Senior Accountant

The Senior Accountant is responsible for managing general accounting functions, ensuring accurate financial reporting, supporting month-end and year-end close processes, maintaining compliance with accounting standards, and assisting with audits and financial analysis. This role works closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the integrity of financial data and support strategic business decisions.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

* Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.

* Lead and participate in the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.

* Assists in preparing and posting all entries and reconciliation for month-end close.

* Assists in management of financial reports in Report Writing tool.

* Posts and maintains non-financial metrics data in general ledger system and generation of all metrics data reports.

* Maintain the general ledger and ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP.

* Administer lease accounting under ASC 842, including maintaining lease schedules, calculating right-of-use (ROU) assets and lease liabilities, recording lease-related journal entries, and ensuring proper financial statement disclosures.

* Support revenue recognition under ASC 606 by reviewing contracts, evaluating performance obligations, determining transaction prices, documenting accounting conclusions, and ensuring revenue is recognized accordingly under U.S. GAAP.

* Assist with external annual audits by preparing requested schedules and documentation.

* Ensure compliance with internal controls and company accounting policies.

* Collaborate with departments including, but not limited to: FP&A, Treasury, Payroll, and Operations.

* Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes and implement efficiencies.

* Mentor junior accounting staff and review their work when appropriate.

* Reviews various calculations and analysis to ensure accuracy and completeness of financial data and recommends & implements changes as needed.

* Establishes or improves procedures or operating policies of assigned function; participates in implementation of new or revised accounting systems.

* Reviews and controls accounts and records to ensure accuracy, proper documentation, and compliance with all pertinent procedures and regulations.

* Assist with audits conducted by local and state agencies[EW1.1].

* Adjusts to changing needs of Company operations or need to provide specialized or individualized reports.

* Maintains regular and timely attendance, reports to work as scheduled and assures time worked and/or time-off is recorded properly.

* Maintains established department policies, procedures and attends required meetings.

* Maintains confidentiality of all students, associates, and/or company information as required.

* Adheres to College/University policies and procedures and conducts job responsibilities in accordance with the standards set out in the College/University's Code of Ethical Conduct, Compliance Agreement, Sexual Harassment Policy or any of its policies and procedures, applicable federal and state laws, and applicable professional standards.

* Exercises care, proper use and maintenance of department equipment and supplies and identifies unsafe conditions and makes appropriate adjustments.

* Maintains order, cleanliness, and safety at work.

* Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum and

Preferred Qualifications

* Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

* CPA certification is preferred.

* Public accounting experience is a plus.

* Experience with lease accounting under ASC 842

* Experience with accounts receivable and/or revenue recognition under ASC 606

Experience & Skills

* 4-7+ years of progressive accounting experience, preferably including corporate accounting.

* Thorough knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, practices and procedures in for-profit setting, internal accounting controls.

* Knowledge of database, financial and accounting reporting computer application systems, specifically Great Plains and education/student accounting systems such as Campus Vue.

* Experience with MS Office.

* Knowledge of operation of integrated information systems, and appropriate software (word processing, spreadsheet, and database and Internet).

* Communicate and collaborate effectively with cross-functional departments to resolve accounting-related issues.

* Ability to prepare complex accounting, budgeting and auditing reports on a timely basis.

* Ability to demonstrate basic math, detailed numerical math computations and statistical techniques.

* Ability to operate a variety of office equipment such as calculating and adding machines, as needed.

* Excellent analytical and organizational skills.

* Ability to work effectively in a highly ethnic and culturally diverse student and associate community.

* Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements, and projections.

* Ability to demonstrate strong professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.

* Ability to self-direct,…