Senior Accountant Cover Letter Example

I own month-end close for about $40 million in monthly revenue across four legal entities, and I've learned that most close delays trace back to one stale inter-company balance nobody wanted to chase down. I'm applying for the Senior Accountant role at [Company name] because a multi-entity close your size needs someone willing to be that person.

I cut our close timeline from ten business days to six by rebuilding our close checklist around the accounts that actually caused delays instead of the ones that were easiest to check off first. Along the way I cleared a $1.2 million inter-company reconciliation backlog that had been carried forward, unresolved, for the better part of a year.

I prepare and review journal entries across all four entities, reconcile balance sheet accounts monthly in NetSuite, and train two junior accountants on our close process so the checklist doesn't live only in my head. When our auditors test a balance sheet account, I can usually walk them straight to the supporting schedule.

I would welcome the chance to talk about how [Company name] structures its multi-entity close today and where tightening a few accounts could take real time off the schedule. Thank you for your time.