senior accountant is responsible for a companys financial records procedures and statements and ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. They perform complex accounting activities and financial analyses and may also supervise general accounting operations.
Some of the responsibilities of a senior accountant include:
Financial reporting: Preparing balance sheets profit and loss statements and other financial documents
Financial analysis: Analyzing financial statements for discrepancies and alerting the CFO if necessary
Auditing: Coordinating semiannual audits and assisting the CFO in running audits
Reconciling accounts: Reconciling accounts monthly to ensure accurate reporting and ledger maintenance
Managing payroll: Managing the payroll process
Training and managing accountants: Training and managing accountants
Ensuring compliance: Ensuring compliance with legal requirements and companywide accounting policies and procedures
Protecting financial information: Securing financial information by completing database backups and keeping information confidential
Senior accountants generally do not have to perform administrative tasks such as data gathering balance sheet population or updating journal entries.
meeting with clients virtually or during sales visits. demonstrating and presenting products. establishing new business. maintaining accurate records. attending trade exhibitions, conferences and meetings. reviewing sales performance. negotiating contracts and packages.
Education
Graduation