Senior Accountant en Circular Services

About Circular Services:
 Circular Services is the largest privately held recycling and organics service provider in the U.S. It operates over 25 facilities serving major long-term municipal and commercial contracts. The mission of Circular Services is to keep valuable materials in circulation and minimize the cost and environmental impact of landfills. The company services municipal contracts with some of the largest and fastest growing cities in the U.S. including New York City, Austin, San Antonio, and Phoenix.   

About the Role: 

Circular Services is looking for a full-time Senior Accountant to join our team. The Senior Accountant will ensure timely production of monthly financials and reporting, perform key reconciliations, and provide meaningful analysis into variances or trends that impact the performance of the business.  This is a hybrid role for someone based in the Austin, TX or Dallas, TX markets.

Responsibilities: 

• Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries to general ledger.
• Ensure timely completion of the monthly close process.
• Assist in preparing and analyzing financial statements, ensuring compliance with GAAP standards and accurately reflecting the company's financial position.
• Collaborate with internal teams to analyze and interpret financial data.
• Prepare account reconciliations monthly, and research and resolve outstanding items.
• Coordinate and prepare documentation for external audits, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Other tasks could include bank reconciliations, lease accounting, inventory, etc.
• Crosstrain with other accounting function teams such as Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable. 
• Prepare workpapers for budgeting process.

Minimum Job Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting and/or Finance 
• 3-5 years of experience in an accounting role 
• Strong knowledge of financial accounting principles and practices including GAAP compliance, general ledger entries, month-end close, and reconciliations.
• Strong analytical skills with strong attention to detail, demonstrated through financial statement analysis, and resolving reconciliation issues.
• Proven ability to balance multiple projects and deadlines such as monthly close, external audit requests, and cross-department tasks.
• Must be comfortable working both independently and in a team environment.

Preferred Job Qualifications: 

• Experience with Microsoft Business Central
• CPA certification a plus

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements: 

• Hybrid work schedule; 1 day a week.
• Nearly always work indoors. May on occasion work outdoors when visiting plants.
• The office is a co-hosting environment, where coworkers share work space.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

EEOC: Circular Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Circular Services is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Circular Services are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Circular Services will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.