Senior Accountant

Chenega Corporation • Anchorage, AK

3h

About The Position

The Senior Accountant is responsible for accounting activities including accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll processing, and general ledger accounting for a small subsidiary whose activities support the critical tasks of administering the corporation’s interests in Prince William Sound and the Village of Chenega. Responsibilities include supporting both Corporate and Village related operations. The Senior Accountant will coordinate with corporate and tribal staff to assure accurate and timely processing and reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) in accounting from a four-year college or university, or 6 years of related experience.
• Minimum of 2 or more years related experience.
• Strong accounting/bookkeeping skills and experience managing all aspects of the General Ledger.
• Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses knowledge and experience to complement data; Designs workflows and procedures.
• Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason and good judgement to inform opinions.
• Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; Pursues training and development opportunities; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; Shares expertise with others.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.
• Ability to work with higher mathematical concepts as needed. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have experience working with accounting software (Costpoint, QuickBooks or similar systems preferred), Internet browsers, Excel, Word processing, and email.

Nice To Haves

• Government or grant accounting experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads all aspects of accounting: accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll processing and general ledger accounting that includes monthly journal entries, monthly reconciliations of subsidiary ledgers, monthly bank reconciliations, monthly accruals and reversals, fixed asset accounting, inventory tracking, grant reporting, and monthly revenue recognition and analysis.
• Monitor monthly operating results and prepare and publish monthly, quarterly and yearly financial statements and other management reports as needed.
• Prepare financial analysis as requested to support informed decision making.
• Establish and maintain systems and internal controls which verify the integrity of all systems, processes, and data in coordination with Chenega corporate accounting.
• Prepare for and support all Chenega IRA Council audits and publish any financial reports required by various agencies as needed.
• Work with RDG leadership and Corporate Accounting staff on annual budget preparation.
• Provide administrative assistance to support other RDG efforts.
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level