Senior Staff Accountant

The Keller Group is a boutique Phoenix-based executive search firm — we partner with professionals across the Valley and connect them with standout clients building out their teams.

We're supporting a strong, publicly traded client in their search for a Senior Accountant. This is a stable, forward-thinking, and expanding nationwide client. The role joins a tenured team and wonderful leadership — think low turnover and the ability to make an impact with the advantages of being at the center of a nationally recognized, reputable industry leader.

This organization offers great benefits, and this role specifically will have a clear path to taking on an Accounting Manager role over time.

If you're open to an onsite role (flexible with hours) and prioritizing your career growth, we're confident this could be a great landing spot. Open to public + industry backgrounds.

What You'll Own

• Key components of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close, delivered accurately and on schedule

• Preparation and posting of complex journal entries — each properly supported, classified, and GAAP-compliant

• Balance sheet and income statement fluctuation analysis, with plain-language explanations of the drivers behind variances and unusual activity

• Technical accounting research and policy documentation for assigned areas, including written conclusions for leadership review

• Fixed asset accounting — additions, disposals, depreciation, and supporting reconciliations

• Audit support and direct interaction with internal and external auditors

• KPI development and monitoring to track performance and flag trends worth leadership's attention

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

• 4+ years of progressive accounting experience; a corporate-plus-public mix is ideal

• Strong command of GAAP, internal controls, reconciliation standards, and the full financial reporting cycle

• A track record of independently researching issues, working through complex transactions, and recommending the right treatment

• Advanced Excel and solid Word skills, with the ability to organize and present complex financial data clearly

• Clear written and verbal communication — able to explain results, risks, and recommendations to both accounting leadership and non-finance partners

• Comfort managing multiple priorities against deadlines, working both independently and as part of a team

• Sharp attention to detail, strong organization, and solid problem-solving instincts