Senior Staff Accountant

Covetrus is a global animal-health technology and services company dedicated to empowering veterinary practice partners to drive improved health and financial outcomes. We’re bringing together products, services, and technology into a single platform that connects our customers to the solutions and insights they need to work best. Our passion for the well-being of animals and those who care for them drives us to advance the world of veterinary medicine. Covetrus has more than 5,000 employees, serving over 100,000 customers around the globe. Come explore the possibilities in our exciting, fast paced, high volume, work environment!

SUMMARY

The Senior Staff Accountant is responsible for assisting CONA (In-Clinic) with the period end close process and other routine accounting functions. This includes preparing account reconciliations, investigating variances or unexpected results, preparing, and posting journal entries and working with others to find creative solutions to challenges and issues. This role will involve partnering with other teams in the accounting and finance department including Treasury, Financial Planning and Analysis, Payroll, Tax and other Covetrus subsidiaries to process intercompany transactions as well as perform audit controls with internal and external audit.

This role will receive support and supervision from the General Accounting Manager as well as others within the accounting and finance departments. The ideal candidate will also have the ability to work independently when appropriate and exercise sound judgement when assignments have been delegated.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Serve as a senior associate with the monthly, quarterly and annual close process for ensuring all financial information is accurately reflected in the general ledger in compliance with GAAP.
• Perform account reconciliations and investigate significant variance or unexpected results and maintain appropriate support.
• Review, prepare and upload journal entries and provide exception reports when required.
• Review and assess exception reports from both a quantitative and qualitative perspective and investigate key variances and unexpected results. 
• Assist with preparing documents and responding to requests from the Company’s external auditor and internal SOX team as necessary.
• Review departmental procedures and identify and recommend operational efficiency opportunities.
• Lead meetings with internal customers which include various levels of management to develop understanding and agreement of account balances specific to their departments. Ensure that accruals are recorded, and balances are maintained within GAAP guidelines.
• Update the general ledger system adding, changing, or deleting accounts, cost centers or territories as directed. Maintain AFI tables and related …