Senior Accountant

CRC Group•Charlotte, NC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Accountant position involves providing leadership and mentoring to less experienced team members, including reviewing and approving their work. The role requires preparing or reviewing journal entries, monitoring assigned account activity to accurately record financial transactions in accordance with GAAP and internal accounting policies, and compiling necessary supporting documentation. A key responsibility is completing or reviewing and approving reconciliations for assigned general ledger accounts, researching and resolving discrepancies, and maintaining adequate supporting documentation. The Senior Accountant will also coordinate the design, implementation, and documentation of accounting and reporting process workflows and controls, recommending control refinements as needed. This role involves preparing and interpreting complex reports and analyses related to financial performance, internal control compliance, and budget/forecast variances, including variance analysis reports and explanations. The position requires ensuring accurate and timely submission of management, regulatory, and financial reports, maintaining accounting systems, and assisting in the development and testing of economic models. A working knowledge of applicable GAAP concepts and building expertise in the assigned area of responsibility are essential. The Senior Accountant will also coordinate responses for internal or external audits and examinations and collaborate with Accounting Policy on responses to external and regulatory requests.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business administration or equivalent education and related training
3+ years of relevant accounting experience
Strong interpersonal skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills
Demonstrated organizational and leadership skills
Ability to work independently to meet established deadlines and as a productive member of a team
Demonstrated proficiency in computer applications, such as Microsoft Office products, with an emphasis in spreadsheets, word processing and database software
Working knowledge of GAAP

Nice To Haves

Professional designation (or candidate for designation) as a CPA or CMA
Master’s degree in accounting or business administration
Five years of financial services accounting experience

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and mentoring for less experienced team members, including the review and approval of work of other team members.
Prepare or review journal entries and monitor assigned account activity to accurately record financial transactions in accordance with GAAP and internal accounting policies.
Compile and maintain necessary supporting documentation.
Complete or review and approve reconcilements for assigned general ledger accounts in accordance with corporate reconcilement policies and standards.
Research and resolve items as necessary.
Maintain adequate supporting documentation.
Coordinate the design, implementation and documentation of accounting and reporting process workflow and controls for assigned accounts and subsidiary accounting systems (which may include spreadsheets, databases or applications), including reconcilement controls.
Recommend control refinements as products, processes, GAAP, regulatory reporting requirements or corporate policies change.
Review and update policies and procedures for compliance with governmental regulations and corporate policies and standards.
Coordinate development of new accounting processes and procedures as needed.
Prepare and interpret more complex reports and analyses related to various aspects of the company’s financial performance, internal control compliance, budget or forecast variances, etc.
Prepare variance analysis reports and explanations for assigned general ledger reports.
Respond to inquiries and provide analysis of financial information.
Ensure complete data capture and accurate and timely submission of assigned management, regulatory and financial reports and analyses.
Maintain corporate and/or subsidiary accounting systems, which may range from simple spreadsheets to more complex databases.
Assist in the development and testing of economic models.
Maintain a working knowledge of applicable GAAP concepts.
Build expertise related to assigned area of responsibility.
Coordinate applicable responses for internal or external audits and examinations.
Collaborate with Accounting Policy, as applicable, related to responses to external and regulatory requests.