We are looking for an experienced Senior Accountant to oversee general accounting operations by controlling and verifying our financial transactions.
Senior Accountant responsibilities include reconciling account balances and bank statements maintaining general ledger and preparing monthend close procedures. A successful Senior Accountant combines excellent analytical skills with a thorough knowledge of accounting principles to analyze financial reports and forecasts. The ideal candidate has also experience collaborating and/or managing a team of Accountants and Junior Accountants.
Senior Accountant duties also include ensuring accuracy and effectiveness in all of our accounting tasks.
- Verifying allocating posting and reconciling accounts payable and receivable
- Producing errorfree accounting reports and present their results
- Analyzing financial information and summarizing financial status
Responsibilities
- Verify allocate post and reconcile accounts payable and receivable
- Produce errorfree accounting reports and present their results
- Analyze financial information and summarize financial status
- Spot errors and suggest ways to improve efficiency and spending
- Provide technical support and advice on Management Accountant
- Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures
- Manage accounting assistants and bookkeepers
- Participate in financial standards setting and in forecast process
- Provide input into department s goal setting process
- Prepare financial statements and produce budget according to schedule
- Assist with tax audits and tax returns
- Direct internal and external audits to ensure compliance
- Plan assign and review staff s work
- Support monthend and yearend close process
- Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
- Ensure compliance with GAAP principles
Requirements
Requirements and skills
- Proven experience as a Financial Controller Accounting Supervisor chief or senior accountant
- Thorough knowledge of basic accounting procedures
- Indepth understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Awareness of business trends
- Familiarity with financial accounting statements
- Experience with general ledger functions and the monthend/yearend close process
- Handson experience with accounting software packages like FreshBooks and QuickBooks
- Advanced MS Excel skills including Vlookups and pivot tables
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Aptitude for numbers and quantitative skills
- BS degree in Accounting Finance or relevant
- Relevant certification (e.g. CMA or CPA) will be preferred