Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant needed for our non profit client in Catonsville. The Senior Accountant will manage core accounting functions to include accounts reconciliation, general ledger, tax processing, grants and auditing. Contract to hire position. The non negotiable pay rate is $42.50 per hour.

Essential Duties:

• Review and process vendor invoices and employee expense reports; ensure proper authorization and coding.
  
• Prepare and file Forms 1099 accurately and timely.
  
• Manage customer invoicing, AR follow-up, and cash receipt application.
  
• Prepare and post journal entries in accordance with monthly and annual close deadlines.
  
• Perform bank reconciliations and comprehensive balance sheet account reconciliations.
  
• Support fixed asset management and lease accounting entries.
  
• Ensure adherence to internal controls across AP, AR, and GL functions
  
• Prepare audit schedules and support financial statement audit requests.
  
• Identify and recommend process improvements to reduce manual workflows.
  

Qualifications:

• At least five years of accounting experience with a non-profit environment is required.
  
• Must have a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting.
  
• Must have experience with grants, funding, month-end closing, journal entries, auditing and bank reconciliations.
  
• Experience with Quickbooks Sage, Microsoft Word and Excel are required.
  
• Must be able to work from 9:00 am-5:00 pm Monday through Friday with a 30 minute non paid lunch.
  
• Must be able to pass a FBI background check and drug test.