Accounting & Advisory Services Senior Accountant

DANNIBLE & MCKEE LLP • Syracuse, NY

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About The Position

Dannible & McKee, LLP, a premier certified public accounting and consulting firm in the Central New York region, is seeking a full-time senior accountant to join our Accounting and Advisory Services Department. This position will join a growing team that provides accounting and bookkeeping assistance to various clients and industries. Duties and Responsibilities:
Appropriately communicates and works with other accounting services team members to deliver high quality accounting services to firm clients, taking ownership of both the process and product.
Assigns work to staff members on the basis of their knowledge and capabilities.
Supports the training of staff and interns including reviewing work prepared by staff in a timely manner and offer guidance and feedback to support their development. Performs daily, weekly, monthly and annual accounting functions as needed and as requested by clients.
Conducts month-end activities, including general ledger maintenance and balance sheet reconciliations.
Prepares monthly, quarterly and yearly financial statements, analysis of financial information, and prepares reports and summaries for clients.
Prepares analysis and workpapers for use by the client’s external audit firm in the performance of their review or audit of the year-end financial statements.
Keeps appropriate supervisor or partner appraised of progress on assignments.
Various communication with assigned clientele.

Requirements

• Associate or bachelor's degree in Accounting or Business from an accredited institution.
• 3 - 6 years of full-time private or public accounting experience or equivalent industry specialization.
• Thorough knowledge of accounting concepts, generally accepted accounting principles and financial systems.
• Experience with QuickBooks Desktop/Online and other accounting software.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt from client to client.
• Must possess excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Must be detail orientated and possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines within budgetary parameters

Responsibilities

• Appropriately communicates and works with other accounting services team members to deliver high quality accounting services to firm clients, taking ownership of both the process and product.
• Assigns work to staff members on the basis of their knowledge and capabilities.
• Supports the training of staff and interns including reviewing work prepared by staff in a timely manner and offer guidance and feedback to support their development.
• Performs daily, weekly, monthly and annual accounting functions as needed and as requested by clients.
• Conducts month-end activities, including general ledger maintenance and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepares monthly, quarterly and yearly financial statements, analysis of financial information, and prepares reports and summaries for clients.
• Prepares analysis and workpapers for use by the client’s external audit firm in the performance of their review or audit of the year-end financial statements.
• Keeps appropriate supervisor or partner appraised of progress on assignments.
• Various communication with assigned clientele.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees