What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Accountant position at SPS?
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Use accounting knowledge and professional judgment to accurately analyze and journalize accounting transactions. Understand and complete monthly accounting close responsibilities in a timely and accurate manner. Demonstrate independence and responsibility in managing assigned duties. Willingly share knowledge and assist others. Communicate with others to understand and resolve transaction variances and reconcile accounting records. Perform and understand complex balance sheet reconciliations. Complete other duties or special projects each month as assigned by management. |
Principal Duties: 5-7 duties critical to competently performing the job.
- Judgmentally analyze and evaluate revenue, expense, and balance sheet data and prepare appropriate journal entries to properly reflect underlying transactions.
- Work independently to prepare and record journal entries for designated companies, accounts, or areas of responsibility by appropriate deadlines.
- Prepare monthly G/L account reconciliations including complex balance sheet accounts.
- Research G/L or other accounting discrepancies and interact professionally and appropriately with other accounting personnel or other departments to facilitate timely resolution.
- Complete month-end assignments in an accurate and timely manner.
- Perform variance analysis of financial statement accounts.
- Complete additional duties or projects as assigned by management.
Minimum Qualifications: Knowledge, Experience, Skills, and Abilities which are REQUIRED
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or other closely-related field.
- Understanding of accounting principles and proper application.
- Four years general accounting experience or two years public accounting experience
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Products with emphasis in Excel.
- Ability to organize time and schedule to complete all assigned tasks, both recurring and ad-hoc, during the month-end reporting cycle.
- Occasional light physical effort and frequent exposure to stress as a result of month-end reporting deadlines.
Preferred Qualifications: Knowledge, Experience, Skills, and Abilities which are PREFFERED
- Exposure to Mortgage or Financial Services industry.
- Proficiency with SQL
- Data mining and analysis background