SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

Application Deadline:November 30, 2026 Anticipated Stat Date: January 4, 2027 Job Summary: The Senior Accountant is responsible for general accounting functions including preparation of journal entries, maintaining balance sheet account reconciliations, accounts receivable and accounts payable, assist with monthly closings, and reconciling bank statements. This position assists with maintaining all accounting records and preparing special financial reports/statements and database queries as directed by the Solid Waste Management team. This position is key in assisting management with financial analysis of actual versus budget for both revenues and expenses. It also identifies, tracks, and records all fixed assets and applicable depreciation expense. Assists with submitting requests for FEMA disasters. Assists with tracking of grant money and special project costs recaps. Essential Job Functions: Accounting and Financial Prepare and review monthly financial/budget reports for proper account codes to revenues and expenditures by fund and line item. Prepare and enter journal entries as assigned.Assist with maintaining records and reconciling deposits for accounting records to ensure funds are balanced monthly.Responsible for the tracking of Fixed Assets, calculation of depreciation and corresponding schedules and documentation.Assist with the purchasing function as needed.Assist senior level staff with financial tasks and system related issues as needed.Prepare various reports upon request.Prepare schedules as necessary for auditing firm, including but not limited to year-end schedules and Financial Statement package. Reports and Records Management Maintain various reports as needed.Ability to produce reports using various software programs.Strong Excel skills for manipulating large datasets (pivot tables/dashboards).Post to and maintain various databases used for reporting.Responsible for the integrity of data and the confidentiality of information.Maintain all financial files in an organized and timely manner.Ensure that files are kept up to date and purged according to the Records Disposition Schedule. Other Operations Responsibilities Fills in for Residential Accountant and other staff when necessary and must maintain current knowledge of all standard operating proceduresPerform filing tasks.Provide assistance to general public, various agencies and Solid Waste employees.Enter data and operate computers, copiers, scanner and printer.Assist with payroll processing.