Senior Accountant 

The Senior Accountant will be a critical part of the accounting team and ensuring the accounting department’s overriding goals of accuracy and providing timely, relevant information are achieved. 

This individual will be a proactive member of the accounting team and will look to help drive operational efficiencies while maintaining a strong control environment.  The position will collaborate across several groups of the business to support short and long-term business objectives, i.e., finalize wind-down, prepare, review, and distribute financials ensuring compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, etc. 

 

Responsibilities: 

Ensure journal entry submissions are accurate and in compliant with internal policies / GAAP 

Coordinate with various departments/stakeholders to obtain the necessary support required to book journal entries timely 

Review staff’s or peer’s monthly account reconciliations for completeness, accuracy, and in compliant with internal policies 

Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations and analysis to share with stakeholders for key accounts 

Responsible for financial close activities including month-end journal entries and recording accruals as appropriate 

Ensure accounting and finance activities are compliant with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and internal policies and procedures 

Proactively raise issues to Management regarding financial or operational metrics 

Identify reporting capabilities and tracking improvements 

Lead Process analysis, identify areas of improvement and/or simplification / standardization opportunities, communicate recommendations to Senior Management, and implement 

Respond to a variety of ad hoc initiatives, analysis, special projects as they arise  

Other duties as assigned 

Train, mentor, supervise one or two Staff accountants  

Review submission of journal entries by Staff accountant(s)  

 

Qualifications: 

Must have a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting 

Strong understanding of GAAP accounting & reporting 

Excellent analytical, problem solving, and critical thinking skills   

Possess strong task management, attention to detail, and prioritization skills 

4+ years of accounting experience  

CPA or CPA candidate preferred 

Prior audit experience preferred 

Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills  

Proficient in Microsoft Office suite with advanced Excel skills 

Ability to multi-task and work independently with limited supervision 

Ability to follow through on all assigned tasks and take on additional work as needed