Job Description
Job Description
Overview:
The Senior Accountant plays a critical role in managing financial integrity and supporting organizational growth. This position is responsible for leading key aspects of the month-end close process, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, and delivering accurate, timely financial analysis to inform strategic decision-making. The ideal candidate brings advanced analytical expertise, strong leadership qualities, and a comprehensive understanding of accounting principles to drive accuracy, efficiency, and financial performance.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: (Includes the following, other duties may be assigned)
Primary Responsibilities :
- Assist in month end close, preparation and posting of journal entries, bank reconciliations and account reconciliations in accordance with GAAP
- Reconcile intercompany transactions between entities including international
- Maintain and review general ledger, reconcile balance sheet accounts
- Prepare and maintain amortization schedules for intangible assets and deferred costs
- Treasury support – positive pay, ACH/Wires, and cash management
- Fixed Asset management-asset, disposal, transfer tracking, depreciation and capitalization compliance
- Manage rental leases, payments, lease amendments and lease accounting in accordance with ASC842
- File annual reports and surveys, resolve tax notices as needed
- Assist in year-end audits with external CPA firm and bank
- Work closely with other internal departments and outside organizations as needed
- Assist in Financial reporting and variance analysis
- Additional duties as necessary and assigned
Education And/or Experience: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting
- 3+ years of accounting experience
- CPA required
- Organized, meticulous, and accurate
- Ability to problem solve, work independently, and multi-task
- Ability to prioritize tasks to meet critical deadlines
- Must be initiative-driven and able to work under pressure
- Excellent work ethic with a willingness to work the hours needed to accomplish position expectations
- Advanced computer skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- 5+ years in accounting experience
- Public accounting background
- Master’s degree
- Advanced knowledge of Excel, including Pivot Tables and V-lookup functions
- Good knowledge of accounting systems; NetSuite experience a plus