Spherion Staffing is interviewing candidates for a Senior Accountant role. This Accountant role is responsible for the corporate accounting practices, the maintenance of accounting records, and the preparation of financial reports. Has responsibility for general accounting, internal auditing, and tax compliance. The candidate will use careful analysis to influence colleagues with fact-based approaches and ideas to ensure optimal performance and results. The ideal candidate will be capable of challenging senior management as well as colleagues in the business in a constructive, balanced way, offering solutions and fresh thinking. ...
Salary $60-80k/year DOE
Responsibilities:
-Prepare and analyze financial statements, ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting standards
-Generate and distribute monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports
-Assist in the Month-End and year-end close processes, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
-Prepare and input journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reports
-Reconcile general ledger accounts to ensure accuracy and completeness
-Assist in the preparation of adjusting journal entries as needed
-Conduct in-depth financial analysis to support decision-making
-Analyze trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses
-Reconcile complex balance sheet accounts and resolve discrepancies
-Ensure compliance with accounting standards and internal controls
-Establish and maintain effective internal controls
-Assist in audits by providing necessary documentation and explanations
-Support the budgeting and forecasting processes by providing accurate financial information
-Assist in the analysis of budget variances and provide explanations as necessary
-Tax reporting including sales and use tax, property tax, and income tax
-Own, develop, and improve tax processes currently in place to ensure corporate compliance
-Gather data to compile reports and follow up with internal & external customers as needed, audit for content and accuracy
-Manage and upkeep of Sales Tax Certificate data, track communications, and follow up to ensure compliance
-Monitor multiple deadlines and ensure all filing or reporting deadlines are met for sales and use tax, property tax, income tax, and other filings as required
-Reconcile balance sheet accounts
-File sales and use tax returns
-Collaborate with internal and external auditors during financial audits
-Prepare audit schedules and provide necessary documentation
-Conduct ad hoc financial analysis and provide insights to support decision-making
-Assist in special projects as assigned by the Accounting Manager
-Manage ERP software processes for projects
Working hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Skills:
See below
Education:
Bachelors
Experience:
4-7 years
Qualifications:
-4-year degree preferred
-Experience in Fixed Asset Management, Financial Statement review/preparation, account reconciliation, journal entries, and Sales Tax
To be considered, please apply online at www.spherion.com/apply or email your resume to leighnelson@spherion.com
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