SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

The Senior Accountant performs professional accounting work involving compilation, consolidation, and analysis of financial data. May include any or all of the following: ledgers and preparation of journal entries, fixed asset or inventory accounting, preparation of trial balance or financial statements, cost accounting, bank account reconciliation.

Requirements

• Perform general or cost accounting activities requiring some insight and depth of understanding.
• Apply accounting techniques and standard practices to the classification and recording of financial transactions.
• Ensure proper handling of financial transactions and transactions approvals within designated limits
• Assists immediate superior in the preparation of MIS reports, budgets, and forecasts.
• Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
• Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
• Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology.
• Perform internal audits of accounts payable, payroll distribution, fixed assets, and cash.
• Appraise, evaluate, and conduct inventory of real property and equipment, recording information such as the property's description, value, and location.