Senior Staff Accountant

The Senior Staff Accountant is responsible for processing payroll, performing general ledger account and bank statement reconciliations, preparing journal entries, processing accounts payable, assisting with state reporting requirements, applying customer payments, and preparing statistical and financial reports.

• Manage full-cycle payroll processing; review payroll batches to ensure accuracy of wages, bonuses, commissions, and deductions; reconcile payroll, benefits, and payroll tax accounts to the general ledger
• Lead key aspects of the month-end close process, including account analyses, certain balance sheet roll-forwards, and bank and credit card reconciliations; research and resolve any discrepancies; prepare accrual or other adjusting journal entries
• Partner with CFO on financial statement preparation and perform preliminary variance analysis
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow analysis
• Coordinate with external auditors by preparing and compiling any requested documentation and schedules
• Process outgoing payments and ensure accurate application of incoming deposits to invoices
• Reconcile daily cash receipts to bank deposits and prepare daily cash reports
• Review accounts receivable aging on a regular basis and collaborate with A/R team members to address overdue accounts, disputed invoices, and any other billing/collection issues
• Assist with local, state and federal tax filings, ensuring accuracy and compliance
• Perform ad hoc reporting requests, as well as financial analyses in support of management initiatives or inquiries
• Attend departmental and company meetings, as required.
• Attend conferences, seminars, and related educational events to maintain proficient understanding and working knowledge respective to job function and industry.
• Consistently display integrity, responsibility, accountability, teamwork, and ethics.
• Perform assigned job duties and responsibilities in accordance with company policies, procedures, and standard practices.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting (Required)
• Five (5) to Seven (7) years of experience in a same or similar capacity
• Experience with Netsuite and Paycor preferred
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel is a must

This position requires regular sitting, walking, standing, reading, seeing, speaking, hearing, listening, organizing, interpreting data and information, operating office equipment, typing using a computer keyboard, viewing a computer screen monitor, and use of a telephone. The working environment consists of an indoor and climate-controlled setting the majority of the time.

• Relationship Building – Easily develops rapport with candidates and internal team members quickly with a friendly, approachable, and professional communication style.
• Ethics - Displays the highest levels of integrity, honesty, respect, and sound judgment at all times.
• Accountability - Takes ownership of own actions, decisions and contributions as an individual contributor and team member within the organization.
• Customer Service Orientation - Provides helpful, courteous, accessible, responsive and knowledgeable support to staff, customers, and others at all times.
• Organization - Uses resources effectiveness and efficiently, arranges information and data in a useful manner, assembles and orchestrates resources to get things done.
• Quality - Completes tasks in accordance with quality standards and requirements relevant to the company, industry and specific to the job function, and enforces the same standard of quality within the department.
• Problem Solving - Identifies potential issues, sources for appropriate solutions by looking beyond the obvious, and applies effective methods for solving problems to support the business objectives.
• Communication - Conveys verbal and written information using effective techniques and approaches that promote clarity, promote teamwork, and efficiency.
• Interpersonal Relationships - Applies active listening to foster strong working relationships with others including internal staff and personnel external to the organization.
• Teamwork - Cooperates and works constructively with others to accomplish common goals and objectives, and treats others with respect and dignity by valuing the contributions of everyone.
• Tech-Savvy & Adaptable – Comfortable with Applicant Tracking Systems, scheduling platforms, and Microsoft Office. Displays a willingness to learn, adapt to new technologies and processes, and copes with change effectively, shifts gears with ease, as well as handles risk and uncertainty comfortably.
• Technical Knowledge – Displays competence and proficient working knowledge, skill and ability in administering health insurance and related benefit plans for groups, as well as proficiency in word processing, spreadsheets, and general database systems.