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What Goes Around Comes Around lists this Senior Accountant opportunity in city of jersey city, New Jersey. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Overview:
The Senior Accountant role will be responsible for overseeing complex accounting functions, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, and assisting with financial reporting process.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Prepare general ledger entries by maintaining records and files, including reviewing journal entries and reconciliations prepared by junior staff.
Lead complex account reconciliations and general ledger management, including sales and subledger account reconciliations.
Analyze financial statements for discrepancies by performing periodic analysis of key accounts or expense categories.
Mastery of company chart of accounts to ensure GAAP compliance of financial reporting.
Preparation of workpapers for rent based on ASC 842 standards, fixed asset depreciation, prepaid expense amortization.
Maintain accurate reporting through month end close process: including but not limited to review of variance vs budget to identify missing entries and errors, booking of necessary accruals and/or reserves, and ensuring completeness and accuracy of the month end close process.
Ownership, maintenance, and reconciliations of balance sheet accounts (Cash, Prepaids, Accrued Liabilities, Lease Liability, etc.)
Sales tax processing and compliance, including but not limited to filing of monthly sales tax returns, ensuring company compliance with regulatory requirements, analyzing variances, and preparing related journal entries.
Assist with audit process (financial, bank, sales & use tax), preparing schedules, gathering audit support and investigating variances.
Assist with the compilation of monthly, quarterly and annual management reporting packages.
Developing and updating accounting processes within new financial system.
Support Accounting & Finance teams with ADHOC analysis and reporting.
Required Skills / Experience:
4-6 years of related accounting experience
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Expert level skills of Excel
Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
Strong technical, problem solving, and analytical skills
Ability to work in a collaborative culture
Intermediate level understanding of US GAAP and IFRS
Experience with financial systems implementation
Public Accounting/Audit experience preferred
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment with constantly changing demands
Ability to juggle multiple demands with strong time management skills
Worksite address
city of jersey city, NJ, 07304, US
Who can apply
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