Senior Accountant

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Free food & snacks
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off

Senior Accountant

Type: Full-time

Experience: Mid-Level

Functions: Accounting, Bookkeeping, Management Reporting

Reports To: Accounting Manager

Location: Honolulu, HI

Compensation: Salary

FLSA Status: Exempt

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Hi Accounting is a locally staffed outsourced accounting and tax firm serving small to medium sized businesses. Our team of accounting and tax professionals work together on multiple clients in various industries. Hi Accounting is a division of The Hawaii Group, Hawaii’s leading business process outsourcing firm. We strongly believe in working personally and directly with our clients, connecting through HiGroup’s core principles of integrity, transparency, and dedicated client service.

POSITION

SUMMARY

Hi Accounting is seeking an Senior Accountant to join its outsourced accounting division. The Senior Accountant is primarily responsible for overseeing the preparation of accounting work papers and reconciliations to support the issuance of financial statements and management reports. The Senior Accountant should be self-driven, passionate and client service focused – serving as a role model to junior staff.

The Senior Accountant reports to the Accounting Manager.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Technical

• Serve as the primary liaison with client personnel ensuring deadlines are met.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, along with work papers to support financial statements.
• Review junior staff work papers, reconciliation and client deliverables
• Create, update, and monitor various management reports.
• Coach and assist junior staff members as needed regarding workpaper documentation and client services.
• Supervise junior staff to ensure work is performed accurately and timely.
• Provide training, coaching and mentoring to junior staff regarding industry changes and updates.
• Assist Accounting Manager with workflow assignments and process improvements.
• Work with Accounting Manager on implementing new clients.
• Understands general business including business law, formation and entity types and practices ability to make recommendations for business planning.
• Stays up-to-date regarding regulatory and industry changes to respond to client’s needs.

Client Service

• Deliver best-in-class customer service to clients and employees at all times, with an emphasis on being proactive, responsive, professional, and accurate.
• Understands client’s business and industry and establishes a full understanding of client’s service needs.
• Serve as the primary liaison with client personnel; ensure client deadlines are being met and manage client expectations regarding deliverables, budgets and timelines.
• Develops relationships with client and takes part in client events.
• Establish and maintain a positive working relationship with client’s employees, and co-workers to promote a quality service image.
• Embraces team based approach to client service.
• Encourages collaboration, open communication and problem solving in a team.
• Tracks and records time accurately. Understands client engagement agreement and is able to identify services outside of this scope.

Business Development

• Identify new opportunities for clients and promote other company services to clients that would help them in their business.

Practice Management

• Assist with new client implementation process including preparing a proposal for services, setting a budget and assigning return to team.
• Assist with new client interviews and develops a scope-of-work proposal and engagement letter. Sets engagement budgets.
• Ability to manage a large number of clients and client projects.
• Assist to review time spent on projects and…