Accounting Specialist

About the Opportunity: The Accounting Specialist will play a pivotal role in the Accounting Function, contributing to the development and maintenance of accounting policies, controls, and systems. This position requires a candidate with a solid theoretical knowledge base, specific functional expertise, and the ability to provide guidance using technical expertise.

Your day-to-day at Sagent:

Policy and Controls:

• Assist in managing the development, implementation, and adherence to accounting policies and procedures, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting.
• Assist in designing, implementing, administering, and reporting of relevant internal control procedures.
• Spearhead fiscal controls to safeguard the organization's assets.

Financial Reporting:

• Drive the preparation of financial reports, including balance sheets, cash flow statements, income statements, and profit and loss statements.
• Complete assigned account reconciliations and support accurate and timely month- and year-end close.
• Assist in GAAP accounting research and apply GAAP policies as appropriate.
• Review and interpret financial reporting rules and regulations, ensuring compliance with industry standards.

Accounting Systems:

• Develop, implement, and maintain accounting systems, such as Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, and Journal Entries.
• Maintain focus on continuous operational improvement opportunities and, where required, participate in the design and implementation of financial systems and other tools to drive continuous improvement in relevant processes.
• Oversee the review and interpretation of financial reporting rules and regulations.

Project Monitoring:

• Manage and develop monthly reports of expenditures and revenues for projects.
• Lead the preparation of liabilities, record of assets, and other financial transactions.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with other finance and non-finance teams, as well as external providers, to maintain and update shared processes, tools, and reporting activities.

Tax Compliance:

Revenue Recognition:

• Drive the setup of procedures and processes for capturing, tracking, and reporting revenue, including deferred revenue, in accordance with the company's revenue recognition policy.
• Oversee the generation of revenue reports for internal and external use.

Financial Analysis:

Billing Details and Compliance:

• Lead the maintenance, review, and tracking of billing details within financial systems, ensuring accuracy.
• Oversee compliance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and other accounting regulations.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Prepare manual journal entries, including but not limited to cash, prepaids, fixed assets, and intangible asset accounts.
• Provide audit support as needed.
• Perform any additional duties as assigned by the CAO / Assistant Controller.

We would love to hear from you if you have: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or relevant discipline required
• 1 - 2 years of experience in accounting or audit required 
• Application of theoretical knowledge to achieve accounting goals through individual work.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 (a plus).
• CPA certification (a plus).
• Specific functional expertise in accounting gained through formal education and experience.
• Ability to provide guidance to others as a project manager or lead, demonstrating technical expertise.