Description

Senior Accountant Job Description

Job Title: Senior Accountant

Reports to: Director of Accounting

FLSA Status: Exempt

Position Summary

As the Senior Accountant, reporting directly to the Director of Accounting, you are responsible for completing timely monthly financial reporting for a designated group of Provision Living owned/managed communities. Responsibility includes preparation of monthly financial packages, maintaining accurate records, researching and analyzing accounts, preparing detailed reconciliations for balance sheet accounts, reviewing financial statements and communicating financial information as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Ensures and maintains the integrity of the general ledger by applying generally accepted accounting principles to all transactions
• Maintains monthly balance sheet work papers, including accounts payable, prepaid reconciliations, and accrued reconciliations
• Posts monthly journal entries including, payroll journals, payroll accruals, other accruals
• Completes balance sheet account reconciliations and bank account reconciliations by the established due dates
• Responsible for researching and resolving reconciling items in a timely manner
• Utilizes cost centers and chart of account structures to ensure expenses are coded to their proper area
• Reviews P&L and assists in controlling annual expenditures by preparing, verifying, and controlling the entering of journal entries to the general ledger
• Evaluates subsidiary journals for obvious errors and omissions and enter data into the general ledger, i.e., enters monthly journal entries, executes monthly closing entries, executes reclassification of month-end general ledger
• Reviews monthly balance sheet and profit-and-loss statements for accuracy
• Reviews financial statements to ensure that the information reported properly reflects the company's financial position
• Assists in reviewing, updating, and maintaining monthly closing procedures
• Reviews supporting subsidiary schedules to ensure that the company's accounting practices are being maintained, i.e., insurance, fixed assets, capital expenditures, and amortization of pre-paid expenses
• Ensures all processes are appropriately documented and assists in the on-going documentation of accounting policies and procedures
• Partners with external Auditors by fulfilling requests during financial audits, SOX audits or any other audit
• Provides training and responds to questions as needed to the field 
• Creates and prepares monthly cash flow statements
• Responsible for monthly billing, residents ledgers and the leasing & rents systems 
• Other duties may be assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position does not have any supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

Education 

Associate’s degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school with 3-5 years experience 

Bachelor’s degree (B.S./B.A.) or equivalent from a college or university with 2-4 years experience

Skills/Experience

• Three (3) years of experience in an Accounting role is desired.
• Strong knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). 
• Great communication and interpersonal skills are required along with the heart and passion to work with older adults while providing the best care possible.
• Must have the ability to remain calm in stressful situations, to be flexible, to work well with many interruptions and have skill in multi-tasking.
• Respect for the principles of resident rights and confidentiality.
• Must exhibit and promote a high level of customer service.

Travel 

Travel is not required.

Physical Demands

To excel in this role, it is crucial for the employee to be prepared for the possibility of working with residents who may exhibit disruptive behaviors, including verbal or physical contact issues. The physical demands outlined below are indicative of those essential for job performance, and reasonable accommodations can be arranged to facilitate individuals with disabilities in carrying out these vital functions. In the course of performing job duties, the employee will routinely engage in activities such as sitting, standing, walking, using hands to handle and feel, reaching with hands and arms, talking, and hearing. Additionally, there may be occasional requirements for crouching and lifting items weighing up to 50lbs. The employee's specific vision abilities should encompass the capacity to see both near and far distances.

DISCLAIMER: The above information on this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by the employee within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of any employee assigned to this job. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

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