Senior Accountant

Job Description

SUMMARY: The Senior Accountant works under the direction of the Controller, helping maintain general ledger accounts and other activities to produce financial statements for multiple companies housed at our Columbus Corporate Location. The position will be responsible for daily accounting tasks and month-end close to include account reconciliations and preparing journal entries. This team member will also assist with the year-end close process, as well as annual/semiannual audits. On top of the daily, monthly and yearly accounting functions, this individual will be looked at for oversight on completion of all task lists, and assisting the accounting team members with issues that may arise

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS:

Assisting the Controller in carrying out any and all functions of the Accounting department

Prepare general journal entries to numerous registers and logs

Perform monthly bank reconciliations

Maintain detailed reconciliations of balance sheet accounts, monthly

Other ad hoc duties as needed.

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field required

At least 2 - 5 years of accounting experience in a related role

Self-starting and self-motivated

Thorough knowledge of GAAP

Highly detail-oriented and analytical

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required, as well as strong skills in other Microsoft Office applications

Experience with accounting software – QuickBooks experience is a plus

Thorough knowledge of general ledger accounting and account reconciliation

Strong communication and organizational skills

Must be flexible and capable of reprioritizing duties as time-sensitive tasks arise.

Full-time