Senior Accountant

Position Summary:

Reporting to Assistant Controller/Accounting Manager, the Senior Accountant will be responsible for supporting the maintenance of the Company's financial records, including preparation, entry and/or review of appropriate general ledger entries and reconciliations, maintenance of the general ledger system, and assistance with preparing and reviewing financial statements.

This role will require a self-motivated, positive, collaborative individual with the ability to take ownership of responsibilities.

The candidate will also prepare various analyses to support external audit and reporting requirements, and other ad hoc management reporting/projects as needed.

Essential Job Functions:


* Management of monthly closing process including ensuring month-end close schedule tasks are completed accurately and timely.


* Reviewing month-end tasks performed by other Accountants and A/P staff for completeness and accuracy, and preparation and posting of month-end journal entries as part of the closing cycle.


* Analysis of Income Statement(s) to include review of amounts recorded in the general ledger to ensure adherence to GAAP and completeness of financial activity.


* Provide financial support to business units and prepare monthly financial packages with monthly reporting and variance analysis including explanation for variances from budget and prior periods.


* Reconcile and analyze accounts to include preparation of reconciliations that support/control financial statement accounts.


* Must be able to identify issues and raise them to the attention of accounting management in a timely manner.


* Identify process improvements and assist with creating and implementing policies and procedures for internal controls


* Research accounting treatment to validate accounting transactions


* Help ensure timely and quality compliance for lender reporting, 1099 reporting, sales & use tax and any other compliance or other external reporting as required.


* Act as a backup to accounting duties performed by other accounting department staff


* Establish and maintain excellent working relationships with other departments, including obtaining timely information for various projects


* Support ongoing expansion of the business, including matters associated with geographic expansion, mergers and acquisitions, etc.


* Monthly review of prepaids, accruals, and posting of month end information; ensure accuracy of revenues, payables, prepaids, expenses and accruals within financial statements.


* Understanding of multi-entity accounting with intercompany adjustments


* Other duties as assigned

Core Competencies:


* Proficient in MS Office applications, which include Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.


* Ability to build and sustain trusting relationships with diverse individuals and groups.


* Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information and adhering to ethical sta...