Senior Accountant

The experience expected from applicants, as well as additional skills and qualifications needed for this job are listed below.

This role will report to the Assistant Controller and will contribute to the daily accounting operations for Best Friends Pet Hotel including but not limited to preparing and filing tax returns, ensuring compliance with tax laws, providing insightful tax advice to the company and preparing financial reports.

The Senior Accountant is motivated by a strong understanding of accounting principles, is detail-oriented and is able to work independently and collaboratively.

Essential Job Functions :

The incumbent must be able to perform all of the following duties and responsibilities with or without a reasonable accommodation :

• Prepare, review and file sales tax returns
• Manage real estate tax accounts and timely payments
• Ensure proper documentation for all tax-related activities and timely submission of tax filings and payments
• Stay up-to-date on changing tax laws and regulations to advise management on their implications and potential tax savings, credits and incentives
• Collaborate with accounting team members to develop tax-efficient strategies and solutions
• Assist with tax audits and inquiries from tax authorities
• Provide monthly, quarterly and yearly tax reports to management
• Support close process by reconciling tax accounts
• Ensuring compliance with accounting standards, government regulation and GAAP
• Drive operationally excellent, predictable and repeatable processes, using metrics, to achieve the required outcome of financial performance across the Company.
• Manage and perform special projects and duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

• In-depth knowledge and understanding of tax principles
• Ability to adhere to highest standards of confidentiality and discretion in all proprietary business, financial and employee matters
• Proactive, organized and driven self-starter with ability to pull reports to synthesize data and build the strategy for the enterprise to follow.
• Able to adapt to an evolving and high-performance work environment
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• A sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on the company's success

Requirements :

• 3-5 years of Accounting and / or Finance experience, in the services / hospitality field preferred
• Strong knowledge of tax regulations, laws and best practices
• Strong communication skills to effectively convey complex tax information
• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy in completing assignments
• Advanced computer skills including MS Office Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Experience with Great Plains or other similar accounting software
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or relevant field.

Note : Current responsibilities are impacted by company and team priorities that may have evolved from what is displayed in the job description.

The description provides general job duties and requirements, but the employee's manager may assign additional responsibilities or tasks depending on business needs.

We are an Employee-owned and operated company that is expanding, which provides many growth opportunities within the company.

We currently have over 50 locations in more than 20 states coast-to-coast and have been in business for nearly 30 years.

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