Senior Financial Accountant

Job Purpose:

Ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions.



Duties:

* Prepares and records asset, liability, revenue, and expenses entries by compiling and analyzing account information.



* Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions; resolving discrepancies.



* Maintains general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts; preparing a trial balance; reconciling entries.



* Summarizes financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss, and other statements.



* Produces payroll by initiating computer processing; printing checks, verifying finished product.



* Completes external audit by analyzing and scheduling general ledger accounts; providing information for auditors.



* Avoids legal challenges by complying with legal requirements.



* Secures financial information by completing database backups.



* Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.



* Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.



Skills/Qualifications:

Accounting, SFAS Rules, Research Skills, Analyzing Information, Attention to Detail, Deadline-Oriented, Confidentiality, Thoroughness, Corporate Finance, Financial Software, General Math Skills