Senior Accountant

Our client, KARL STORZ North America, is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant who is passionate about delivering accurate financial reporting while driving meaningful process improvements. This is more than a traditional accounting role—it is an opportunity to serve as a strategic Senior Accountant at KARL STORZ North America, partnering closely with business leaders to deliver insights that drive informed decision-making.

You'll play a key role in month-end and year-end close activities, financial analysis, and executive reporting while helping modernize accounting processes through automation, standardization, and continuous improvement. If you enjoy solving complex problems, improving the way work gets done, and collaborating across the business, this role offers an opportunity to make a measurable impact.

This role follows a hybrid work schedule: 2 days working from home and 3 days in our El Segundo, CA office.

What You'll Do

• Prepare and post journal entries while ensuring timely and accurate month-end and year-end close activities.
• Perform reconciliations, investigate variances, and resolve reconciling items.
• Analyze financial results, prepare executive-level commentary, and present key business drivers to leadership.
• Identify and implement process improvements that enhance efficiency, strengthen internal controls, and improve the overall accounting function.
• Partner with business operations to streamline end-to-end financial processes and eliminate inefficiencies.
• Support external audits by preparing high-quality supporting documentation.
• Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for key accounting processes.

What You Bring

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 2 years in public accounting preferred.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting.
• Strong understanding of financial accounting, general ledger activities, and month-end close processes.
• Solid knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Demonstrated experience driving process improvements and operational efficiencies.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with the ability to analyze and interpret complex financial data.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.

What Will Make You Successful

• Experience with SAP, Tableau, AI tools, and/or audit engagements is a plus and you’ll stand out.
• You enjoy transforming processes—not just maintaining them.
• You are comfortable presenting financial insights to leadership and translating complex data into meaningful business recommendations.
• You take ownership, follow through on commitments, and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• You naturally mentor others and enjoy helping teammates develop.
• You leverage technology to improve accuracy, efficiency, and decision-making.

Why KARL STORZ?

At KARL STORZ, you'll do more than close the books—you'll help shape the future of finance within a global MedTech leader. You'll collaborate with talented professionals, influence business decisions through financial insight, and contribute to transformation initiatives that improve how we operate across the organization.

As a family-owned company with a long-term vision, we invest in our people, encourage innovation, and empower employees to make a meaningful impact on patient care around the world.

Ready to make an impact? Apply today to become our next Senior Accountant and help build the future of MedTech with KARL STORZ.

• Medical / Dental / Vision including a state-of-the-art wellness program and pet insurance, too!
• 3 weeks vacation, 11 holidays plus paid sick time
• Up to 8 weeks of 100% paid company parental leave; includes maternal/ paternal leave, adoption, and fostering of a child.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan providing a match of 60% of the employee’s first 6% contribution (up to IRS limits)
• Section 125 Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life, STD, LTD & LTC Insurance
• We prepay your tuition up to $5,250 per year! - Tuition pre-imbursement
• Fitness reimbursement of up to $200 annually
• And much more!

KARL STORZ reserves the right to change or modify the employee’s job description whether orally or in writing, at any time during the employment relationship. Additionally, KARL STORZ, through its supervisors, may require an employee to perform duties outside their normal description within the sole discretion of the supervisor. Employees must comply will all applicable KARL STORZ policies and procedures.

KARL STORZ is committed to maintaining a safe work environment for our employees and customers. Most field-based roles at KARL STORZ require hospital credentialing/health screens as a condition of employment. Credentialing can include required vaccinations, health screens & other requirements as outlined by our customers. During the interview process, we encourage you to ask how credentialing/health screens may impact the role you are seeking and if you require any reasonable accommodations regarding these requirements.

The pay range and/or hourly pay rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job posting and may be modified in the future. When determining a specific team member’s base salary and/or hourly pay rate, several factors will be considered including such things as location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, professional credentials, internal equity, and the amount budgeted for the role.