Accountant-Senior

• Oversees project reconciliations and prepares various financial reports.
• Gathers, compiles, files, and maintains backup documentation for reconciliation projects utilizing system reporting tools.
• Maintains a variety of logs and databases essential to operations.
• Analyzes financial reports/records and makes recommendations.
• Prepares various accounting statements and reports.
• Analyzes financial reports and records, while conducting studies and making recommendations relative to the accounting of reserves, assets, liabilities, revenues and expenditures.
• Assists in budget preparation, implementation and oversight of commitments and other transfers.
• Extracts and reconciles monthly budget reports.
• Reviews and approves vouchers/deposit reconciliations and processes financial transaction requests submitted.
• Maintains accounting and audit functions for assigned departments.
• Reviews and verifies accuracy of journal entries and accounting classifications assigned to various records.
• Coordinates accounting matters with other departments, locations and divisions.
• Conducts special studies and develops/recommends improved accounting methods and procedures.
• Instructs or assigns accounting tasks accordingly.
• Analyzes, compares and evaluates various course of actions with the authority to make independent decisions on matters of significance, free from immediate direction, within the scope of responsibilities.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

• Broad knowledge of accounting principles, practices and procedures.
• Analytical and decision making skills.
• Strong multitasking and organizational skills.
• Ability to collaborate across and within different levels of the organization.
• Ability to work independently with strong attention to accuracy and detail.
• Initiative to drive process improvement and efficiencies.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficiency in applicable software including Microsoft Office.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's Degree degree in accounting or finance is required.  Will accept experience in lieu of degree.