Senior Accountant

Job Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary backup to the Financial Controller in their absence.
• Prepare and post month end journal entries for leases, prepaid expenses, accrued expenses and other similar accounts.
• Prepare general ledger account reconciliations of the accounts assigned to them.
• Substantiate financial transactions by auditing supporting documents.
• Absorb financial security and data integrity by adhering to internal controls and established accounting policies.
• Set up new Clients, Vendors, and projects in the ERP system.
• Enter and update project budgets, ensuring proper alignment of task, phase, and total project budgets.
• Prepare and submit monthly client invoices, update project billing information for each billing cycle.
• Collaborate with project managers to resolve budget discrepancies and provide project reports as needed.
• Enter A/P invoices as they are received for Subcontractors, Materials, and monthly expenses such as insurance, utility bills, etc.
• Prepare payments by verifying documentation and requesting disbursements for vendors and employees.
• Review employee expenses, track payments and expenditures, and run checks that are approved by Controller and or CEO and record cash receipts for project and non-project receivables.
• Upload daily credit card transactions and ensure proper coding and accuracy of submitted expense reports.
• Reconcile corporate credit card statements monthly to ensure all transactions are recorded within the proper period.
• Document accounting procedures and workflows for inclusion in the Accounting Procedural Manual.
• Recommend and implement process improvements to increase efficiency, accuracy, and compliance.
• Ensure proper documentation and secure recordkeeping of financial data using current technologies.
• Complete and submit accurate timesheets daily.
• Prepare and submit credit applications as requested.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• 5-7 years financial accounting experience
• Possess strong analytical and technical problem-solving skills and able to communicate effectively, orally and in writing
• Exceptional computer skills, with emphasis on project management, spreadsheet, and word processing applications
• Strong skills of time management, organizational and multi-tasking
• Ability to manage and motivate people
• Effective training and mentoring skills

Physical Requirements

• This position requires the ability to listen and hear, good eyesight, sitting, standing, walking, and use of hands and arms.