What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Accountant position at CFS?
Job Summary
The Senior Accountant will take ownership of key areas of the organization’s accounting function, including fixed asset management, long-term debt, payroll liabilities, and month-end close activities. This role is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of financial records in accordance with GAAP and will serve as a key resource to internal stakeholders across Finance, Facilities, and Technology.
Essential Functions
The Senior Accountant will take ownership of key areas of the organization’s accounting function, including fixed asset management, long-term debt, payroll liabilities, and month-end close activities. This role is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of financial records in accordance with GAAP and will serve as a key resource to internal stakeholders across Finance, Facilities, and Technology.
Essential Functions
- Oversee the fixed asset accounting process, including accurate tracking of capital projects, ensuring compliance with GAAP, and maintaining all supporting documentation.
- Prepare and review depreciation calculations, month-end reconciliations, and fixed asset roll-forward schedules.
- Review and approve fixed asset additions, disposals, and capital expenditure requests.
- Lead the preparation of audit schedules and provide detailed support during external audits.
- Partner with Facilities, Technology, and Budget leadership to ensure proper capital expenditure classification, forecasting, and reporting.
- Maintain and update long-term debt schedules, including principal and interest activity, amortization of premiums/discounts, deferred costs, and trustee-related accounts.
- Reconcile bank accounts and bond-related general ledger accounts with accuracy and timeliness.
- Record quarterly interest rate swap activity and interest income.
- Prepare annual debt compliance and reporting requirements.
- Reconcile payroll liability accounts and proactively investigate and resolve discrepancies.
- Lead month-end close tasks, including journal entries, accruals, and variance analysis.
- Identify unusual fluctuations, data inconsistencies, or risks, and escalate findings to management with recommended solutions.
- Assist with process improvements, automation initiatives, and strengthening internal controls.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required; CPA or progress toward CPA strongly preferred.
- Minimum 3–5 years of progressive accounting experience, ideally with exposure to fixed assets or long-term debt.
- Strong technical understanding of GAAP.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience with accounting/ERP systems.
- Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally with non-financial departments.
Salary : $95,000 - $105,000