Senior Staff Accountant Job Description
Senior staff accountant
provides accurate and timely accounting and financial reporting data for Japan (including Kashiwazaki, Kawasaki) that is in compliance with Japan GAAP, US GAAP and company policy.
Senior Staff Accountant Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Mapping of products and services to general ledger to ensure accurate recording of revenue
Reviewing and maintaining interface table to reflect new brokers, new desks and new products before the interface post to the Oracle GL
Preparing draft financials and explaining unusual variances
Preparation of monthly, quarterly and year-end account reconciliations with supporting schedules and information
Identifying issues and insuring timely recording of necessary adjustments
Supporting annual audit and tax filings
Preparing payroll and payroll tax reconciliations to General Ledger
Preparing monthly commission calculations and statements
Participating daily in accounting operations
Maintaining fixed asset records and calculating and booking depreciation
Senior Staff Accountant Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Senior Staff Accountant
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Education for Senior Staff Accountant
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Employers hiring for the senior staff accountant job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Accounting, Finance, Education, Business, Business/Administration, MBA, Public Accounting, Communication, Economics, Management
Skills for Senior Staff Accountant
Desired skills for senior staff accountant include:
Products
Suppliers and customers
Caterpillar businesses
GAAP
Accounting principles
Excel
ERP systems and 10-key competency
Microsoft Excel software
Suppliers
US GAAP
Desired experience for senior staff accountant includes:
Processing and reconciling inter-company transactions
Maintaining sub-ledgers and/or supporting detailed spreadsheets
Performing special projects / data mining to identify and explain variances, trends, unusual occurrences, drivers and results and assisting in the preparation of management reports
Month end closing along with G/L accounting, reconciliation, fixed assets and accruals
Analyze and report on financial operations, income statements and other ad hoc information requests
Prior accounting experience at the Staff Accountant level
Senior Staff Accountant Examples
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Senior Staff Accountant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of senior staff accountant. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for senior staff accountant
- Assist with multiple financial statement audits and tax return schedule preparation, as needed
- Oversee the sales tax reporting process across multiple states
- Assist the department as needed in the implementation of new technology solution projects already in process
- Perform such other accounting and finance tasks as may be required from time to time by the CFO or Controller
- Maintains awareness of commercial, development and corporate accounting group projects and goals overall accounting department projects to provide support to teams and ensure deadlines are met
- Reconciling bank statements dating back 5 years
- Preparing revenue reports by allocating revenue from dozens of sources, each with its own allocation methodology
- Presenting project status and findings in a clear and concise way on a daily basis so that management can monitor progress
- Reviewing invoice coding as necessary and entering data into appropriate ledgers
- Accurate and timely completion of assigned projects
Qualifications for senior staff accountant
- Minimum of (4) four years of related accounting experience
- Bachelors degree in Accounting required, Advanced Degree or certification a plus
- Must possess strong interpersonal skills and enjoy working as a member of a team
- Must have a strong understanding of financial and operational controls
- Must have the ability to work under pressure, the ability to embrace with enthusiasm changing priorities, procedures and responsibilities
- Previous experience with Financial Reporting, Month-end Close, and Variance Analysis
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Senior Staff Accountant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a senior staff accountant. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for senior staff accountant
- Interacting with all other financial organizational personnel and outside auditors
- Streamlining existing accounting processes and procedures
- Analyzing operational data and maintaining data accuracy and integrity
- Preparing account reconciliations and analysis
- Implementation and upgrading of the system
- Assists in periodic physical inventory counts and reconciliations
- Sales Reconciliations, Bank Reconciliations, Must be able to explain variances, • Strong bookkeeping/accounting skills are a must
- Ensure clients are accurately invoiced in a timely manner for the work we did for them and for expenses that our team members incurred
- Create/enhance project structure including development of written procedures and improvements to project documentation
- Treasury duties (cash flows, reporting analysis)
Qualifications for senior staff accountant
- Strong work ethic and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.All resume information is received in confidence
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple clients
- A minimum of 1 years of experience in accounting
- Sales and use tax a plus, but not required
- They want someone who can be very hands on, multi-task, can pick up quickly, detail oriented, consistent, and follow policy and procedures
- Experience in a client services type industry (Consulting or Agency Environment), system knowledge (including OpenAir and QuickBooks), a plus!
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Senior Staff Accountant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a senior staff accountant. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for senior staff accountant
- Oversee and analyze all operating expense schedules and accounts
- Process reclassifications based on monthly expense analysis
- Prepare monthly sales and use tax returns
- Update and enter journal entries
- Maintain general ledger and job cost systems, job cost and project accounting
- Accurately prepare and analyze monthly draws and budgets for multiple projects in various stages of construction for submission to lenders, agencies, and project managers
- Review various legal documents to ensure that all financial information is recorded correctly
- Prepare and reconcile various reports as required from government agencies, investors, lending institutions and title companies
- Prepare correspondence to various lenders and agencies
- Record and track funding and disbursements of monthly draws
Qualifications for senior staff accountant
- Extensive experience using automated accounting software
- Willingness to work a flexible schedule with occasional long hours
- ERP exposure
- Responsible for weekly selection of job cost payables
- In lieu of bachelor’s degree, a minimum of five or more years of construction/real estate industry accounting experience will be considered
- At least years of accounting experience for a Staff level is required
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Senior Staff Accountant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a senior staff accountant. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for senior staff accountant
- Assist with financial statement packaging
- Maintains Fixed Asset schedule
- Balance Inter-company accounts monthly
- Monthly financial statement preparation, account reconciliations and bank reconciliations
- Provides support to management on assigned revenue and/or operating expense accounts and propose suggestions to identify and implement process improvements
- Update of existing internal control processes and company's policies and procedures
- Performing month-end closings and prepare account reconciliations
- Prepare standard/non-standard journal entries and reconcile general ledger
- Reconcile bank statements and balance sheet accounts
- Assist Controller with preparing audit related schedules
Qualifications for senior staff accountant
- Highly-motivated personality, with ability to get into the detail while understanding the big picture and objective
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university in a relevant field
- Proficient using accounting systems
- Requires a highly organized, strong analytical thinker
- Ability to mentor/guide others while managing workload
- Ability to problem solve and research accounting issues
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Senior Staff Accountant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a senior staff accountant. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for senior staff accountant
- Analyzes general ledger to determine accuracy and completeness of postings
- Prepares journal entries as necessary to reclass or accrue revenue and expenses
- Identifies variance between actual and budget
- Reviews revenue and expense accounts for reasonableness
- Prepares financial information in slide format to be used by upper management at meetings and for additional financial reporting
- Analysis general ledger to determine accuracy and completeness of postings
- Tests for reasonableness in activity
- Researches unusual or old reconciling items
- Communicates with appropriate personnel the steps necessary to remove reconciling them
- Performs detailed research and projects
Qualifications for senior staff accountant
- Strong writing skills and experience in memos and workpaper documentation
- Strong desire to learn, grow and professionally develop
- A self-starter who seeks out opportunities to learn and assist others, while able to work independently
- Manage P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow along with managing AP including monthly reconciliation
- Help produce quarterly and annual financial reports
- Love of sports is a great to have!