Sr. Accountant

Senior Accountant / Alpharetta GA / Hybrid

The Senior Accountant’s responsibilities include maintaining financial records and reports, performing account reconciliations, assisting with budget and close processes, conducting internal audits, maintaining account payable documentation, perform payroll duties. This position will also assist the Finance Department as needed and respond to information requests by members of management and third parties (i.e., auditors, vendors, etc.).

Role and Responsibilities

• Assist in the management of the monthly close
• Posting of journal entries and preparations of B/S account reconciliation
• Performs daily cash reconciliation and reporting
• Bi-weekly and ad hoc payroll processing
• Proactively identifies and communicates general ledger and accounting related issues
• Research and follow up on reconciling items found during reconciliation process
• Understanding of revenue recognition
• Perform financial transactions consistent with accounting policies and GAAP
• Preparation and maintenance of various schedules
• Support both accounts payable and account receivable activities
• Fully understand the P&L to scrub each month end, making GL coding updates and identifying/correcting the base issues
• Support all cash functions (credit card payments, bank account management, journal entry creation)
• Constantly updating existing SOPs and developing new SOPs
• Involvement in special project, ad hoc reporting, and analysis
• Assist in implementation of business process improvements
• Develops nonstandard reports and statements
• Assists in procuring information for the annual audit
• Cross train in various accounting functions
• Involvement with acquisitions and acquisition accounting
• Solves business problems, investigate, and seeks out cost savings opportunities for the organization
• Within the limits of delegated responsibility, makes day-to-day decisions concerning the accounting treatment of financial transactions
• Provides financial analysis, planning and budget control

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from accredited college or university
• Variety of experience in the fields of general accounting or comparable work experience (3-5+ years)
• Month end close and B/S reconciliation experience
• Payroll processing experience
• Must be highly proficient in MS Office Suite, particularly Excel
• Working knowledge of US GAAP
• Strong general accounting skills
• QuickBooks experience not required, but a plus
• Knowledge of NetSuite, Oracle
• Must be able to sit prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer

Additional Notes

• Communications - Verbal: Listens and repeats back for clarification; Communicates in understanding manner; Adapts tone and style to individual; Communicates clearly with all audiences; Demonstrates effective presentation skills; Presents persuasively when appropriate
• Communications - Written: Writes in an understandable manner; Communicates clearly and efficiently; Adapts writing style to audience; Checks work for spelling and grammar; Incorporates numerical data effectively; Formats documents for quick review
• Business Ethics: Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values; Abel to maintain sensitive and confidential information
• Maintains records and promptly submits information; Displays tenacity with the ability to manage rejection.
• Teamwork: Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others’ views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit
• Time Management: Plans how to achieve key priorities weekly; Reviews results of time plans weekly; Schedules time realistically; Achieves key priorities daily; Balances personal and professional objectives
• Relationship builder: Builds ongoing business relationships with prospective clients and with new and established clients based upon personal integrity and achieving proposal goals
• Motivator: Leads by example with a positive, achiever attitude resulting in results-rich, enjoyable client, manager, and staff work environments
• Maintain a good attitude in stressful situations
• Maintain and advocate for a high degree of professionalism when dealing with vendors, clients, and internal stakeholders
• Understands importance of clear and concise documentation
• Ability to work with limited supervision and direction
• Excellent problem-solving and customer service skills
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow through on commitments