What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Accountant position at Morris & Dickson Co., LLC?
About Us
Morris & Dickson Co. is a leading pharmaceutical distribution company with a longstanding commitment to excellence in service and reliability. With more than 180 years of service, we combine the stability of a legacy business with the energy of a rapidly growing organization. As we continue to grow, we remain committed to fostering a culture of excellence that puts customers first and empowers our people to deliver impact every day.
About The Role
We are seeking a Senior Accountant to join our accounting team in Shreveport. This is a highly technical role focused on ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and scalability of our financial reporting in a complex, inventory-driven environment.
In this role, you’ll apply strong GAAP expertise and a disciplined approach to accounting to support close, reconciliations, and audit readiness. You’ll play a key role in strengthening processes, enhancing controls, and supporting the continued growth of the business. This position sits squarely within the accounting function, partnering closely with Finance while maintaining a clear focus on technical accounting excellence.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working in the details, building strong accounting foundations, and taking ownership of core processes.
What You’ll Do
At M&D, you’ll be part of a mission that matters. We take pride in our history, but we’re building for the future, and that means investing in people who care about doing meaningful work with a strong, stable company. You’ll find growth opportunities, teammates who have your back, and leaders who support your development. When you bring your best, we make a bigger difference, together.
Morris & Dickson Co. is a leading pharmaceutical distribution company with a longstanding commitment to excellence in service and reliability. With more than 180 years of service, we combine the stability of a legacy business with the energy of a rapidly growing organization. As we continue to grow, we remain committed to fostering a culture of excellence that puts customers first and empowers our people to deliver impact every day.
About The Role
We are seeking a Senior Accountant to join our accounting team in Shreveport. This is a highly technical role focused on ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and scalability of our financial reporting in a complex, inventory-driven environment.
In this role, you’ll apply strong GAAP expertise and a disciplined approach to accounting to support close, reconciliations, and audit readiness. You’ll play a key role in strengthening processes, enhancing controls, and supporting the continued growth of the business. This position sits squarely within the accounting function, partnering closely with Finance while maintaining a clear focus on technical accounting excellence.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working in the details, building strong accounting foundations, and taking ownership of core processes.
What You’ll Do
- Own and support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, including journal entries and detailed account reconciliations
- Prepare and maintain complex balance sheet reconciliations with a focus on accuracy, completeness, and audit readiness
- Support the preparation of financial statements and internal reporting in accordance with GAAP
- Analyze financial results and investigate variances to ensure accuracy and consistency
- Partner with Accounting leadership to strengthen internal controls and improve close processes
- Support external audits, including preparation of schedules, documentation, and direct auditor interaction
- Contribute to accounting for inventory and other key areas within a distribution environment
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability
- Financials are accurate, timely, and supported by clear, audit-ready documentation
- Month-end close is well-managed with strong ownership and minimal rework
- Reconciliations are thorough, structured, and proactively maintained
- Accounting processes and controls continue to strengthen and scale with the business
- You are viewed as a reliable, technically strong contributor within the accounting team
- 5 years of accounting experience, ideally with a mix of public accounting and industry
- Strong technical accounting foundation with solid understanding of GAAP
- Experience owning or supporting month-end close, including complex reconciliations and journal entries
- Proficiency in Excel and familiarity with ERP systems
- High attention to detail with a structured, process-oriented approach to accounting and controls
At M&D, you’ll be part of a mission that matters. We take pride in our history, but we’re building for the future, and that means investing in people who care about doing meaningful work with a strong, stable company. You’ll find growth opportunities, teammates who have your back, and leaders who support your development. When you bring your best, we make a bigger difference, together.