Sunrise Senior Living, Inc

Senior Accountant

Sunrise Senior Living, Inc • $74K — $93K *
Mclean, VA 22101In-Person
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field required
  • Minimum four years of accounting experience
  • Strong understanding of GAAP
  • Experience with large datasets and data analysis software
  • Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

  • Perform general accounting activities and reconcile ledger accounts
  • Review and report on accounting transactions for compliance
  • Process invoices and contractor pay applications for accuracy
  • Monitor costs against executed contracts to ensure adherence to budgets
  • Manage vendor information in accounts payable system
  • Prepare payroll allocations and work-in-progress entries
  • Collaborate with lenders and the construction team for funding and lien clearances

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability Plans
  • Retirement Savings Plans
  • Employee Assistance Program / Discount Program
  • Paid time off (PTO), sick time, and holiday pay
  • myFlexPay for early pay access after shifts
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Potential discretionary and non-discretionary bonuses
Full Job Description
Essential Duties
  • Perform general accounting activities, including the reconciliation and review of ledger accounts and financial statements
  • Review, analyze and report accounting transactions to ensure accounting ledgers are complete, accurate and compliant with accepted accounting policies and principles
  • Review and process development and pre-open invoices and general contractor pay applications to ensure costs are properly approved and coded prior to payment and reviewed for proper capitalization under US GAAP.
  • Monitor costs spent to date against executed contracts to ensure spending within agreed-upon limits
  • Manage vendor maintenance activities in accounts payable system to ensure new vendors are properly set-up in the system and information is maintained and modified appropriately.
  • Prepare and post payroll allocation and work-in-progress entries to properly reflect labor and project costs
  • Reconcile general ledger balances to general contractor invoices to ensure completeness of project costs prior to staging of assets in fixed assets subledger
  • Prepare wire requests for escrow deposits for real estate acquisitions and verify that all terms and amounts are aligned with the respective purchase contract
  • Prepare bond draws, forecasts, and budget-to-actual analyses to support lender requirements and monitor project performance
  • Collaborate with lenders and the construction team to coordinate lien clearances and timely funding of draw requests
  • Partner with other functional groups, including all other accounting areas, to address inquiries and provide financial support including forecasting, budgeting and analyzing variations from budget
  • Assist in preparation of audit schedules for assigned areas and ensure the timely resolution of auditor questions/requests
  • Maintain compliance in assigned required training and all training required by state/province or other regulating authorities as applicable to this role to ensure that Sunrise standards are always met
  • Perform other duties as assigned


Core Competencies
  • Highly detail-oriented with a strong focus on ensuring the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of financial and requisition reports
  • Experience in identifying inefficiencies and implementing process improvements for more effective reporting
  • Highly skilled in building strong relationships with cross-functional teams


Experience and Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed throughout this job description are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required.
  • Bachelor's degree, preferably in Accounting or related field, is required
  • Minimum of four (4) years of accounting related experience
  • Strong understanding of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) is required
  • Significant experience working with large datasets and expert knowledge of various data analysis software packages and tools (e.g., MS-Excel, Peoplesoft ERP) is required
  • Excellent analytical, organizational and communication skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Pay Range:
74,880.00 - 93,600.00

We also offer benefits and other compensation that include:
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability Plans
  • Retirement Savings Plans
  • Employee Assistant Program / Discount Program
  • Paid time off (PTO), sick time, and holiday pay
  • myFlexPay offered to get paid within hours of a shift
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • In addition to base compensation, Sunrise may offer discretionary and/or non-discretionary bonuses. The eligibility to receive such a bonus will depend on the employee's position, plan/program offered by Sunrise at the time, and required performance pursuant to the plan/program.
  • Some benefits have eligibility requirements

About Sunrise Senior Living, Inc

Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. is a provider of senior living services. The Company's senior living services are provided through its portfolio of senior living communities located in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The Company offers a range of personalized senior living services, including independent living, assisted living, care for individuals with Alzheimer's and other forms of memory loss, as well as nursing and rehabilitative services. The Company operates through two segments: Sunrise and Gracewell. The Sunrise segment includes the Company's communities in the United States and Canada, excluding management services. The Gracewell segment includes the Company's communities in the United Kingdom. The Company offers a range of senior living services, including independent living, assisted living, care for individuals with Alzheimer's and other forms of memory loss, as well as nursing and rehabilitative services.
Learn more about Sunrise Senior Living, Inc
Size
32,000 employees
Industry
Healthcare
Founded
1981
* Ladders Estimates

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