Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Routine balance sheet and income statement analyses to ensure proper internal reporting and adherence to GAAP
• Preparation of financial statements
• Routine daily transactions involving accounts payable, cash disbursements, inventory, etc
• Reconciliations between general ledger and subledger or other form of substantiation
• Participation in forecasting and budgeting processes
• Journal entry compilation and input
• Assessment and maintenance of internal controls
• Contribution to the annual audit process, including procurement of information to satisfy audit requests
• Development of processes and procedures to improve accuracy and efficiency
• Participation in physical inventory counts

Education and/or

Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration
• Minimum 4+ years of experience as a general ledger (staff/sr) accountant, preferably in manufacturing/distribution company. Public accounting background a plus.
• Experience booking journal entries and strong knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP).
• Experience with financial statement review and analysis
• Experience with SAGE or other similar ERP systems preferred.