Senior Accountant

Element Materials Technology has an opportunity for a Senior Accountant to join our growing finance team. This role is ideal for an experienced accounting professional with a strong corporate accounting background who thrives in a fast-paced, global environment and takes ownership of financial accuracy, reporting, and close processes.

This position plays a key role in ensuring the integrity of financial results through full-cycle accounting, month-end close, and balance sheet ownership, while partnering cross-functionally across the business.

This is a hybrid position, must be able to go into the office 3 days a week.

Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this opportunity.

Own and execute key components of the month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Prepare and post complex journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, payroll, fixed assets, and lease accounting
• Perform and review detailed balance sheet reconciliations, investigating and resolving variances
• Analyze financial results and provide clear explanations of fluctuations and trends to leadership
• Partner with cross-functional teams (FP&A, operations, HR) to ensure accurate financial reporting
• Support internal and external audits, including preparation of schedules and responding to auditor inquiries
• Research and resolve complex or unusual accounting transactions in accordance with GAAP
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve processes, controls, and efficiency within the close cycle

• What We're Looking For
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting (REQUIRED) - candidates without a degree in Accounting will not be considered
  • 4+ years of progressive accounting experience, with a strong emphasis on corporate/general ledger accounting (not solely AP/AR)
  • Demonstrated experience with month-end close, journal entries, and balance sheet reconciliations
  • Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting principles
  • Experience with payroll, fixed assets, and lease accounting preferred
  • Proven ability to analyze data, identify issues, and provide solutions
  Key Skills & Competencies
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (data analysis, reconciliations, reporting)
  • Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
  • Ability to work independently while exercising sound judgment and ownership
  • Effective communication skills, with the ability to explain complex financial concepts clearly
  • High level of integrity, professionalism, and accountability

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to 'Make tomorrow safer than today'.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming "the world's most trusted testing partner".

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.