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Senior Accountant - External Reporting

Wilimington, DEHybridFull TimeSeniorPosted 1 month agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • financial reporting
  • accounting research
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
  • Data analysis
  • Spreadsheet optimization
  • Clean presentation
  • logical organization
  • Lookups
  • sumifs
  • pivot tables

Nice to have

  • Workiva link publishing
  • OneStream
  • SAP

Role summary

Solenis, a global leader in water and hygiene solutions, seeks a Senior Accountant - External Reporting to join their finance team in Wilmington, Delaware. This hybrid role reports to the Senior Manager of External Reporting and requires strong accounting fundamentals, advanced Excel skills, and data analysis capabilities. The Senior Accountant will be responsible for preparing and supporting quarterly and annual financial filings, drafting MD&A, managing the trial balance refresh, and serving as the primary contact for audit requests. The role also involves supporting debt and equity accounting, performing technical accounting research, and administering the Workiva platform. A Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, 3-5 years of progressive accounting experience, and a solid understanding of U.S. GAAP are required. A CPA license or active pursuit is preferred.

Solenis is a leading global provider of water and hygiene solutions. The company’s product portfolio includes a broad array of water treatment chemistries, process aids, functional additives, cleaners, disinfectants, and state-of-the-art monitoring, control and delivery systems. These technologies are used by customers to improve operational efficiencies, enhance product quality, protect plant assets, minimize environmental impact, and create cleaner and safer environments. Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the company has 78 manufacturing facilities strategically located around the globe and employs a team of over ~23000 professionals in >160 countries across six continents. Solenis is a 2025 Best Managed Company Gold Standard honoree.

For additional information about Solenis, please visit www.solenis.com or follow us on social media.

As Senior Accountant – External Reporting, you will report directly to Senior Manager of External Reporting, combines strong accounting fundamentals with the ability to work efficiently in spreadsheets, perform data analysis, and manage deadlines. You should be comfortable reading, analyzing and preparing financial statements and footnotes, and should have a general understanding of the impact of our disclosures to investors. Additionally, you should have strong communication skills, be able to articulate accounting concepts to non-technical people.

Financial Reporting

  • Prepare and support the completion of quarterly and annual filings
  • Prepare consolidated financial statements and full set of footnote disclosures, including maintaining disclosure checklist
  • Draft MD&A and work with investor relations/FP&A to coordinate congruence to earnings materials
  • Own the trial balance refresh process and Workiva link publishing
  • Lead and organize process for gathering required support for disclosures
  • Detail review of financial statements including tick & tie, footing, and disclosure proofreading
  • Own quarterly flux process with management (internal control process) and auditors (quarterly reviews)
  • Main point of contact for audit requests, ensure items are furnished to auditors timely and that tasks are assigned to the correct Solenis employees.
  • Clear financial statement comments from auditors and management
  • Perform monthly management reporting to private equity ownership

Debt Accounting & Capital Markets Support

  • Support accounting and financial reporting related to debt instruments, including term loans, revolving credit facilities, notes, and other financing arrangements.
  • Prepare accounting analyses for complex debt modifications, debt extinguishments, refinancings, and other financing transactions.
  • Support accounting team and external counsel in preparation of proformas, disclosures, and financials to be included offering documents for refinancing activities and other securities offerings
  • Maintain debt amortization schedules and support related footnote disclosures.
  • Prepare journal entries for our debt accounting and interest accruals, and perform associated balance sheet reconciliations

Other

  • Use Intelligize to perform initial technical accounting research for unique transactions and disclosure benchmarking
  • Draft technical accounting memos as needed
  • Equity Accounting: Work with HR to monitor equity activity, prepare monthly entries for stock compensation, and prepare diluted earnings per share (EPS) calculations
  • Work with internal counsel to manage legal accruals and disclosures
  • Serve as administrator for Workiva platform, which includes the operation of internal controls
  • Assist in design and implementation of internal controls
  • Operate various internal controls surrounding main responsibilities, including management certifications
  • Support continuous improvement of the financial reporting control environment.
  • Coordinate, take notes, and participate in disclosure committee meetings, material events review, and other meetings with accounting/tax/finance leadership
  • Support the implementation of new accounting standards and disclosure requirements.
  • Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes via Workiva, Excel, OneStream, SAP, and other tools
  • Assist with ad hoc projects with accounting leadership: e.g. regional cash flow review

Qualifications/Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
  • 3-5 years of progressive accounting experience
  • Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP, financial reporting, and accounting research
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
    • Data analysis
    • Spreadsheet optimization
    • Clean presentation and logical organization
    • Lookups, sumifs, pivot tables, and other data summarization formulas
  • Strong communication, organizational, and project management skills.
  • CPA License or active pursuit of CPA license

This role will be based Hybrid out of our Wilmington Delaware headquarters. #LI-hybrid #LI-DS1

At Solenis, we understand that our greatest asset is our people. That is why we offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits which include medical, dental, vision & 401K, and numerous opportunities for professional growth and development. So, if you are interested in working for a world-class company and enjoy solving complex challenges, whether in the lab or the field, consider joining our team.

 

Solenis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer, including Minorities / Women/ Veterans / Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Should you require assistance in applying to this opportunity, please reach out to Solenis Talent Acquisition at talentacquisition@solenis.com

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