Senior Accountant

JOB OBJECTIVE:

 The Senior Accountant leads comprehensive reviews and analysis of the general ledger activity. This position is responsible for reviewing the accuracy of the journal entries as well as the cash process. This role reviews and oversees the development of Blackline, the account reconciliation system for Operations. The Senior Accountant conducts root cause analysis to drive efficiency and automation in all areas. This position assesses our internal controls including risk assessments and review of risk areas. The Senior Accountant leads Operation on system projects for both new and updates to the systems and provides guidance and knowledge to entry level accountants as needed.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

• Review, prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records to ensure proper recording and reporting based on statutory accounting principles.
• Research and interpret statutory rules pertaining to the area and lead the analysis, and implementation of changes into the teams’ processes. Identify and communicate potential problems, inefficiencies or risk and work to resolve them.
• Daily analysis and journal entries relating to the operating cash accounts and generate appropriate reporting needed by management to ensure adequate cash flow.
• Review data prepared by accountants for accuracy prior to posting to the general ledger.
• Oversee the administration, maintenance, review and audit of all employee expense reports and the core system. Preparation of journal entries, payroll and fleet reporting, monthly account reconciliations, and reporting.
• Assess current operational processes and controls to determine accounting needs to recommend, develop, or streamline to enhance the processes.
• Identify Industry’s best practices for operational processes and controls that can be incorporated to further our process advancement.
• Understand rules, regulations, and procedures for systematically managing work.
• Perform and review account reconciliations for assigned asset, liability and expense accounts to ensure the accuracy of financial reports and to safeguard the assets of the Company.
• Run and modify existing reports from financial reporting systems including the core insurance system, general ledger, business objects, and other online data access points.
• Complete and/or review selected elements of the month-end close process.
• Review the team’s solutions to exceptions to establish controls to mitigate future issues.
• Work independently to handle complex reconciliations and resolve accounting discrepancies.
• Lead the completion and review of PBC items for the company’s annual audit.

OTHER FUNCTIONS: 

• Identify areas of inefficiency to streamline results.
• Lead specialized project teams to achieve accounting department’s goals.
• Champion change management across the department to support an ever-changing business environment.
• Other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• A four-year college degree with a major in accounting or finance is preferred. CPA is preferred, though not required.
• A minimum of 4 years of prior experience is required. 
• This position also requires an ability to learn and understand Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Statutory Accounting Principles and familiarity with various software applications including, but not limited to, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access. 
• Possess the ability to use technical tools to perform analysis and create efficiencies in reporting and operations.
• Understand and access various data sources, using available reporting tools, to meet compliance and accounting requirements and operational reporting needs.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple tasks, projects, and priorities. Work well in a highly skilled team environment, ability to learn new technology quickly with little guidance, good oral and written communication skills, and a profit-minded perspective are essential.