Senior Accountant

Title: Senior Accountant

Salary Range: $100,000-$135,000/Year

Purpose:

The Senior Accountant is responsible for overseeing general ledger activity, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, supporting month-end and year-end close processes, and maintaining compliance with GAAP and company policies.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Prepares and reviews monthly journal entries and account reconciliations for assigned balance sheet accounts.
• Participates in the timely and accurate completion of month end close, playing a key role in the process.
• Monitors and analyzes accounting data, investigates variances and produces financial reports or statements.
• Maintains general ledger integrity and chart of accounts.
• Assists in the preparation of the month end reporting pack sent to senior management.
• Ensures compliance with GAAP and company accounting policies.
• Properly records and documents financial transactions.
• Analyzes detailed transactions and determines their accuracy and reasonableness given accounting principles and company goals.
• Completes the monthly submission in Hyperion.
• Manages fixed assets and maintains the fixed assets reporting system.
• Prepares and completes annual filings for property tax, business tax, etc.
• Gathers and coordinates supporting documents for the year end external audit.
• Monitors and updates sales tax codes in MAS and R2.
• Gathers and documents rate information to support updates to MAS and R2.
• Other projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• CPA or CPA Candidate preferred or in-depth job specific skills acquired through a combination of formal instruction and on the job training.
• Proven work experience in general accounting; minimum 5 years of accounting experience.
• Strong understanding of GAAP.
• Advanced Excel and MS Office skills.
• Strong computer and business solutions software skills.
• Experience with ERP/Accounting systems.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be proactive and have a “get things done” attitude.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills both verbal and written.
• Ability to identify discrepancies and explain variances.
• Must be detail oriented along with thorough documentation skills.

Key Competencies

• Attention to detail.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• High level of integrity and accountability.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Process improvement mindset

Performance Measurements

• Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the accounts assigned.
• Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the accounts and how they are impacted by daily activity.
• Obtains and maintains a thorough understanding of the financial reporting and general ledger structure.
• Understands and enforces proper accounting methods, policies, and procedures.

Position Type

This is a full-time position.

Business office moderate noise

100% in office.