Senior Financial Accounting Analyst Cover Letter

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the senior financial accounting analyst position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for training for accounting functions in SAP and guidance to branch accounting personnel as to the resolution of open items on the balance or the accounting flow related to operational functions.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Problem solving and analytical abilities where problems are complex
• Solid understanding of GAAP and month-end close procedures
• Gather/clarify business requirements for reported incidents or enhancement requests
• Use ITSM and TFS Kanban tools to respond to and resolve problem tickets and service requests raised by users
• Guide the business in utilizing SAP/PRA functionality to the best extent possible - including review of existing business processes and system integration challenges
• Lead improvement activities & implementation of strategic initiatives - which include SWIs, and Projects
• Working experience with various SAP Financial modules
• Prior experience supporting SAP or Non-SAP applications

Please consider me for the senior financial accounting analyst opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In the previous role, I was responsible for accounting oversight and guidance for all North American SG&A related transactional accounting activities including, samples, merchandising, and displays in SAP, including building standards, prepaid expenses, no charge shipments, and obsolescence.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Strong knowledge of MS Access preferred
• Experience with financial reporting ledger and sub-ledger systems preferred
• Advance knowledge of Excel skills
• Ideally internal / external audit experience with a strong focus in the insurance market
• Knowledge in Oracle’s PeopleSoft applications is desirable
• Solid compliance experience in Company and or Lloyd’s markets, and the financial reporting requirements
• Working knowledge of IFRS/JGAAP/Solvency II accounting concepts, principles, and practices
• Financial reconciliation / Cash Flow experience

I would like to submit my application for the senior financial accounting analyst opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In the previous role, I was responsible for business solutions and support for the Global SAP system with focus on Finance, Controlling, and Joint Venture Accounting.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Working experience with Upstream Revenue Accounting, or working experience supporting Accounting or Financial processes
• Knowledge and hands-on functional configuration experience with SAP
• Knowledge and hands-on functional non-SAP application support experience, including development and support of applications with MS Access and .NET front-end, with a SQL-Server back-end
• Strong problem-solving skills incident and change management knowledge
• Working knowledge of Agile lean development practices
• CTR experience an asset
• Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills and be able to craft and analyze options and make specific recommendation that enhance the company’s and/or team’s overall objectives and goals
• Aptitude for identifying & implementing process improvements

I am excited to be applying for the position of senior financial accounting analyst. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for formal business process and SAP knowledge transfer and sharing of key learning points and system changes to the General Accounting community to increase business process knowledge and SAP proficiency.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Should possess general technical accounting and/or functional accounting skills for area of expertise
• Proven track record of driving accurate and timely results with minimal ongoing direction
• Knowledge of close process, reporting, and disclosure requirements for SEC registrants
• Previous experience working with large data sets, working knowledge of VBA, DbVisualizer, and SQL queries would be advantageous
• CTR experience is considered an asset
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Word and Excel - Strong attention to detail
• Mapics (ERP) & Business Intelligence (BI) experience
• Good mathematical and Excel skills

Please consider me for the senior financial accounting analyst opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

Previously, I was responsible for technical accounting support and analysis for new accounting standards, investments, acquisitions and divestitures.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Work cross-functionally within the finance organization to understand and analyze inputs/deliverables from each business unit and support function
• Build insights & presentation materials for the CFO, senior leadership and the board of directors
• Maintain and develop complex financial models in support of business forecasting and decision support
• Recommend and implement ideas and innovations to improve upon existing systems, work processes and procedures affecting forecast consolidation, earnings guidance, and financial reporting
• Support customers through ad-hoc data collecting, reporting, analysis and special projects
• BA/BS in Accounting or Mathematics is preferred
• Experience with excel based reporting
• Working knowledge of healthcare accounting methods and reporting, standards development, costing methodologies, utilization measurements and financial modeling