The Senior Accountant prepares monthly journal entries, reconciliations, and analyzes financial data while ensuring compliance with US GAAP and internal policies.
Senior Accountant/Mitikah
The role
The Senior Accountant prepares monthly journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations to facilitate the monthly accounting close; may review monthly journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations prepared by Staff Accountants; records and reviews quarter-end and year-end closing journal entries; research and explain monthly variances of balance sheet and P&L accounts; prepare ad-hoc analysis around account balance differences along with proposed solution to resolve; and ensures accuracy and compliance of financial statement schedules in accordance with US GAAP and internal policies.
What You Will Do
- Review, analyze and prepare monthly journal entries for month end close
- Analyze large datasets and prepare accruals for various P&L and balance sheet accounts
- Analyze account variances and provide explanations between flux periods for income statement and balance sheet accounts
- Prepare detailed balance sheet account reconciliations, obtain corresponding support to verify accuracy of the financial numbers and resolve reconciling items timely
- Actively manage the fixed asset, inventory, accounts receivable, and accounts payable subledgers
- Work with the internal/external auditors and prepare quarter end/year-end financial reporting schedules
- Assist in identifying potential process improvements, documenting new policies and procedures, and contributing to sound internal control development
- Coordinate across cross-functional departments within the company to aide in analysis, research, and adherence to GAAP accounting standards and internal policies
- Work on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors
- Support less experienced team members through mentoring
- Assist with ad hoc analysis and other projects
What You Will Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance is required
- Master’s degree and CPA preferred
Professional Skills
- 8+ years professional accounting experience and strong accounting skills
- Public Accounting experience preferred, but not required
- Prior experience in a global organization strongly preferred
- Prior experience in the SaaS industry preferred
- Prior experience with Dynamics AX / D365 / Cognos preferred
Knowledge
- Strong understanding and knowledge of general accounting functions, practices, and US GAAP principles
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and time management skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Detail oriented, good judgement and logical decision-making ability with a hands-on approach to assigned tasks
- Initiative-taker with strong ethical standards
- Strong understanding of the requirement so the Sarbanes Oxley Act and internal controls
- Computer literate with at least intermediate proficiency in Excel
- Ability to learn quickly, retain, and apply knowledge
- Ability to multitask in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
vironment
Top Skills
Cognos
D365
Dynamics Ax
Excel
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