Senior Staff Accountant

A Fort Lauderdale company is seeking a Senior Staff Accountant to join their team. The Senior Staff Accountant position is responsible for maintaining financial records and ensuring that financial transactions are properly recorded in the GL and roll up to accurate and timely financial statements.

This position ensures the accuracy of entries to general ledger accounts, reconciles subsidiary ledger accounts to the general ledger, reviews work in process and prepares complex balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other financial reports.

Analytics will be utilized to identify inconsistent trends within accounts and assist management in assessing financial performance.

Responsibilities :

The Senior Staff Accountant will :

• Maintaining accurate and timely financial records and ensuring that financial transactions are properly and timely recorded
• Preparing complex balance sheets, profit and loss statements, cash flows, and other financial reports
• Reviewing general ledger accounts and preparing adjusting journal entries
• Performing account analysis and reconciliation, including bank statements and intercompany general ledger accounts
• Maintaining general ledger charts of accounts
• Assisting with the month-end closing process, conducting research and correcting journal entries for account discrepancies, preparing closing journal entries, and posting accrual entries
• Supporting accounts receivable and accounts payable teams in reviewing work in process
• Analyzing financial information through proficient development of spreadsheets and information validation
• Responsible for accounting for fixed and intangible asset schedules
• Assisting with internal control evaluations
• Posting monthly, quarterly, and annual accruals
• Performing various complex account analyses and reconciliations of subsidiary ledgers to the general ledger
• Preparing and filing sales tax returns
• Analyzes transactions with internal and external stakeholders
• Conducts month-end and year-end closures
• Prepares documents for audits

Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Business Administration with Major in Accounting
• Strong Financial Management / Economics / Accounting knowledge
• Years of relevant work experience required : 4 years of stable work history within accounting in a corporate environment
• Exceptional computer skills, including expertise in Microsoft Excel
• Experience with an ERP level accounting system
30+ days ago