Senior Accounting Assistant Cover Letter

Please consider me for the senior accounting assistant opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In the previous role, I was responsible for advanced financial analysis including economic modeling, cash flow analysis, and concise financial reporting for large cross-functional innovation projects.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• AAT Qualified or working towards qualification
• Knowledge of MS Excel, Access, Word and Outlook
• Self-motivated and able to work
• Knowledge of cash handling, cashier functions, or banking procedures
• Knowledge of cash counting, coin sorter, and coin rolling machines
• In-depth knowledge of accounting procedures acquired through experience
• Salary competitive and commensurate with experience
• Collection/Customer Service Experience preferred

I am excited to be applying for the position of senior accounting assistant. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for timely and accurate financial reporting and manage cash flow and forecasting, including periodic financial snapshots and short and long term analysis.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Aptitude for digital technology and learning new system applications
• Professional maturity and presence with strong relationship building skills
• Experience within a large global corporation and within an accounting or finance department is preferred
• Demonstrated experience successfully collaborating with colleagues and co-workers
• Be self-motivated, adaptable, reliable, and possess a strong sense of responsibility
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills and be able to troubleshoot on the fly
• Thorough knowledge of UAccess Financials especially creating edocs such as DVs, CRs, DIs, GECs, and Reqs
• Basic knowledge of UAccess Analytics

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the senior accounting assistant position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for assigned financial data inputs to the required federal reports in a manner to meet university processing needs and financial reporting deadlines.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Knowledge of license/permit process preferred
• Prepare Quarterly Future Minimum Lease Obligation report for 10Q/10K footnote disclosure
• Work with internal & external auditors and Financial Reporting for monthly/quarterly/yearly reporting and analysis, special ad hoc reporting as necessary
• Effectively manages, coordinates and organizes daily and recurring activities of the V.P., Controller including managing an active calendar, phone calls and office/files
• Works closely and effectively with the VPC to keep her well informed of upcoming commitments and responsibilities
• Manages all scheduling matters, arranges detailed travel plans/arrangements and expense reimbursement
• Effectively prepares documents, senior level presentation materials using Microsoft Office applications
• Plans and schedules meetings

In response to your job posting for senior accounting assistant, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In my previous role, I was responsible for manufacturing and Site leadership with financial reporting and analysis to support site operations and financial objectives.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Actively engages with corporate accounting team and closing cadence, providing support through monthly close process, control scorecards and other requirements
• Serves as system administrator for BPC consolidation system, maintaining BPC user security access, working with IT to set user ID/passwords, instructing users on access, validating/verifying user lists
• Maintains Corporate Accounting portal/sharepoint site including revisions to Accounting Policy manual, Corporate calendar and controller contacts
• Accesses and generates standard reports in financial systems (JBA and BPC)
• Assists with and drives process improvement initiatives within the Corporate Accounting Department in alignment with Barnes Enterprise System (BES)
• Effectively and professionally interacts and corresponds with all levels of the organization and external contacts
• Performs other administrative duties
• Completely proficient with Microsoft Office applications inclusive of Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Please consider me for the senior accounting assistant opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In the previous role, I was responsible for ad hoc financial analysis, as required, including economic analysis of programs and procedures, ROI analysis, detailed analysis of costs, etc.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Current Finance Accounting - Accounts Payable experience on transactions level
• Use of accounting software (Oracle Applications Financials or another major ERP tool)
• Experience in finance shared services
• Working in the public sector
• Use of Oracle R12
• Experience with mainframe system, Duck Creek, AS400, Freedom Systems preferred
• Demonstrate strong written and oral communication skills (spelling, grammar, punctuation
• Experience with Fixed Assets, Property Tax Returns, and Sales Tax Returns preferred