[Hiring] Senior Accountant @Neogen Corporation

Role Description

The Senior Accountant – Capital Assets owns the end-to-end fixed asset accounting function, including capitalization, depreciation, reporting, and compliance. This role drives financial accuracy, strengthens internal controls, and partners with business leaders to optimize capital allocation decisions. In addition to core accounting responsibilities, this role leads process improvement and automation initiatives, leveraging data analytics to enhance visibility, reduce manual effort, and support Shared Services transformation objectives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Fixed Asset Accounting Ownership
  • Own the full lifecycle of fixed assets across SAP S/4HANA and legacy systems, including capitalization, depreciation, transfers, and retirements.
  • Ensure timely and accurate completion of month-end and year-end close activities.
  • Prepare and review journal entries, reconciliations, and asset rollforwards.
  • Maintain fixed asset subledger integrity and alignment to the general ledger.
• Capital Spend Governance & Business Partnership
  • Partner with FP&A, Procurement, and business leaders to review and validate capital expenditures.
  • Ensure proper capitalization versus expense treatment in accordance with US GAAP and company policy.
  • Provide insights into capital spend trends, project status, and return expectations.
  • Support the development and tracking of annual capital budgets, including expansion of capital tracking and workflow tools.
• Compliance, Controls & Reporting
  • Ensure compliance with US GAAP, SOX requirements, and internal capitalization policies.
  • Design, execute, and continuously improve internal controls over fixed assets.
  • Prepare quarterly (10-Q) and annual (10-K) disclosures and supporting documentation.
  • Lead audit support for internal and external auditors.
• Process Improvement & Automation (Transformation Focus)
  • Identify and implement automation opportunities across fixed asset processes, including reconciliations, reporting, and asset tracking.
  • Develop dashboards and reporting to enhance transparency of capital activity and asset performance.
  • Standardize processes across ERPs and drive adoption of best practices.
  • Partner with IT and Shared Services leadership to deliver efficiency gains tied to transformation objectives.
• Data Analytics & Reporting
  • Deliver actionable reporting and insights to support decision-making across Finance and Operations.
  • Analyze capital project trends, asset utilization, and depreciation impacts.
  • Build and maintain data models, reports, and dashboards using tools such as Excel and Power BI.
• Leadership & Continuous Improvement
  • Serve as a subject matter expert for fixed asset accounting.
  • Mentor junior team members and support knowledge transfer.
  • Drive a culture of accountability, accuracy, and continuous improvement within Shared Services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including fixed assets or general accounting.
• Experience in a SOX-controlled, publicly traded environment preferred.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, including fixed assets, capitalization, depreciation, and impairment.
• SAP S/4HANA experience strongly preferred; multi-ERP experience is a plus.
• Experience with fixed asset systems, such as Thomson Reuters Fixed Assets CS, preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, Power Query, and data modeling.
• Experience with data visualization tools, such as Power BI, preferred.
• Demonstrated experience driving automation and process improvements.
• CPA or CPA-eligible (preferred).

Core Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail and organizational discipline.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Effective communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Cultural Savvy: Demonstrates and lives One Neogen Pillars of Trust: Openness, Honesty, Credibility, Respect, and Service through all actions, behaviors, and communication.
• Communication: Communicates effectively through all necessary messaging and actively listens to others.
• Decision Making and Problem Solving: Identifies information needed and makes timely decisions. Has the knowledge needed to perform responsibilities.
• Driving Performance: Drives performance by remaining focused, consistently showing up, being timely, meeting productivity standards, thinking outside the box, and asking for help when needed.
• Organizational Strategy: Understands their role and is actively curious about how it fits within the organization.