Staff / Senior Job Description

Staff / Senior Job Description

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Staff / senior provides accounting related advice and support to local entities, including accounting issue review, US GAAP guidance and proposed journal entries to close queries out.

Staff / Senior Duties & Responsibilities

To write an effective staff / senior job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included staff / senior job description templates that you can modify and use.

Sample responsibilities for this position include:

Conducting basic and applied research on important and challenging open problems in computer science
Performing standard weekly and monthly closing procedures
Preparing, reviewing and uploading manual and automated accounting entries
Identifying, researching and resolving differences between projected and actual cash settlements
Preparing month-end account reconciliations
Prepare and post journal entries and general ledger reconciliations associated with account payable/receivable, tax, payroll
Prepare monthly various internal financial reports
Prepare/Assist in account reconciliations on a monthly basis
Serve as primary interface with external auditors and regulatory examiners
Assist in follow up regarding Head Office reporting

Staff / Senior Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for Staff / Senior

List any licenses or certifications required by the position: OSCP, CISSP, CPA, HCISPP, MBA, CIA, ETC, RBEC, REWC, RRC

Education for Staff / Senior

Typically a job would require a certain level of education.

Employers hiring for the staff / senior job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, Education, Information Systems, Business, Business/Administration, Science, Electrical Engineering

Skills for Staff / Senior

Desired skills for staff / senior include:

Demonstrating interest
How it affects practice and who/what resources are available to assist with evidence based practice by asking questions
Participating in journal clubs
Research
US GAAP
Related specialties
SQL
Perl
REST
C++

Desired experience for staff / senior includes:

Minimum of two years public accounting preferred or five years of experience in a large company environment
Perform special projects and other ad hoc responsibilities as assigned by management
Ensure that all deadlines are met in accordance with the closing dates set by management
Interface with offshore team members
Experience in a product development function is preferred
Record month-end journal entries and other recurring transactions

Staff / Senior Examples

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Staff / Senior Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a staff / senior. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for staff / senior
  • Be the go to HR contact for your key business divisions
  • Provide top down HR advisory and relationship management for staff numbers up to 100+
  • Support Business Managers with headcount forecasting and budgeting
  • Work with hiring managers on their recruitment needs
  • Support on-boarding and exit for staff
  • Seek to improve training programs and provide hands-on training
  • Facilitate meetings between business meetings to resolve HR issues
  • Set up and complete audit schedules
  • Contributing ideas to improving and enhancing processes company policy
  • Plus plenty of special projects to tackle!
Qualifications for staff / senior
  • A thorough knowledge and understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principals (GAAP)
  • MAAA, ACAS or FCAS
  • Can handle fast paced work
  • Experience HR Business Partners within an international firm would be an ideal background
  • Researchers in the systems space should be passionate about and have a track record for building stuff people use --- prototypes, open source code, Researchers with algorithms and/or theory expertise should have a track record of collaborating effectively with systems builders
  • 12+ year proven track record in managing complex technologies in innovating technology and on Network virtual Switches, network emulation technologies and physical NIC drivers
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Staff / Senior Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of staff / senior. 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 staff / senior
  • Hands on Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
  • Provide monthly detail for General Journal Entries
  • Prepare correspondence as needed with internal and external partners
  • Perform other accounting, financial, or administrative tasks as required
  • Coordinate / conduct physical inventory counts
  • Assist in year-end audit as required
  • Audits monthly profit center statements by comparing actual account details to budgeted costs
  • Prepares and analyzes the monthly cash flow
  • Creates and maintains the daily cash report
  • Responsible for making sure that a payable and receivable are recorded on each intercompany transaction, and if they are not, records the other side of what was already recorded
Qualifications for staff / senior
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills – must be able to interact well with developers internally at partner companies, equally comfortable and capable interacting with technologists as with business executives
  • Strong software skills including Great Plains, Dynamics, NetSuite, Oracle or similar, strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel
  • Desire to excel, work hard and grow professionally
  • Established relationships with faculty and students at universities
  • Master or Ph.D in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
  • In-depth knowledge, Industry or academic experience (5+ years) in some of following areas, such as
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Staff / Senior Job Description

Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a staff / senior. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for staff / senior
  • Prepare journal entries, reconcile accounts and analyze financial results as part of month end close duties
  • Assist with satisfying annual, year-end and internal controls audit requirements, liaising with internal and external auditors
  • Develop and implement accounting procedures by analyzing current procedures and recommending changes
  • Own prepare by client (PBC) requests for financial and SOX audits, , other outside accounting requirements
  • G/L maintenance including reconciliations
  • Identification and implementation of new accounting procedures and controls
  • Maintaining financial reporting accuracy
  • Perform the weekly forecast of assigned center(s)
  • Review, analyze and close the sub ledgers and general ledgers for the various legal entities on a monthly basis within the published closing timelines
  • Prepare and analyze the reconciliations of various sub ledgers to the General Ledger on a monthly basis in conjunction with the Corporation Account Reconciliation Policy
Qualifications for staff / senior
  • Public Accounting experience (Large firm / Big 4)
  • Advanced Financial Analysis skills (highly skilled with MS Excel Spreadsheets)
  • Ability to work for any US employer without sponsorship
  • Reliable transportation for daily commutes to local client offices
  • Proficiency with Excel, Word and PPT
  • High proficiency in QuickBooks, and Microsoft Excel is required
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Staff / Senior Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of staff / senior. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for staff / senior
  • Ensure timely month-end closing process
  • Researches and resolves account balance discrepancies, as assigned
  • Performs monthly account reconciliations and prepares month-end journal entries
  • May be involved with data entry and office management functions assist with expense preparation and review
  • Prepares financial data for input into finance systems, and generates reports
  • Assists monthly closings of job costs Assist in financial reporting
  • Profit and Loss Sales Reconciliations
  • Provides monthly reports to Finance Management Team on plant financial results, margin trends, accounting issues identified
  • Work with other business areas to prepare for the closing date, determine what to book and a correct starting balance
  • Variance and cost accounting
Qualifications for staff / senior
  • Developing structural and dynamic analysis methods for future analysistemplate
  • Demonstrative knowledge of GAAP accounting treatment and financial statement reporting
  • Quality conscious, strong attention to accuracy and detail
  • Strong organizational skills, including the ability to handle multiple tasks
  • Flexible, reliable, dependable team player, and regular attendance
  • CPA or on the CPA track is a plus
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Staff / Senior Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a staff / senior. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for staff / senior
  • Facilitates efficient and professional flow of information
  • Manages the Dean’s calendar, arranges conference calls, meetings and conferences
  • Prepares paperwork which is sensitive and confidential in nature
  • Screens and evaluates incoming correspondence and prepares responses on behalf of the Dean
  • Provides administrative support for committees for the Dean
  • Coordinates, oversees and directs state reports, surveys and other activities related to the School’s business
  • Submits reports to regulatory and credentialing agencies
  • Provide executive oversight and management to the Staff responsible for coordinating the activities of the SON Advancement and Alumni Association events by working closely with the Dean
  • Provides administrative support to monthly Alumni Association meetings
  • Coordinate and implement annual Scholarship and Award ceremony
Qualifications for staff / senior
  • Computer literate (MS Office Program and SAP)
  • Understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principle (GAAP)
  • Hold bachelor degree in Accounting with minimum GPA 3.00
  • Mature, attention to details, self-motivated, independent, and capable to work individually in team
  • Capable to manage multiple tasks in a high pressure environment and willing to work overtime
  • The inner drive to excel and have impact

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