[Remote] Senior Accountant, Finance

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Vaniam Group is seeking a detail-oriented, proactive, and tech-forward Senior Accountant to play a key role in month-end close, financial reporting, and audit readiness. The ideal candidate will embrace AI tools to streamline workflows and enhance the finance team's operations while maintaining strong internal controls and documentation for audit readiness.ResponsibilitiesOwn assigned areas of the month-end and quarter-end close process, including preparation and review of journal entries, accruals, and reconciliationsPrepare and maintain timely and accurate balance sheet reconciliationsInvestigate and resolve variances, ensuring accurate cutoff and period recognitionUse AI tools to identify anomalies, flag outliers across large data sets, and accelerate the close processMaintain the integrity of the general ledger in Sage IntacctSupport preparation of standard financial statements and ad hoc reporting for finance leadershipLeverage AI to automate data gathering, accelerate report generation, and ensure consistency across reporting outputsServe as a key contributor to external audit support, including preparation of schedules, reconciliations, and documentationUtilize AI to efficiently organize audit support, draft first-pass responses, and improve audit turnaround time while ensuring accuracy and complianceMaintain strong internal controls and documentation to support audit readiness year-roundReview AP activity and expense postings flowing from integrated systems (e.g., Routable, Concur) into Sage IntacctApply AI-assisted reviews to flag unusual spend patterns, coding inconsistencies, or policy exceptionsEnsure expenses are properly coded, approved, and recorded in accordance with company policy and GAAPPartner with accounting assistants to resolve issues related to vendors, coding, and approvalsEnsure consistency and accuracy in account mappings, classifications, and reporting structuresApply AI tools and prompt engineering techniques to automate repetitive accounting workflows, such as data extraction, reconciliation matching, and variance analysisIdentify opportunities to streamline accounting processes, improve controls, and enhance reporting — including evaluating and implementing AI-powered solutionsSupport finance leadership with system enhancements, integrations, and best practices, including exploring and piloting AI-driven automation opportunitiesActively contribute to expanding the team’s AI fluency by sharing effective prompts, workflows, and approaches that improve team-wide efficiencyWork on multiple priorities concurrently, communicating proactively when unable to meet timelinesCollaborate with team to execute projects and meet deadlinesEnsure that work is of the highest quality and instills confidence across finance leadership and internal stakeholdersBegin to think strategically about the work’s impact on broader business performance and financial healthContribute to a culture of continuous improvement by identifying and implementing process enhancementsSkillsBachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance5+ years of progressive accounting experienceStrong understanding of U.S. GAAP and month-end close processesHands-on experience with a mid-market ERP system (Sage Intacct strongly preferred)Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet close deadlinesProficiency with AI tools (e.g., Claude, Copilot) and a demonstrated ability to write effective prompts to streamline accounting and finance tasks — active, confident AI use is expected in this roleAdvanced MS Excel skills including VLOOKUPs and pivot tablesHigh comfort level and genuine enthusiasm for AI tools, with a willingness to continuously expand AI capabilities as the technology evolvesStrong attention to detail and commitment to accuracyCollaborative and proactive communicator who surfaces issues earlyHighly organized with the ability to manage competing close deadlinesComfortable operating in a fully remote, fast-moving environmentPublic accounting experience and/or CPA (or CPA-eligible)Experience working in a professional services or project-based environmentExperience with integrated expense or AP platforms (e.g., Concur, Routable)Company OverviewVaniam Group offers consulting, scientific communication, expert engagement & insights-gathering services within the oncology field. It was founded in 2007, and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://vaniamgroup.com/.