Senior Accountant
Description
Join Us as a Senior Accountant at Valcom, a Potter Global Technologies Company
At Valcom, we've spent nearly 50 years helping schools, hospitals, and businesses communicate when it matters most. From our home in Roanoke, Virginia, we design and manufacture paging, intercom, and emergency communication systems, delivered through a trusted network of integrator and distributor partners.
Valcom is part of Potter Global Technologies, a global leader in life safety solutions with more than 125 years of history protecting lives around the world. That means you get the best of both worlds: the close-knit team and hands-on impact of Valcom, backed by the resources and reach of a global life-safety family.
Together, our vision is for our customers to know us as their innovative, easy-to-do-business-with, best-in-class life-safety product partner. With a passion for creating safer environments worldwide, our mission is to provide our customers with a team of real people who connect them with reliable expertise in life safety applications.
If you're inspired by purpose, energized by collaboration, and thrive in an environment of feedback, ownership, and experimentation, you'll feel at home here.
As a Senior Accountant, you will play a central role in executing and coordinating core accounting activities that drive financial reporting accuracy, regulatory compliance, and smooth day‑to‑day business operations. In this position, you’ll ensure the integrity of general ledger activity, support the month‑end close, prepare clear and reliable financial statements, contribute to organizational budgeting efforts, and maintain thorough documentation for both internal and external audits. You’ll collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams, applying strong analytical skills and meticulous attention to detail to uphold financial consistency and strengthen decision‑making across the organization.
What You’ll Do
- Prepares and analyzes financial statements, reports, and supporting schedules with accuracy and clarity.
- Performs monthly close, quarterly close, and annual close procedures to ensure timely and reliable financial results.
- Maintains and reconciles the general ledger, including journal entries and balance sheet accounts, ensuring completeness and integrity.
- Ensure compliance with GAAP and internal accounting policies through consistent application of standards and controls.
- Supports internal requests, corporate accounting teams, auditors, and tax‑related inquiries by providing timely and accurate documentation.
- Support daily AP and AR operations, assisting with issue resolution and maintaining efficient workflows.
- Assists with the preparation and ongoing monitoring of budgets and forecasts to support organizational planning.
- Investigates and resolves discrepancies, audit findings, and compliance concerns to strengthen financial controls.
- Assists with the development, review, and maintenance of labor and overhead rates.
- Analyzes and reviews manufacturing costs and monitors gross margins to support operational decision‑making.
- Supports continuous improvement initiatives within the finance department to enhance processes and efficiency.
- Performs other accounting duties as assigned by leadership.