Senior Accountant

About the Company: Our client is a manufacturing organization looking to expand their accounting team.

About the Job: As the Senior Accountant, you'll report to the Controller and will be responsible for supporting day to day accounting operations, as well as supervising AP and AR.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Reconcile balance sheet accounts at period end; prepare corresponding GL journal entries to maintain a complete and accurate GL in conformity with US GAAP.
• Record weekly gross-to-net payroll in the GL including underlying analysis to support allocations to multiple entities.
• Perform analysis of various accounts and transactions to determine period-end accruals; record corresponding GL entries.
• Analyze prepaid expenses at month-end and monitor for any current period additions; record corresponding GL entries.
• Maintain fixed asset register and depreciation schedules including additions and disposals, gain/loss on sale, and corresponding monthly GL journal entries.
• Maintain lease accounting and record corresponding lease accounting monthly in the GL (aided by lease accounting software).
• Support the annual external audit by responding to auditor inquiries, providing supporting documentation, and by preparing ad-hoc analyses when/if needed.
• Develop strong working relationships with cross-functional teams to effectively contribute to continuous improvement projects.
• Perform variance analysis on select financial information and provide explanations that provide management with insight and understanding of significant fluctuations.
• Provide accounting support for acquisitions by reviewing financial information; converting data to the general ledger system; obtaining supplementary information for preparing financial statements.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance preferred
• 5+ years of experience in private and/or public accounting
• Ability to manage 2 accounting associates

Salary: $65,000+ based on experience

Job Status: Direct hire