Senior Accountant

About:

- Senior Accountant responsibilities include reconciling account balances and bank statements, maintaining general ledger and preparing month-end close procedures.

- A successful Senior Accountant combines excellent analytical skills with a thorough knowledge of accounting principles to analyze financial reports and forecasts.

- The ideal candidate has also experience collaborating and/or managing a team of Accountants and Junior Accountants.

- Senior Accountant duties also include ensuring accuracy and effectiveness in all of our accounting tasks.

Responsibilities:

- Verify, allocate, post and reconcile accounts payable and receivable

- Produce error-free accounting reports and present their results

- Analyze financial information and summarize financial status

- Spot errors and suggest ways to improve efficiency and spending

- Provide technical support and advice on Management Accountant

- Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures

- Manage accounting assistants and bookkeepers

- Participate in financial standards setting and in forecast process

- Provide input into department's goal setting process

- Prepare financial statements and produce budget according to schedule

- Assist with tax audits and tax returns

- Direct internal and external audits to ensure compliance

- Plan, assign and review staff's work

- Support month-end and year-end close process

- Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls

- Ensure compliance with GAAP principles

- Liaise with our Financial Manager and Accounting Manager to improve financial procedures

Requirements and skills:

- Proven experience as a Financial Controller, Accounting Supervisor, chief or senior accountant

- Thorough knowledge of basic accounting procedures

- In-depth understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

- Awareness of business trends

- Familiarity with financial accounting statements

- Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process

- Hands-on experience with accounting software packages, like FreshBooks and QuickBooks

- Advanced MS Excel skills including Vlookups and pivot tables

- Accuracy and attention to detail

- Aptitude for numbers and quantitative skills