What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Accountant position at Confidential?
Job Summary:
The Senior Accountant prepares, analyzes, and maintains financial records to track the organization’s assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liabilities, and other related financial activities. This role takes a lead position in the month-end and year-end close process, applies advanced accounting knowledge to more complex and judgment-based transactions, and serves as a technical resource and mentor to Staff Accountants.
Essential Functions:
Duties/Responsibilities Can Include:
- Leads the month-end and year-end close process, including preparing and reviewing complex journal entries, account reconciliations, and close checklists.
- Prepares and analyzes financial statements and supporting schedules, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with GAAP.
- Reviews the work of Staff Accountants, including reconciliations, journal entries, and AP/AR transactions; provides feedback, training, and mentorship.
- Manages more complex reconciliations, including intercompany and multi-entity accounts.
- Serves as a lead point of contact for outside auditors; coordinates annual audit fieldwork, prepares audit schedules, and researches supporting documentation.
- Researches and documents the accounting treatment of complex or non-routine transactions and communicates conclusions to management.
- Reviews and files tax forms with federal, state, and local government agencies; ensures compliance with applicable tax regulations.
- Performs general cost accounting and oversees related duties for the organization.
- Oversees inventory accounting, including reconciling inventory balances to the general ledger and reviewing inventory valuation and costing.
- Identifies opportunities to improve accounting processes and internal controls, and assists in implementing process improvements.
- Assists with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis, including preparing commentary on account fluctuations.
- Assists with system implementations, special projects, and ad hoc financial analysis requested by management.
- Maintains current knowledge of GAAP and accounting best practices and communicates relevant updates to the accounting team.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:
- Accounting Knowledge: Advanced knowledge of general financial and cost accounting. Strong understanding of and the ability to apply generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to complex or non-routine transactions. Ability to research technical accounting issues and prepare supporting documentation. Ability to correctly prepare and review tax reports. Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions with limited supervision. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to interpret a variety of technical and financial instructions.
- Computer Skills: Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel (including pivot tables and advanced formulas), Claude, and PowerPoint. Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or similar software, and accounting/ERP software. Sage Intacct preferred.
- Certificates, Education and Licenses: Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field required. CPA license or active CPA candidacy preferred. Minimum of 4-6 years of progressively responsible accounting experience required.
Expected hours: No less than 40.0 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Des Moines, IA 50321