Corporate Accountant

Cook Inlet Region, Inc is seeking a talented Corporate Accountantto join our Finance and Accounting team. CIRI's offices are conveniently located in mid-town Anchorage at the Fireweed Business Center, a modern building thatrepresents CIRI's cultural diversity, respect for the land, and sustainability. The Fireweed Business Center reflects our heritage in the displayed Alaska Native art and interior design.

In addition to outstanding office space, CIRI offers a hybrid work schedule for many positions and excellent benefits for eligible employees. Benefits include: paid holidays, paid time off, 401K with employer match, dental, vision, health insurance plans through the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) program, as well as life and disability benefits.

CIRI only accepts applications through our online career page athttps://www.ciri.com/careers/jobs/

General Function

In alignment with CIRI's mission and values, the Corporate Accountant is responsible for the accounting and reporting related to assigned industries/affiliates within the CIRI structure.

Major Activities (Typical Duties/Responsibilities)

1. Responsible for daily, monthly and annual accounting for designated industries and/or affiliates of CIRI. Functions include recording monthly operating results and recurring entries, reviewing coding on invoices, reviewing monthly transaction registers, reconciling inter-company and other general ledger accounts, recording equity income to parent and review of monthly financial statements, uploading and reconciling subsidiary companies' account ledgers to general ledgers and perform other account reconciliations as required.
2. Accounts for real estate investments including commercial properties, equity investments and development projects to ensure accurate and efficient reporting under US GAAP.Performs technical accounting analysis under US GAAP within areas of responsibility and maintains accurate and timely bank compliance reporting on external debt secured by the real estate portfolio assets.
3. Prepares schedules and work papers for annual financial audits of CIRI and subsidiaries.
4. Assist in the preparation of all internal and external reports including monthly financial statements and variance analysis, quarterly consolidations, and year-end financial statements. Assist with various other reporting and analysis across all of CIRI's diverse business segments.
5. Assist with annual budget compilation.
6. Assist with all forecasts and projections.
7. Monitor budget-to-actual performance on designated projects and operations and research variances from budget.
8. Performs other duties as appropriate and as assigned.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Understand CIRI's mission, values and strategic focus areas and incorporate knowledge into daily activities.
• Intermediate accounting knowledge and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and ability to perform related work.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work effectively and cooperatively with all levels of management and staff, affiliated-company employees as well as outside business associates; exhibits a professional manner in dealing with others.
• Excellent leadership skills.
• Superior organizational, follow-up, and detail-oriented skills.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and to prepare and submit comprehensive reports.
• Work independently, as well as on a team and with minimal supervision.
• Make decisions, solve problems and exercise excellent judgment.
• Work well under pressure and independently prioritize workload, while working on multiple projects.
• Ability to research, organize and analyze technical information with particular attention to accuracy and detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; including thorough knowledge of proper grammar, advanced vocabulary, spelling, editing and proofreading skills.
• Proficient using Microsoft Office products, such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and industry-standard computer software and databases.
• High degree of sensitivity regarding confidential information.

Physical Abilities

• Sufficient fine motor skills for use of computers, calculators with an ability to withstand repetitive keyboarding for extended periods of time.
• Visual and communication abilities adequate to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others.
• Ability to kneel, bend and twist at the waist on an occasional basis.
• Ability to reach below shoulder height with regular frequency (desk position) and at or above shoulder height on occasion.
• Ability to push, pull, carry and lift objects weighing up to 20 pounds on a regular basis, and greater weights on an occasional basis.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting and/or finance.
• Two or more years of public accounting experience; or five or more years of accounting experience.
• Public accounting experience preferred.
• Ability to pass a background screening.

CIRI does not discriminate, and the company provides equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship status, age, marital status, pregnancy or parenthood, handicap or disability, genetics, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. CIRI adheres to all federal, state and local laws regarding equal employment opportunity and will not discriminate against you in violation of these laws. CIRI reserves the right to apply CIRI shareholder preference to qualified shareholders in employment and advancement opportunities.