senior accountant

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER WHILE SAVING LIVESOur Blood Institute is actively seeking qualified candidates for new position in our growing Finance team that will be responsible for a broad scope of accounting and financial duties.In the role of Senior Accountant, you will contribute to the financial management of a mid-sized (>$100M in revenues) mission driven non-profit organization. Some of the routine duties include reconciling general ledger account balances and assisting in month-end and year-end close processes. A successful senior accountant candidate must have excellent analytical skills, a thorough knowledge of accounting principles, extensive experience with automated ERP (financial systems) and analytical experience of multi-location/cost center financial statements and budgets.The Senior Accountant will play a key role in maintaining the company's accounting software applications and functions to ensure appropriate stewardship of the community's resources. Candidates must have experience collaborating with a team of financial professionals and a commitment to customer service.If you are looking to reinvent yourself in an exciting new bio-tech organization that is truly on the leading edge of its this could be the perfect job for you. Not only will you be joining the World's Best Blood Bank, you will truly be working to secure the future of our operations and helping us save lives every day.We are located near downtown OKC (901 N. Lincoln Blvd) on the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center campus, with free parkingLocation: Oklahoma City, OKPay: Competitive salary based on education and/or experienceBenefits: Health, dental, vision, life insurance, long term disability, 401(k), paid time off, tuition reimbursement, holiday pay, etc.Days: Monday through FridayHours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Qualifications:Bachelor's degree or higher in Accounting or Finance requiredCPA or CMA preferred5+ years general ledger accounting experienceProven experience as a Chief/Senior Accountant, Financial Controller, or Accounting SupervisorAdvanced MS Excel skills, including but not limited to pivot tables and formulas such as VLOOKUPStrong innovative problem-solving capabilities with the ability to take on a new perspective using existing solutionsExcellent communication (written/oral) and interpersonal skills with the ability to interface comfortably at all levels both internally and externallySelf-starter with the ability to work under pressure independently and as part of a teamAbility to think strategically and act proactivelyExcellent time and self-management skills, able to prioritize and multitask to meet deadlinesAccuracy and attention to detailExcellent quantitative, analytic, and deductive reasoning capabilitiesPrimary Responsibilities:Preparing and posting journal vouchers relating to various general ledger accountsIdentifying, recording, and posting monthly, quarterly, and year-end accrual entriesMaintaining fixed asset ledgers, depreciation calculations, and historyTracking prepaid expenses and prepaid insurancesPreparing monthly account reconciliation reports of various balance sheet accounts & income statement accounts as assigned by controller/managementPreparing supplemental management reports when requested by managementOverseeing and maintaining the functionality of the accounting software applications by developing new reports through the use of Pivot Tables or VLookup and troubleshooting software problems when they ariseSupporting the implementing of process improvement initiative in the accounting departmentActivities relating to year-end financial audit including preparation of audit work papers and financial reports for examination by outside auditorsSupport month-end and year-end close process and documenting critical processesProviding accounting/financial support to other departments and special projects when neededCompleting historical financial and budget analysis