Accountant

Responsibilities

• Supports Brookdale’s operations and corporate management in obtaining financial success by planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the financial activities, including payroll.
• Maintains the integrity of the general ledger by applying generally accepted accounting principles to all transactions.
• Completes balance sheet account reconciliations and bank account reconciliations by the established due dates.
• Researches and resolves reconciling items in a timely manner.
• Reviews cost center and chart of account structures. Makes recommendations as to cost center/account structure that will identify the nature of expenses to their proper area; assists in controlling annual expenditures and streamlines the data processing support required during month-end.
• Prepares, verifies, and controls the entering of journal entries to the general ledger.
• Evaluates subsidiary journals for obvious errors and omissions and enters corrected data into the general ledger, i.e., enters monthly journal entries, executes monthly closing entries, executes month-end general ledger (by cost center and by natural account).
• Reviews monthly balance sheet and profit-and-loss statements for accuracy.
• Aids in coordinating monthly closing and production of statements to guarantee timely reporting.
• Reviews, redesigns, and enhances the on-line financial statements to ensure that the information reported properly reflects the company's financial position.
• Aids in reviewing and updating monthly closing procedures.
• Reviews supporting subsidiary schedules to ensure that the company's accounting practices are being maintained, i.e., insurance, fixed assets, amortization of prepaid; makes recommendations.
• Ensures all processes are appropriately documented and assists in the on-going documentation of accounting policies and procedures.
• Prepares audit schedules and responds to auditor requests during financial audits, SOX audits or any other audit.
• Maintains oversight of cash outflows.
• Provides necessary updates to management.
• Interacts with field personnel.
• Provides exceptional customer service in explaining and responding to questions regarding monthly operating activity, investigating variances, providing detail of charges and booking reclass entries.
• Corresponds with third party financial institutions and regulatory bodies.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree (B. A. or B.S.) from four-year college or university is required, major in Accounting is preferred. Zero to three years related experience and/or training.
• Certifications, Licenses, And Other Special Requirements: None.