Senior Accountant

Position Title:
Senior Accountant
Salary Range:
$73,806.20 - $103,328.67
Job Description Summary:
As a Senior Accountant, this position is responsible for collaborating within the Finance department, across the overall organization, and with outside consultants as needed to help achieve departmental and organizational goals and objectives. This role is primarily responsible for maintaining the accounting records of the organization to ensure they are compliant with GAAP, GASB, and UFARS.
Job Description:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
1. Financial accounting:

• Assists in the preparation for the annual audit and external financial reporting by working under the oversight of the Manager of Accounting & Finance. Prepares supporting workpapers for the audit.
• Ensures organizational compliance with GAAP, GASB, UFARS, and other federal and state regulations.
• Capitalizes assets and manages depreciation expense.
• Independently prepares journal entries as needed, including monthly and year-end accounting closing entries within the ERP system.
• Reviews account and organizational activity to determine proper accounting treatment (examples: prepaids, capital assets, deferred revenue, accruals, etc.) and maintains schedules as necessary.
• Prepares month end account reconciliations for balance sheet accounts. Investigates and corrects reconciling items as necessary.
• Creates and maintains ERP reports as requested by stakeholders.

2. Revenue recognition and project/cost accounting

• Reconciles deferred revenue and manages revenue recognition schedules.
• Prepares journal entries for revenue, deferred revenue, and accounts receivable related accounts.
• Prepares reports on project revenues, costs, and margins.
• Assists in the design and maintenance of a project/cost accounting system meeting the organization's requirements.

3. Provides assistance to the Manager of Accounting & Finance and/or CFO

• Maintains General Ledger activity which involves reconciling, adjusting, and posting information to the ledger on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis in compliance with GAAP.
• Works closely with Finance team members to resolve non-routine issues as they arise.
• Collaborates with team members in interpreting, implementing, and maintaining the organization's accounting and financial practices to ensure strong internal control and compliance with State & Federal regulations, etc.

4. Other duties and special projects as assigned, including but not limited to:

• Serve as a back-up to various Accounting Operations tasks and functions as needed.
• Serve as a back-up on the deposit process in the absence of the Principal Accountant.
• Assist in ERP system configuration and testing.

Additional Job Description:
Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, AND Three (3) years of accounting experience including:
• Demonstrated experience with financial reporting and general ledger structures.
• Demonstrated experience applying GAAP and GASB to accounting practices. OR
• An equivalent combination of related post-secondary and/or professional training/education and demonstrated accounting experience equal to seven (7) years.
• Proficient with computer accounting software, spreadsheets, databases, and related technology

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Public Accountant
• 5 years of experience as a Senior Accountant
• Experience with public sector and/or government accounting

Position open until filled.
Salary Range:

• Grade 10, $73,806.20 - $103,328.6 per fiscal year, commensurate with experience.

First review of applications will take place December 11th. If interested, please submit your application prior to this date to be considered.
Location:

• This is a remote position, and is subject to Sourcewell's telecommuting policies and procedures.
• On occasion may be expected to attend meetings or trainings at Sourcewell's headquarters in Staples, advance notice would be given to team member.
  *Sourcewell is currently accepting applications from all states, except the following: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington. Applicants living in or planning to relocate to a state not on this list are encouraged to apply. *
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Full Time/Part Time:
Full time
Position Type:
Regular
Scheduled Hours:
40#LI-Remote