Senior Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Job Summary:

The Senior Accountant will be responsible for managing multiple company accounts, ensuring accurate general ledger journal entries, and performing comprehensive month-end close procedures. The successful candidate will also handle bank reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations, and demonstrate knowledge of both accounts receivable and accounts payable functions. Prior experience with ERP systems is essential.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Manage and maintain financial records for multiple entities.
• Ensure intercompany transactions are accurately recorded and reconciled.
• Ensuring compliance with financial reporting and other standard accounting procedures
• Review processes and procedures to identify and implement process improvements and efficiencies.
• Performing other accounting duties as assigned.
• Prepare and post general ledger journal entries.
• Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts.
• Perform month-end closing activities.
• Prepare and analyze financial statements and reports.
• Reconcile bank statements with general ledger accounts.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies.
• Prepare and review balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Ensure all balance sheet accounts are accurately stated.
• Support and review accounts receivable and accounts payable processes.
• Reconcile accounts receivable and accounts payable.
• Assist in the management of invoices, collections, and vendor payments.
• Monthly, quarterly, and annual multi-state sales/use tax filings
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Proficiency in ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Sage).
• Strong knowledge of general ledger accounting, financial reporting, and reconciliations.
• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple responsibilities is required.
• Ability to handle a fast-paced, often changing environment is required.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office, particularly with Excel, is required.
• Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively with different levels of employees.
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal.
• Ability to work with little to no supervision.

Education and Experience:

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or extensive relative experience.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of accounting experience, with a focus on multi-company accounting.

Physical Requirements: The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Position requires concentration, accuracy, and focused mental effort.
• Works in a normal office environment with occasional exposure to warehouse heat, moderate noise, dust, dirt, and fumes.
• Occasionally lift, carry, push, or pull up to 20 pounds.
• May travel (domestic) as business needs requires.