Senior Accountant

Servco•Honolulu, HI

35d

About The Position

The Senior Accountant, a key member of the Accounting and Financial Services (AFS) General Accounting team, will ensure the integrity of the general ledger and subsidiary ledgers, provide accurate financial reporting, support month-end and year-end close processes, and assist with audits. This role involves collaborating with the Accounting Manager to develop, maintain, and enhance documentation, workflows, and process narratives, as well as training, developing, and supporting the accounting staff.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
Minimum three years of senior accountant level work experience with general ledger accounting, period closing, estimates and reserves calculation, account reconciliation, analysis, inventory analysis, and/or financial reporting
Technical accounting knowledge (GAAP)
Proficient with Microsoft Office
Oracle Financial Cloud and dealer management systems knowledge
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Analytical thinker with ability to structure and process qualitative or quantitative data and draw insightful conclusions from it
Ability to independently and resourcefully seek out ways to find resolution to problems by performing the necessary research to understand the root cause(s) and evaluate various ways that it can be resolved
Ability to stay engaged with a critical eye to the details.
Ability to have communication and work products be clear and concise.
Ability to determine the appropriate level of detail needed in various communications based on audience
Ability to know when to take a step back to be able to see how one’s tasks fit into the bigger picture and determines what can be done currently to ensure challenges and issues would be averted downstream in the workflow
Ability and innate willingness to be self-motivated to complete the duties that comes with this role.
Must be able to be resourceful to acquire knowledge necessary to complete tasks at hand or to resolve issues
Ability to embrace teamwork and the belief that we can get more done together; actively considers the impact of issues and challenges to the greater group and timely communicates and shares knowledge
Professional and pleasant in the way one carries out the duties of the role; respectful and empathetic when working with others
Willing to stay curious about how things work, why things are the way they are; self-driven to chase after information needed for the task at hand
Independently seeks out ways to work faster / smarter and evaluates where inefficiencies may exist in a work process and proposes ways to improve them

Nice To Haves

Diversified and industry experience in retail, manufacturing and automotive and/or work experience with a big-4 national CPA firm preferred
CPA preferred

Responsibilities

Ensure proper accounting of transactions, reserves, and other estimates in accordance with U.S. GAAP and company policies.
Stay current with industry, regulatory, and technical accounting developments to identify and communicate potential impacts.
Prepare and file regulatory reports and other compliance deliverables on a monthly, annual, and ad-hoc basis.
Ownership over the general ledger and subsidiary ledger accounts as assigned, including related monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting.
Review and analyze financial data to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement.
Review and approve journal entries, reconciliations, and other schedules prepared by staff accountants ensuring timely completion of all deliverables.
Document review comments and provide guidance and other feedback.
Complete assigned account reconciliations, resolving discrepancies and unreconciled items in a timely manner.
Oversee internal and external audits, including preparation or review of schedules, analysis, documentation, and explanations.
Provide support services to stakeholders as required, including independently resolving issues impacting assigned areas, serving as an escalation point for accountants, and using professional judgement when to escalate to management.
Research errors / irregularities in the accounting process under the Senior Accountant’s ownership to fully understand the underlying causes, then identify and recommend potential solutions.
Collaborate with other business units to manage end-to-end workflow processes for accurate and timely transaction recording.
Develop, maintain, and review internal controls and process documentation; ensure compliance with such documentation.
Continuously improve accounting processes and systems for efficiency and accuracy, including developing automated workflows using Alteryx or other automation tools to reduce manual work.