Senior Accountant, Working Capital

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Senior Accountant, Working Capital

Reports To: Director of Working Capital

Department: Shared Services Center (SSC) – Working Capital

Location: Irving, TX

FLSA Status: Exempt

Role Summary

Scope: U.S. operations; responsible for the accuracy, reconciliation, and control governance of all working capital-related accounts across multiple business units and entities.

Team: Cross-functional collaboration with AP, AR, Treasury, and Controllership teams; no direct reports.

The Senior Accountant, Working Capital is the key control and reconciliation owner supporting the integrity of Meriton’s working capital subledgers and balance sheet accounts, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, intercompany, and related accruals. This position manages high-volume data reconciliations, complex intra- and intercompany settlements, and multi-entity financial analysis in a fast-scaling enterprise environment. The Senior Accountant brings deep technical accounting knowledge, advanced system and data fluency, and the ability to synthesize and reconcile large financial data sets across multiple subsidiaries. As Meriton scales rapidly, this role ensures that financial integrity keeps pace with transactional growth, embedding consistent close discipline, control execution, and audit readiness across all business units.

Shared Services & Scale Priorities

• Balance Sheet & P&L Integrity: Ensure all working capital accounts, AP, AR, accruals, and intra/intercompany are reconciled accurately and in compliance with policy.

• Data-Driven Accounting: Leverage SQL, Power BI, and advanced Excel analytics to reconcile large data sets and automate variance detection.

• Intercompany Governance: Lead intra- and intercompany reconciliations across multiple subsidiaries; align entries between parent and BU ledgers.

• Close Optimization: Standardize reconciliation processes and automate key close activities to support accelerated timelines.

• Audit & Compliance: Maintain an audit-ready control environment with clear documentation, signoffs, and traceability.

Core Responsibilities

Accounting & Reconciliation

• Prepare and review reconciliations for all working capital accounts, including AP, AR, accruals, and intra/intercompany balances.

• Manage intra/intercompany eliminations and settlements for both balance sheet and P&L accounts between parent and subsidiaries.

• Validate that all intra/intercompany revenue, cost, and expense transactions eliminate properly during consolidation.

• Investigate and resolve out-of-balance conditions or recurring variances between entities.

• Support working capital rollforward analyses and financial statement tie-outs.

Data Management & Analytics

• Extract, clean, and reconcile large financial data sets across D365, subledgers, and BI environments using SQL queries and Power BI dashboards.

• Design and execute data reconciliation routines to identify mismatches or exceptions in large-volume transaction tables.

• Partner with AP, AR, and Treasury teams to automate reconciliation workflows and exception tracking.

• Develop repeatable data validation scripts or queries to monitor subledger-to-GL integrity.

Close Governance & Reporting

• Support monthly and quarterly close, ensuring reconciliations, accruals, and journal entries are completed within tight timelines.

• Maintain close checklists, control signoffs, and audit-ready documentation.

• Provide variance analysis and working capital commentary to Controllership and FP&A.

• Ensure all balance sheet and income statement impacts from intercompany activity are properly captured and disclosed.

Control & Audit Readiness

• Maintain complete documentation for all reconciliations, eliminations, and adjusting entries.

• Partner with Governance & Close on control testing, evidence submission, and compliance.

• Drive remediation for audit findings or reconciliation control gaps.

• Support internal and external auditors with schedules, samples, and explanations.

Process Improvement & Automation

• Identify opportunities to automate data extraction, matching, and reporting tasks.

• Collaborate with the AP and AR Technology teams to design and test system enhancements.

• Develop standard templates for reconciliations and variance analyses.

• Proactively refine processes to improve speed, accuracy, and audit traceability.

Cross-Pillar Collaboration

• With AP Operations & AR Teams: Align subledger balances, resolve unmatched transactions, and validate cutoff postings.

• With Vendor Master & Controls: Ensure intercompany vendor setup accuracy and SoD compliance.

• With Treasury: Coordinate cash settlements, funding reconciliations, and clearing account monitoring.

• With Controllership: Ensure reconciliation signoffs, journal approval, and accounting accuracy.

• With FP&A: Provide working capital metrics and cash flow visibility through analytic reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration required; CPA or MBA strongly preferred.

• 7–10 years of accounting experience within a multi-entity or parent company environment.

• Proven expertise managing intercompany reconciliations and eliminations across multiple BUs and legal entities.

• Strong understanding of GAAP, consolidation accounting, and working capital components.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft D365 F&O, subledger accounting, and reconciliation workflows.

• Demonstrated experience working with large datasets using SQL, Power BI, and advanced Excel (Power Query, Pivot Tables, Macros).

• Experience supporting audit, SOX, and internal control environments.

• Exceptional attention to detail, analytical rigor, and ability to thrive under tight deadlines.

Key Success Metrics

Other Skills/Abilities

Strategic Skills

Forward-thinking, transparent in decision-making, and able to set clear expectations across teams.

Teamwork and Collaboration

Committed to open communication and transparency. Build trust across departments by sharing knowledge freely and working cooperatively to solve problems. Actively contributes to a team culture that values respect, accountability, and partnership.

Behavioral Skills

Resilient problem-solver who thrives under pressure. Approaches challenges with determination, persistence, and the willingness to 'roll up sleeves' to get the work done. Demonstrates reliability, consistency, and a strong work ethic when driving initiatives to completion.

Reasoning Ability

Capable of analyzing complex, cross-system issues with multiple variables. Adept at prioritizing and executing solutions with precision under governance controls.

Personal and Interpersonal Skills

Clear communicator with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Trusted partner for cross-functional teams, demonstrating integrity, transparency, and accountability. Builds positive relationships while maintaining focus on achieving business objectives.

Environmental Requirements

Ability to work remotely when not required onsite for infrastructure, compliance, or integration initiatives.

Physical Demands

While performing duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to operate a computer and related equipment. Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Meriton is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Reasonable accommodations will be made for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.

Salary ranges listed are dependent upon a candidate’s qualifications, experience, internal equity, and the budgeted amount for the specific role and location.