GAAP Specialist/Senior Accountant

Are you a seasoned accounting professional with GAAP expertise who is looking for the next step in your career? We have a great opportunity for you to join our internal accounting department as a GAAP Specialist! We're looking for someone to be a subject matter expert for all things GAAP! This role will be responsible for monthly GAAP financials, preparing for external audits, and creating Standard Operating Procedures. If you’re ready to work in a people-first culture where your passion for service and your GAAP experience can truly make an impact, we want to hear from you! 

Commitments: 

• Use your GAAP expertise to ensure the team is following guidelines correctly
• Research GAAP guidelines as needed and propose adjustments to Finance leadership
• Responsible for monthly GAAP financials
  • Equity tracking
  • M&A
  • Revenue
  • Allowances
  • Lease accounting
  • Tax by entity
  • Intercompany
    • Service Agreement
• Prepare for annual external audit as the "go to person" from the Finance department leading this effort
• Lending covenants
• Assist with M&A Analysis and M&A Implementation
• Assist with policy documentation project and creating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Required: 

• Must have 2+ years of experience with GAAP accounting principals
• 3+ years of applicable accounting experience 
• Highly detail oriented
• Proficient in Outlook and Word, advanced user of Excel
• Reliable and ability to work independently to manage tasks, projects, and deadlines
• Effective and professional communication skills
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Experience with a service based business preferred

Location: 

• Akron, Cleveland or Youngstown, OH 

• Hybrid work environment  

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At Cohen & Co our foundational principles offer insight into how we achieve an inclusive, growth-oriented culture that fuels the success of our firm, our clients and our people. In particular, we honor our foundational principle of “great people first” by: 

• Championing the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion by embracing the unique stories, backgrounds, perspectives and ideas that come from our people; and 

• Offering a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package, which allows each employee to use the benefits that best suits their needs. Our offerings go beyond standard options, including time off outside of your standard PTO to give back to the community, annual discretionary merit increases and bonuses, talent development resources to tap into growth opportunities, and so much more!   

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• Learn more about our firm's culture and growth opportunities from our Executive Director of People & Culture! 

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