Senior Accountant - Client Services

About the role

The Senior Accountant is responsible for reconciling account balances and bank statements, maintaining general ledger, payroll, and intercompany transactions, and preparing month-end close procedures. Duties also include ensuring accuracy and effectiveness in all accounting tasks, as well as supporting and reviewing staff accountants' work.

Reports to: Divisional Controller - Corporate Accounting

Direct Reports: Accountant I - Operations

Duties/Responsibilities

The duties listed below are an outline of the Senior Accountant's responsibilities and should not be considered an all-inclusive list. As the needs of the organization change, these duties may be modified as needed.

• Oversee key monthly accounting activities including:
• Review, allocate, post, and reconcile accounts payable and receivable.
• Create billbacks and expense allocations for properties, manage invoicing and collections.
• Create and post payroll allocations across corporate companies and properties.
• Deposit and cut checks, manage cash accounts across companies, and reconcile bank accounts.
• Create and post journal entries.
• Track, post, and reconcile accruals, fixed assets, and other monthly transactions.
• Post and invoice properties for monthly fees.
• Manage accounting assistant(s) and bookkeeper(s).
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial reports.
• Responsible for monthly closing process, including completion of closing schedules and ensuring complete, accurate, and correct books across companies.
• Assist Divisional Controller and VP of Accounting with Audit processes.

Education & Experience

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in accounting.
• Bachelor's Degree required; Focus in Accounting, Finance or relevant field preferred.
• CPA License preferred.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Experience with accounting software, ERP systems, and databases.
• Demonstrated experience leading accounting and financial close processes.
• Strong Microsoft Excel user who understands and applies advanced Excel features.
• Attention to detail and ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong communication skills as you work to deliver results internally across the organization.
• Proactive attitude geared towards efficiency and improvement of processes as company and responsibilities grow.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described herein are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Travel: None required.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee may infrequently drive a vehicle (intrastate and interstate travel) or be subject to air travel for purposes of Company business.

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