Senior Accountant

Department: Finance & Shared Services

Classification: Full-Time Employee (Exempt)

Reports to: Vice President, Finance & Shared Services

Core Functions:
Responsible for overseeing and managing accounting functions, including preparing financial statements, analyzing financial data, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. Supervise staff accountant and contribute to budgeting, forecasting, and internal controls.  Preparing and analyzing financial statements (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement), ensuring compliance with GAAP and other regulations.

Specific Responsibilities:   

• General Ledger Maintenance: Overseeing and ensuring the accuracy of the general ledger, including preparing journal entries and reconciliations.
• Month-End and Year-End Close Processes: Participating in and coordinating the month-end and year-end close procedures, including preparing adjusting entries and reconciliations.
• Financial Analysis: Analyzing financial data to identify trends, variances, and areas for improvement, and providing reports and insights to management.
• Budgeting and Forecasting: Assisting with budget preparation and financial forecasting and analyzing budget variances.
• Internal Controls: Evaluating and improving internal control processes and procedures.
• Audit: Ensure accurate and complete financial records, maintain proper documentation, and verify internal controls.  Reconciliation of accounts and assist in developing audit plans
• Collaboration: Collaborating with other departments to ensure accurate financial reporting and forecasting.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.