What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Accountant position at HiEmployment?
About the role:
The Senior Accountant is responsible for performing general ledger accounting activities related to the organization operations, including operating expenses, capital expenditures, lease accounting, accruals, reconciliations, and monthly/quarterly close responsibilities.
Job Type: FT, Temp (7 months)
Pay: $42-48 (commensurate with experience)
Schedule: Mon-Fri; 8am-5pm
Other: Twic card requirement
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for monthly general ledger accounting activities for company operations, including preparation and posting of journal entries, accruals, and account analysis
- Prepare and review monthly operating expense and capital expenditure accounting activities
- Perform monthly and quarterly close activities including preparation of supporting schedules and reconciliations
- Prepare monthly accruals including operational cost accruals, unrecorded liabilities, lease accruals, and other miscellaneous accruals as needed
- Perform lease accounting activities including recording lease journal entries, lease accruals, lease remeasurements, and lease reconciliations under ASC 842
- Perform account reconciliations including prepaid accounts, accrued liabilities, lease accounts, fixed assets, intangible assets, and other balance sheet accounts
- Support BlackLine reconciliation processes and ensure timely completion of assigned reconciliations
- Assist with fixed asset accounting activities including asset capitalization, retirement, and termination entries
- Support AFE accounting review and WBS creation activities within SAP
- Coordinate with operations, procurement, accounts payable, and other departments to ensure proper accounting treatment and coding of transactions
- Review purchase orders, invoices, and supporting documentation to ensure proper accounting classification and compliance with company policies
- Support quarterly accounting activities including purchase commitments and contractual obligation reporting
- Participate in audit requests and provide support for internal and external audit inquiries
- Recommend and support improvements to accounting systems, processes, controls, and procedures, including SOX compliance requirements
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements:
- 10 years’ general ledger accounting experience in private industry and/or public accounting; industry experience preferred.
- Experience with month-end close processes including journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, and variance analysis
- Experience with lease accounting and fixed asset accounting preferred
- Understanding of GAAP financial statements and accounting principles
- Ability to perform detailed account analysis and communicate concise explanations to management
- SAP experience preferred
- Experience with BlackLine, CoStar, or similar accounting systems preferred
Salary : $42 - $48