Senior Accountant

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced general ledger accounting, including journal entries, subsidiary-ledger and bank reconciliations, accruals and reversals, and accounting for fixed assets, leases, investments, and revenue recognition in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
• Analyze project-level and financial-statement results and communicate significant trends, variances, risks, and recommended follow-up to management.
• Participate in project setup to support appropriate accounting treatment, revenue recognition, billing, and reporting.
• Investigate and resolve unreconciled items, unusual balances, and inconsistencies in general ledger and subsidiary records.
• Reconcile general ledger and project-ledger activity and coordinate corrections with responsible stakeholders.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, schedules, and management reports.
• Research complex accounting matters and document conclusions in accordance with U.S. GAAP and company accounting policies.
• Maintain and improve accounting procedures and internal controls that support the integrity, completeness, and reliability of financial data and processes.
• Prepare audit schedules and supporting documentation and respond to authorized audit requests.
• Evaluate and support implementation of applicable accounting pronouncements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve accounting efficiency, data quality, and process effectiveness.
• Perform other duties consistent with the position’s accounting purpose and level.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a closely related field.
• Minimum of four (4) years of progressively responsible accounting experience involving general ledger accounting, reconciliations, financial reporting, and financial analysis.
• Demonstrated experience applying U.S. GAAP to accounting transactions and issue resolution.
• Experience preparing journal entries, account reconciliations, financial statements, and audit-support schedules.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and experience using an enterprise accounting or ERP system.
• Successfully pass background and drug-screening requirements.