Senior Accountant

Immediate need for a talented

• 20% Exercises accounting control over a group of accounts within a given specialized area. Analyzes complex financial data and/or extracts and/or defines relevant information; interprets data for the purpose of determining past financial performance and/or/or to project a financial probability. Records, classifies, and/or summarizes financial transactions and/or events in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Provides information to customers, explains accounting transactions, and/or resolves accounting issues and/or discrepancies.
• 20% Prepares journal entries and/or reconciles the general ledger accounts. Analyzes financial transactions to ensure the proper recording of revenues to the general ledger. Researches expenses and/or explains cost and/or allocation variances. Prepares budget for assigned departments and/or assists cost center managers as needed. Ensures expenses are allocated in accordance with business contracts and/or departmental operating standards.
• 20% Develops financial reports for financial analysis, forecasting, trending, budgeting and/or results analysis. Uses various software applications, such as spreadsheets, relational databases, statistical packages, and/or graphics packages to assemble, manipulate and/or/or format data and/or/or reports.
• 20% Reviews the work of less experienced staff members. Prepares and/or presents training sessions in response to repetitive errors identified in the work performed by those associates. Reviews departmental policies, procedures, and/or forms used by the staff to identify areas of potential improvement in those documents. Suggests updates and/or improvements and/or prepares a preliminary draft of the policies including the updates or improvements as necessary.
• 10% Responds to requests for proposals. Develops rates and/or pricing assumptions. Reviews contract clauses. Prepares miscellaneous documents and/or detailed audit package that supports all elements of the proposal.
• 10% Handle special projects as assigned by department manager and/or or requested by other groups such as, but no limited to, coordination of various internal and/or external audit projects, compilation of data for audits by internal and/or external auditors, functionality of accounting/costing system, coordination and/or implementation of system enhancements and/or releases with information systems and/or working with information systems to test and/or monitor internal controls and/or corrective/preventive actions for department.

• Comprehensive knowledge of fundamental accounting concepts, practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of mathematical and statistical concepts.
• Able to persuade, influence or negotiate with others.
• Possesses excellent leadership, communication, organizational and analytical skills.
• Strong decision-making skills.
• Ability to work independently. Required Software and Tools: Microsoft Office.
• Ability to use data retrieval applications. Preferred Software and Other Tools:
• Able to write complex queries using database software.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related degree with 24 semester hours in accounting.
• Anyone hired prior to August 1, 2008 in an accounting position only requires 21 semester hours of accounting.)
• 8 years of accounting experience.
• Bachelor's degree-in Accounting or other job related degree.
• 10 + years-of accounting experience.