Senior Accountant

Why Join the HWP Group? 

Health & Wellness Partners, LLC (HWP), is a medical and scientific communications agency that collaborates with life science industry stakeholders to develop award-winning solutions that advance patient care and transforms scientific content into compelling live and virtual user experiences through digital platforms, congress engagement, and more. We bring clients, providers, and patients outstanding educational programming paired with innovative digital and interactive dissemination vehicles. 

We are committed to making a difference in health care and in the lives of our team members. We aim to provide every employee with a job they love in a culture focused on career growth, well-being, and community outreach. We have been recognized as both an MM+M Best Place to Work and an Inc. Best Workplace.  

For more information, visit thehwpgroup.com. 

What You Need to Know

We’re looking to add a Senior Accountant to our Finance & Accounting team. The Senior Accountant is responsible for supporting the Finance & Accounting function across general accounting, month-end close, treasury, cash management, banking, reconciliations, and foreign entity accounting. This role will support the Accounting Manager and the broader accounting team by helping ensure transactions are recorded accurately, accounts are reconciled in a timely manner, and accounting records are maintained with appropriate documentation. The position requires strong attention to detail, analytical ability, ownership of recurring deadlines, and the ability to work across U.S. and foreign entities while identifying issues and following through to resolution.

What You’ll Do

The Senior Accountant is accountable to the Corporate Controller and supports the broader Finance & Accounting team. In addition, this role will:

General Accounting & Month-End Close

• Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations, including accruals, prepaids, and fixed assets
• Support month-end close by completing assigned reconciliations and maintaining supporting documentation
• Review general ledger activity, investigate variances, and coordinate corrections
• Assist with audits, management reporting, and process documentation
• Support accounting for foreign entities, including foreign currency, intercompany transactions, and coordination with external advisors

Treasury, Cash Management & Banking

• Monitor bank activity, cash balances, and funding needs; coordinate transfers and wire payments
• Record daily cash transactions, including receipts, disbursements, and transfers
• Prepare weekly cash forecasts and support cash visibility across entities
• Complete bank reconciliations and resolve outstanding items with internal teams and banking partners

Accounting Operations & Cross-Functional Support

• Support vendor, customer, intercompany, and project accounting to ensure accurate transaction coding
• Coordinate administrative compliance activities with external service providers
• Assist with special projects, process improvements, system enhancements, and cross-functional Finance initiatives

What You’ll Have

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field preferred
• Accounting experience, including journal entries, reconciliations, month-end close, and general ledger review
• Experience with multi-entity accounting, intercompany transactions, foreign currency, treasury, cash management, or AP preferred
• Experience with NetSuite or another ERP system preferred
• Administrative compliance experience preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Ability to manage deadlines and changing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and external partners
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including process documentation and stakeholder communication

What We Offer

• Immediate eligibility for all benefits, including medical, dental, vision, group term life, short-term and long-term disability
• Benefits 100% company paid

• 401k plan employer matching contributions
• Eligibility for company sponsored incentive plans
• Generous PTO, including a week off in December for the holidays 
• Paid volunteer time off 
• Tuition reimbursement
• On-site gym and other employee wellness initiatives 
• Employee Assistance Program
• Comp pay or comp time for onsite weekend work
• Availability of cell-phone stipends, based on business need
• Leadership development training program and other career development programs 
• Remote and hybrid work schedule options
• Office locations in Upper Saddle River NJ (HQ), Red Bank NJ, and San Diego CA
• Salary range: $90,000–$110,000 annually. Note: Actual salary will depend on background and experience.

M/F/D/V

Please note, we will only respond to candidates we deem qualified