Senior Accountant

The Senior Accountant is a Senior Staff position providing accounting and financial analyses related to the preparation and maintenance of financial records, the audit of financial transactions and monthly close activities. This position will perform corporate accounting functions including financial reporting, accounting research, chart of accounts and financial statement maintenance, ledger transactions, workflow management and other duties as assigned or required.

General Purpose

• Perform general ledger and month-end accounting functions.
• Prepare and review monthly journal entries and related balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Complete monthly close procedures for the general ledger and subledgers.
• Own the month-end close processes for assigned areas, including daily interaction with internal business partners.
• Coordinate integration/mapping of Payroll/HRIS system into the general ledger and prepare bi-weekly journal entries specific to payroll and fringe benefits.
• Ensure data compliance for assigned accounts across all relevant systems.
• Investigate reporting discrepancies and communicate issues as they occur in a timely manner.
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations.
• Evaluate workflow processes and procedures to develop, recommend and implement procedural and system changes to increase accuracy and efficiencies.
• Maintain fixed asset reporting software which includes coordination with plant controllers in capitalizing of fixed assets as well as capital project management.
• Conduct periodic meetings with cross functional support department leaders to identify and review accounting matters.
• Assist with external audit and tax firm requests.
• Prepare monthly sales and use tax journal entries and reconciliations.

Qualifications, Skills, and Abilities

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting strongly preferred.
• 3 plus years accounting/finance experience.
• Strong Excel skills and automated financial systems experience along with Microsoft Office
• Experience in larger ERP systems is preferred.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret financial reports.
• Ability to present financial analysis and results to upper management.
• Sense of urgency and self-motivation, ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Attention to detail with strong organizational skills.
• Computer proficiency with ability to learn new computer software programs.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.