Position Summary: The Senior Accountant is responsible for leading month-end, quarterly, and year-end close processes, reconciling financial statements, and preparing budgets and forecasts. This role requires a strong command of general ledger accounting and double-entry bookkeeping, as well as the ability to perform in-depth financial analysis, including profit and loss and KPI reporting. The ideal candidate will demonstrate advanced Excel skills, exceptional attention to detail, and strong communication abilities to convey financial data clearly. With a focus on maintaining internal controls, managing accounting projects, and ensuring data integrity, the Senior Accountant plays a critical role in supporting the organization's financial health.
Key Responsibilities:
Perform month-end, quarterly and year end close procedures
Reconcile monthly bank statements
Prepare annual budget and forecasting
Perform analyses such as profit and loss and key performance indicators
Manage accounting projects
Identifyandmaintaininternal controls and procedures
Strong knowledge of general ledger accounting with double entrybook-keeping
Maintains data integrity of allAccountingsystems
Strong attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; must be able to communicate financial concepts and data
Excellent critical thinking, organizational and problem-solving skills
Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
Ability to multi-task and to prioritize tasks and delegate whenappropriate.
Proficiencywith Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
Maintains unwavering confidentiality and integrity
Performs other duties as required.
Work Experience Requirements:
Five years' experience in a similar role
Experience involving multi-state/multi-business unit entities
Public accounting experience within a personal injury law firm is a plus
Education Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in Accountingor related fieldrequired
CPA or CPA candidaterequired
Physical Requirements:
Office environment with normal business hours necessary to satisfactorily perform job functions.
Stationary Position - Must be able to remain in a stationary position up to 50% of the time.
Move or Traverse - This position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, meeting rooms, office machinery, etc. May occasionally ascends/descends the stairs to get to other floors, cafeteria and parking area.
Dexterity - constantly operates a computer and other office machinery such as a copy machine/printer.
Move, Transport, Position, Put, Install, Remove - Occasionally moves supplies weighing up to 10 pounds for various presentation and event needs.
Communicate, Detect, Converse with, Discern, Convey, Express oneself, Exchange information - The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
Detect,Determine, Perceive,Identify, Recognize, Judge,Observe, Inspect, Estimate, Assess - The ability toobservedetails at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Benefits and Perks:
Medical, dental, vision
Company paid Life and AD&D Insurance
Company Paid STD (with no waiting period)
OptiontopurchaseadditionalLife and AD&D Insurance
Voluntary LTD, Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital Indemnity Coverage
401(k) with company contributions
Paid Time Off
Tuition Reimbursement
Disclaimer: Please note that this job description is subject to change with or without prior notice, and that reasonable accommodation may be requested to perform the essential functions of the job.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Richardson, TX
Skills
Accountingunmatched
Accounting Closeunmatched
Budgetingunmatched
Cafeteriaunmatched
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)unmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Copying Machinesunmatched
Data Qualityunmatched
Detail Orientedunmatched
Double-Entry Bookkeepingunmatched
Establish Prioritiesunmatched
Financial Analysisunmatched
Financial Statementsunmatched
Forecastingunmatched
General Ledger Accountingunmatched
Legalunmatched
Microsoft Excelunmatched
Microsoft Exchange Serverunmatched
Microsoft Officeunmatched
Microsoft Outlookunmatched
Microsoft PowerPointunmatched
Microsoft Wordunmatched
Multitaskingunmatched
Office Equipmentunmatched
Performance Metricsunmatched
Personal Injuryunmatched
Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
Printersunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Profit & Loss Analysisunmatched
Project/Program Managementunmatched
Public Accountingunmatched
Reconciliationunmatched
Time Managementunmatched
Writing Skillsunmatched
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