Description
The Senior Accountant supports day-to-day accounting operations and general ledger activities, including complex journal entries, account reconciliations, and the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close process. This role is ideal for an experienced accountant who works independently and exercises sound judgment on complex accounting matters. This is a full-time, hybrid position, reporting to the Director of Finance.
Essential Duties
• Prepare, review, and post complex journal entries to the general ledger
• Perform monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities, ensuring deadlines and accuracy standards are met
• Reconcile and review balance sheet and income statement accounts, resolving complex reconciling items
• Suppotr accounts payable and accounts receivable functions as needed, providing analytics and guidance to the team as needed
• Support payroll accounting, accruals, and related reconciliations across multiple locations and cost centers
• Analyze variances and investigate discrepancies, and present findings and recommendations to management
• Assist with financial statement preparation and supporting schedules, and assist with technical accounting research and memo preparation
• Maintain accurate accounting records in accordance with GAAP
• Support internal and external audits, including preparation of audit schedules and responses to auditor requests
• Drive process improvement, internal control enhancements, and special projects
• Support the implementation of new accounting standards and assist with technical accounting research
Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required; CPA or active CPA candidate preferred
• 5-7 years of accounting experience
• Strong working knowledge of GAAP and accounting principles
• Experience with accounting/ERP systems (NetSuite preferred); experience in a multi-entity or multi-location environment preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookups, financial modeling preferred)
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Ability to manage deadlines in a fast-paced environment, while managing multiple priorities and competing deadlines
• Must be a self-starter capable of working independently and leading initiatives with minimal supervision
• Prior experience in healthcare services preferred