Senior Accountant

*** This position is 100% remote, but does require a candidate to live locally in Washington state for in-person team collaboration meetings 3-4 times per year
*** This position will only consider candidates who have public accounting experience or an active CPA license (ideally both)

Job Description:

• Preparation and analysis of monthly, quarterly and annual journal entries and reports
• Participation in the monthly general ledger close and consolidation reporting to parent companies
• Cross collaboration with Finance department and other company departments
• Maintains and reconciles balance sheet accounts which includes investigating and resolving account discrepancies within the general ledger
• Provides support for audits and tax requests to external CPA firm
• Routine accounting assignments including, but not limited to, review and coding of invoices received and/or preparing invoices for affiliates
• Create and maintain documentation on processes and procedures related to job responsibilities
• Ability to be a resource for and train staff members as well as facilitate cross‑training among team
• Recommends and implements ideas and innovations to improve upon existing systems, work processes and procedures
• Participates in cross functional teams to implement accounting solutions for new business activities

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business or related field (CPA strongly preferred)
• Knowledge of US GAAP and internal controls
• 3+ years of relevant experience (ideally a mix of public accounting and industry accounting)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to effectively communicate accounting results to both accounting and non‑accounting customers at various levels of the organization
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to meet communicated deadlines
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships & work independently
• Proven ability to self‑motivate and work effectively remotely
• Displays initiative and has the ability to improve processes and document work performed
• Ability to deal with ambiguity – unknown variables, systems limitations, and constraints
• Highly organized – able to move quickly from one task to another, prioritize with limited guidance/direction and document work performed