Senior Accountant

Description:

• Works with the Controller and other members of the accounting team to ensure the integrity and timeliness of accounting reports and other financial information.
• This includes; monthly closing, financial report preparation, balance sheet management and reviewing general ledger related transactions.
• Prepares various sales and inventory reports by summarizing information and analyzing trends.
• Works closely with other departments in the company to ensure proper accounting and reporting of activities
• Interfaces with other departments to provide financial support to develop process improvements
• Assists in new project designs and implementations
• Works closely with operations to achieve effective financial management and controls.
• Assists with annual budget preparation process as needed.
• Prepares year-end audit schedules and account reconciliations and provides explanations as needed.
• Assists Leadership with ad hoc analyses as requested.
• Attendance is an essential function of this position, and we rely on all our employees to be at work during their scheduled shift.

Skills:

• General ledger
• Reconciliation
• Month end
• Financial reporting
• Journal entry
• Financial statement
• Audit, Accounting
• Reporting
• Balance sheet

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

Must Haves:

• Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance (or Associates with 3-4 years of Sr experience)
• 5+ years of Accounting experience
• Proficiency with Excel (Pivot Tables/ VLOOKUPs)
• NEEDS GL EXPERIENCE (that's been a miss on the last 3 interviews for them)

Nice to have:

• Supervisory experience
• Experience working with retail companies
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics AX or similar ERP systems
• Experience writing and/or using SQL queries a plus