SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

Summary Job Description

Responsible for assisting subsidiaries in producing and analyzing financial reports and formulating and calculating key metrics for determining optimal financial performance. Performs variance analysis. Processes reports to support account details and assists field personnel with issues and questions. The ability to resolve complex accounting issues, work under pressure and multitask is essential. Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in accounting and three to five years of experience. CPA certified or exam eligible. Reports to Department Supervisor or Manager.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities

• Ensures financial statements are maintained in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Assists departments and subsidiaries with account analysis and research
• Analyzes basic financial reports and key performance indicators and makes recommendations relative to balance sheet and P&L statements implications
• Analyzes the results of the subsidiary performance against historical data and reports results to subsidiary upper and executive management
• Evaluates trends, identifies and investigates unusual or unexpected account variances
• Generates daily and monthly reports to assist in above duties and prepares other management and statutory reports, as required
• Makes recommendations to resolve issues and makes corrections, as necessary
• Seeks opportunities to modify or enhance current processes and ensures processes are documented and up-to-date
• Performs other accounting research as needed
• Interface with external/internal auditors in managing requests concerning processes and deliverables
• Promotes teamwork between operational groups and departments
• Assists the accounting team with monthly responsibilities
• Performs and/or reviews account reconciliations, as needed
• Other projects as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance combined with 3 – 5 years accounting/finance experience
• CPA or pursuing certification
• Heavily skilled in general ledger reconciliations
• Extensive knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures as relates to general ledger accounting
• Strong analytical skills and problem solving ability
• Highly detail oriented and ability to multitask and meet assigned deadlines
• Critical thinking skills with timely, effective decision making
• Ability to act and operate independently with minimal daily direction from manager to accomplish objectives
• Excellent communication skills and ability to interact professionally and effectively with colleagues and global customers/clients including Executive personnel & Directors.
• Ability to facilitate meaningful discussion and influence outcomes using reasoning and accounting logic.
• PeopleSoft experience preferred
• Ability to travel locally, regionally and nationally as required.

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