
• Ability to adapt and respond to change and uncertainty.
• A process-improvement mindset with the ability to challenge the status quo and identify improvements.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills (both oral and written) are crucial as the position involves the ability to satisfy and influence various stakeholders, including senior management.
• Candidate must be able to operate effectively within Deloitte's culture of diversity and inclusion.
• Enthusiastic, self-starter who is highly organized with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work with virtual teams and across geographic and cultural boundaries.
• Must be able to manage competing priorities and adapt to a fast-paced environment.
• Possess analytical skills with the ability to solve problems.
• Ability to build compelling presentations and tell a story. 

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline. 
• 4+ years of relevant Finance or Accounting experience, preferably in a professional services firm (Big4 preferred).
• Understanding of US GAAP and methodologies for technical research.   

Preferred Requirements

• CPA and/or MBA preferred
• Possess data analysis skillsets and experience with the use of advanced technologies. 
• Data analysis, management, and visualization
• Advanced in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)
• Proficiency in Tableau
• Understanding and proficiency of SAP and other financial applications
• Advanced understanding of data science and visualization tools (Python, SQL)
• Machine learning algorithms
• Artificial intelligence software

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.  The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled.  At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.  A reasonable estimate of the current range is $60,000 - $110,500.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.