Sr. Financial Accountant (USI8) (2998)

Location
Independence, KS 67301
Employment type
Full-time
Last seen
Oct 9, 2026

About the role

SUMMARY: The Senior Financial Accountant will lead key financial functions, including financial reporting, budgeting, reconciliations, and analysis. This position is responsible for ensuring accurate, timely, and GAAP-compliant preparation of monthly financial reports. Success in this role requires strong accounting expertise, analytical thinking, and effective problem-solving skills.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Monthly Close

- Own the monthly/quarterly/yearly close process, including preparation and/or review of journal entries, account reconciliations, financial statements, and various GL analysis for one or more business units.

- Proactively identify process improvements.

- Support, monitor and implement cycle count processes for all Segment within Aviation to ensure inventory levels reflect the operations.

- Draft inventory reports that document inventory counts, discrepancies, and other statistical data.

- Track daily inventory adjustment to identify opportunities in the inventory process.

- Research and perform any necessary stock adjustments.

- Reconcile inventory against our ERP system and perform root cause analysis to correct any discrepancies.

- Maintain the general ledger and ensure accurate recording of financial transactions by reviewing daily subledger batches.

Financial Reporting

- Responsible for managing the review and the preparation of financial statement reporting deliverables, adhering to established timelines and protocols.

- Research and interpret complex accounting standards and provide guidance on their application.

- Oversee and ensure proper Fixed Asset management.

- Analyze actual performance against forecasted results to identify variances, trends, and key business insights.

- Evaluate operational and financial data to identify cost-saving opportunities and optimize resource allocation

- Collaborate with business units to gather inputs and challenge assumptions used in forecasts and budgets.

Compliance

- Serve as a primary liaison for external auditors during financial and internal audits.

- Provide supporting documentation and address audit queries.

- Support an internal control structure that ensures the integrity of information maintained in all financial areas.

- Ensure financial reports comply with GAAP.

Other

- Participate in system implementations, such as ERP upgrades or integrations.

- Aid in the implementation of ad-hoc software modules.

- Assist with the financial integration of new acquisitions.

- Train and mentor junior accounting staff.

- Share technical expertise across the accounting team.

- Partner with FP&A, Legal, Tax, and Operations teams to provide accounting guidance on business transactions.

- Other duties as assigned.