Senior Financial Accountant - GL

Summary

The Senior Financial Accountant-GL is responsivle for the preparation of timely and accurate monthly financial statements and supporting schedules for internal and external purposes. S/he is also responsible for year-end external audit support, account analysis, and internal support.  The Senior Accountant-GL managers and prioritizes these responsivilities to ensure deadlins are met.  

Roles and Responsibilities

The Senior Financial Accountant-GL will possess competency in the areas listed below in order to perform his/her role in a safe, productive, and effective manner. Note that the areas listed are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by co-workers assigned to this role. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job.

• Maintains and balances general ledger accounts by verifying, allocating, and reconciling in addition to investigating and resolving discrepancies
• Advises other departments regarding accounting procedural changes to ensure accuracy and consistency
• Prepares and maintains journal entries with related support and inputs entries into Vista 
• Communicates effectively with impacted departments to advise of necessary account corrections
• Prepares monthly financial statements
• Prepares and distributes various month Excel reports
• Maintains and updates reporting with Vista
• Provides support for preliminary year-end information requests from external auditors
• Prepares and provides working papers, schedules, and other required documents for informaiton as necessary
• Performs analysis or generates work files as requested by management
• Ensures a Safe Work Environment
• Participates in Training/Certifications

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance from four-year college or university; and 7 years of related experience
• Working knowledge of GAAP 
• Proficiency in Microsoft software programs such as Word and Excel 
• SharePoint and Hyperion experience preferred

The following competencies are needed to successfully perform this job:

• Ability to effectively communicate orally or in writing within and outside the organization
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedures
• Ability to effectively present financial information and respond to questions from all levels of the organization 
• Ability to calculate mathematical figures such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
• Ability to apply mathematical knowledge to create complex formulas
• Ability to present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and co-workers
• Ability to resolve issues in a timely, accurate, and professional manner in a team-oriented environment
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables, collect information, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions 
• Ability to interpret information provided in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Ability to exhibit sound and accurate judgment
• Ability to effectively use time-management skills to prioritize workflow to meet deadlines
• Exerts minimal physical effort, occasional handling of average weight objects up to 10 pounds
• Regularly sit or stand for a prolonged period of time
• Employ visual acuity and dexterity in the regular use of computers and other related equipment