Senior Accountant

Job Summary
To analyze the financial status of the College and work to develop and carry out long-term financial goals. To direct preparation of all financial reports, statements, audits, operating budgets, and controls.

Responsibilities

• Ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions using accepted accounting principles.
• Prepares and records asset, liability, revenue, and expenses entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
• Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, and reconciling transactions and resolving discrepancies.
• Maintains general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts, preparing a trial balance, and reconciling entries.
• Summarizes financial status by collecting information and preparing balance sheet, profit and loss, and other required financial statements.
• Assist in completing the external audit by analyzing and scheduling general ledger accounts and providing information for auditors.
• Secures financial information by completing database backups.
• Prepare various spreadsheets, charts, and graphs for reporting purposes and for day-to-day operations as requested.
• Assist management team in developing operating budgets.
• Assist management team with tax credit compliance reporting.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor/CFO.

• 5 years’ experience in accounting/finance
• CPA preferred
• Experience in working with multiple legal entities
• Experience with financial reporting requirements
• Must pay attention to detail and be deadline-oriented.
• Must have a high level of accuracy and confidentiality and be able to work with constituents throughout the College and community.
• General math skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly with Excel.
• Working knowledge of General Accepted Accounting Principles.

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