Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant with a consumer services company.
 

Summary

The Senior Accountant will regulate and authenticate financial transactions and maintain a ledger to ensure effectiveness and accuracy of all accounting tasks. Their duties include reviewing financial data to make forecasting decisions and communicating with company Executives about financial strategies.

 
Responsibilities

• Performs general cost accounting and other related duties in the accounting department.
• Prepares periodic (monthly) balance sheets, income statements, and profit and loss statements.
• Maintains the general ledger.
• Codes invoices, sets up new accounts, reconciles accounts, and closes the monthly books.
• Reconciles bank accounts at least monthly, verifies deposits, and addresses inquiries from banks.
• Reconciles customer accounts and manages accounts receivable collections.
• Verifies payment of invoices associated with accounts payable and ensures payments are charged to the appropriate accounts.
• Provides outside auditors with assistance; gathers necessary account information and documents to perform annual audit.
• Files required tax forms with federal, state, and local government agencies.
• Create a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) manual for accounting policy and regulations and roll out reconciliation procedures.
• Monitor and maintain a new audit system by implementing new policies and procedures in the finance department
• As appropriate, coordinates with software vendor to maintain accounting software system; recommends updates to enhance the accounting software.
• Perform other duties assigned by management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related discipline required.
• Must have a minimum of 3 years of accounting experience as a Senior Accountant.
• Extensive knowledge of general financial accounting and cost accounting.
• Understanding of and ability to adhere to generally accepted accounting principles.
• Must be an outstanding communicator, and have established skills in accuracy, organization, and working in a high-volume environment
• Highly proficient with accounting software.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.