Senior Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

About the role:

The Senior Accountant is responsible for performing general ledger accounting activities related to the organization operations, including operating expenses, capital expenditures, lease accounting, accruals, reconciliations, and monthly/quarterly close responsibilities.

Job Type: FT, Temp (7 months)

Pay: $42-48 (commensurate with experience)

Schedule: Mon-Fri; 8am-5pm

Other: Twic card requirement

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for monthly general ledger accounting activities for company operations, including preparation and posting of journal entries, accruals, and account analysis
• Prepare and review monthly operating expense and capital expenditure accounting activities
• Perform monthly and quarterly close activities including preparation of supporting schedules and reconciliations
• Prepare monthly accruals including operational cost accruals, unrecorded liabilities, lease accruals, and other miscellaneous accruals as needed
• Perform lease accounting activities including recording lease journal entries, lease accruals, lease remeasurements, and lease reconciliations under ASC 842
• Perform account reconciliations including prepaid accounts, accrued liabilities, lease accounts, fixed assets, intangible assets, and other balance sheet accounts
• Support BlackLine reconciliation processes and ensure timely completion of assigned reconciliations
• Assist with fixed asset accounting activities including asset capitalization, retirement, and termination entries
• Support AFE accounting review and WBS creation activities within SAP
• Coordinate with operations, procurement, accounts payable, and other departments to ensure proper accounting treatment and coding of transactions
• Review purchase orders, invoices, and supporting documentation to ensure proper accounting classification and compliance with company policies
• Support quarterly accounting activities including purchase commitments and contractual obligation reporting
• Participate in audit requests and provide support for internal and external audit inquiries
• Recommend and support improvements to accounting systems, processes, controls, and procedures, including SOX compliance requirements
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• 10+ years’ general ledger accounting experience in private industry and/or public accounting; industry experience preferred.
• Experience with month-end close processes including journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, and variance analysis
• Experience with lease accounting and fixed asset accounting preferred
• Understanding of GAAP financial statements and accounting principles
• Ability to perform detailed account analysis and communicate concise explanations to management
• SAP experience preferred
• Experience with BlackLine, CoStar, or similar accounting systems preferred