Senior Accountant

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Position Overview

RBJK Marketing, LLC, a division of JAN-PRO Systems International and Empower Brands, is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to support the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of the organization’s financial reporting.

This role will take ownership of key accounting processes and complex general ledger areas while leading critical components of the month-end close. The Senior Accountant will ensure the integrity of financial data, resolve accounting issues, strengthen internal controls, and identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and scalability of accounting operations.

The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented accounting professional who can work independently, apply sound technical judgment, and effectively partner with stakeholders across Accounting, Finance, Operations, and other departments.

Key Responsibilities

General Ledger and Accounting Process Ownership

• Own assigned accounting processes from transaction entry through reconciliation and financial reporting.
• Maintain responsibility for key balance sheet accounts, functional accounting areas, and supporting schedules.
• Prepare and maintain schedules related to accruals, amortization, reserves, prepaid expenses, and other assigned accounts.
• Ensure transactions are recorded accurately, completely, and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
• Monitor assigned accounts and processes to identify unusual activity, inaccuracies, or potential financial risks.
• Ensure compliance with company accounting policies, procedures, and reporting standards.

Month-End Close and Financial Reporting

• Lead assigned components of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.
• Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
• Ensure assigned close activities are completed accurately and within established deadlines.
• Analyze financial results and provide clear explanations for material variances and account activity.
• Proactively identify and resolve issues that could affect the accuracy or timeliness of financial reporting.
• Recommend improvements that increase close efficiency, consistency, and quality.

Reconciliation and Issue Resolution

• Prepare and review complex balance sheet and general ledger reconciliations.
• Investigate discrepancies across accounting systems, reports, and operational data.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to resolve accounting and data-related issues.
• Ensure transactions are appropriately classified and recorded within the correct entity, account, department, and reporting period.
• Research technical accounting questions and recommend appropriate accounting treatment.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Partner with Accounting, Finance, FP&A, and operational leaders to support accurate financial reporting and business decision-making.
• Serve as a primary accounting resource for questions related to assigned areas.
• Collaborate wit

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Note

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

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This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Empower Brands makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.