Accounting and Advisory Services Senior Accountant

• Location:
  
  221 S Warren St. STE 500, Syracuse, NY, 13202, United States
• Base Pay: $65,000.00 - $80,000.00 / Year
• Employee Type:
  Full-Time Exempt
• Manage Others:
  Yes

Dannible & McKee, LLP, a premier certified public accounting and consulting firm in the Central New York region, is seeking a full-time senior accountant to join our Accounting and Advisory Services Department. The senior accountant is responsible for larger, more complex clients and should be able to perform tasks with little supervision. This position will join a growing team that provides accounting and bookkeeping assistance to various clients and industries.

• Appropriately communicates and works with other accounting and advisory services team members to deliver high-quality accounting services to firm clients, taking ownership of both the process and product.
• Assigns work to staff members on the basis of their knowledge and capabilities.
• Supports the training of staff and interns including reviewing work prepared by staff in a timely manner and offering guidance and feedback to support their development.
• Maintains positive internal and client relationships.
• Responds timely and accurately to internal and client request.
• Performs daily, weekly, monthly and annual accounting functions as needed and as requested by clients.
• Conducts month end activities, including general ledger maintenance and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepares monthly, quarterly and yearly financial statements, analysis of financial information, and prepares reports and summaries.
• Prepares analysis and work papers for use by client’s external audit firm in performance of their review or audit of the year-end financial statements.
• Prepares various documents such as invoices, credit card reconciliations, purchase order requests, travel and expense reimbursement, substantiating business transactions as they are processed.
• Offers general assistance with bank account and insurance matters.
• Analyzes, anticipates and resolves variances.
• Proactively demonstrates willingness to learn and attain greater knowledge and responsibility.
• Actively seeks opportunities to positively represent and promote the Firm.
• Other duties as assigned.

• An associate or bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, or related field.
• 3-6 years of full-time private or public accounting experience or equivalent industry specialization.
• Thorough knowledge of accounting concepts, generally accepted accounting principles, and financial systems.
• Experience with Quick Books Desktop and/or Quick Books Online or other accounting software.
• Must be Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong compliance and accounting skills.
• Able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines within budgetary parameters.
• Must be organized and detail oriented.

Dannible & McKee, LLP is an equal opportunity employer. Come work at one of Central New York’s Best Places to Work of 2025.