The Senior Accountant addresses financial and accounting functions related to the general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, expenses, billing, and more. They are responsible for actual to budget variance explanations, performing account reconciliations and analysis, conducting accounting research, and providing information for client requests.
Responsibilities
- Support Controller, interact as required with clients on a daily or weekly basis. Respond to client communications within 24 hours.
- Organize and plan engagement workflow, set priorities, and delegate tasks under evolving circumstances for different clients.
- Develop a strong understanding of client’s industry, accounting operations, and procedures.
- Supervise and review Accountants’ and Analysts’ daily/monthly workload, including but not limited to transaction processing activities, journal entry preparation, and monthly account reconciliation.
- Prepare/review reconciliations for significant balance sheet accounts and various other general ledger accounts, as needed.
- Maintain general ledger, including accounts payable and accounts receivable sub-ledgers.
- Prepare and/or review day-to-day and month-end close entries, including payroll, benefits, expense allocations, and other entries, as appropriate.
- Prepare monthly financial statements, including balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows, financial analyses, and budget variances.
- Recommend and adhere to best practices, internal controls, and policies.
- Participate in the ongoing development and improvement of client financial systems.
- Other duties as assigned.
People Management/Relationships
- Takes initiative to be a team player (seeks out opportunities to help others).
- Treats everyone with respect.
- Develops loyalty and trust with the team.
- Successfully adapts to different personalities and working styles.
- Proactively and effectively communicates information regarding status issues to team members.
- Holds self-accountable for assigned work; seeks continuous feedback to learn and develop in role; is open to new ideas and suggestions.
Business Growth (if applicable)
Possesses an understanding of RKL’s business (service lines, competitors) and client service capabilities and the impact of technology upon the firm’s growth and success.
Required Skills
- Strong communication skills, written and verbal, to effectively interface with all levels of firm management and staff; ability to communicate issues and conclusions.
- Problem-solving skills; ability to shift focus and adapt to changes.
Education, Experience and Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field strongly preferred.
- CPA certification or other relevant certification a plus.
- 3+ years’ general accounting and payroll experience in a corporate setting required.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Excellent organizational skills with a strong attention to detail.
- Ability to thrive and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple projects.
Work Responsibilities
- Strong communication skills, written and verbal, to effectively interface with all levels of firm management and staff; ability to communicate issues and conclusions.
- Problem-solving skills; ability to shift focus and adapt to changes.
Essential Functions
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position as needed.
- The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office and at client offices to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
- Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
- Ability to communicate in a professional manner and exchange information with internal and external actors as needed.
- Ability to lift/carry up to 20 pounds.
- Ability to work outside of normal business hours and weekends as needed.
- Ability to travel to local and non-local clients as needed; overnight travel may be required.
- This job description is subject to change at any time, and the employee will be given additional responsibilities as assigned.
Salary Range: $75,000 - $85,000
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