Sr. Accountant

LONE STAR GROUP•Grand Prairie, TX

About The Position

Job Purpose: The Senior Accountant is responsible for analyzing and reconciling accounts. Assist with month end closing entries. Duties and Responsibilities Assist with monthly accounting close procedures (journal entries, reconciliations, and reports) Formulate balance sheet account reconciliations. Assist in reviewing accounting information to identify and resolve inaccuracies or imbalances. Supervise personnel in accounting roles (receipts, disbursements, billing, purchasing, and payables) Provide reports to the Director of Finance and others in a timely manner. Select invoices for payment by group members on a weekly basis. Prepare / review all state sales tax returns and ensure timely filing. Assist with annual audits/reviews performed by an outside accounting firms (prepare audit work papers, respond to auditor requests, and review reporting for accuracy) Prepare work papers for the annual tax returns prepared by outside firms and review filings for accuracy. Ensure adequate insurance coverage is in place. Assist with insurance audits. Qualifications Required: Minimum of 5 years’ experience Combination of Public Accounting experience and construction industry experience a plus Preferred: Position requires a highly motivated person. Ability to work well with others. Willingness to tackle all tasks assigned. Ability to prioritize multiple projects. Willingness to learn and improve. Ability to complete tasks quickly and accurately. Education Requirements Required: Minimum of 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including financial analysis Bachelor’s degree in accounting/Finance Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, meet deadlines, and multi-task. Strong MS Office experience (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, talk, and hear. Position requires extensive use of the computer. The employee is occasionally required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Working Conditions Hours 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday and other times as required by the workload. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Qualifications

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years’ experience
Minimum of 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including financial analysis
Bachelor’s degree in accounting/Finance
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, meet deadlines, and multi-task.
Strong MS Office experience (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

Nice To Haves

Combination of Public Accounting experience and construction industry experience a plus
Position requires a highly motivated person.
Ability to work well with others.
Willingness to tackle all tasks assigned.
Ability to prioritize multiple projects.
Willingness to learn and improve.
Ability to complete tasks quickly and accurately.

Responsibilities

Assist with monthly accounting close procedures (journal entries, reconciliations, and reports)
Formulate balance sheet account reconciliations.
Assist in reviewing accounting information to identify and resolve inaccuracies or imbalances.
Supervise personnel in accounting roles (receipts, disbursements, billing, purchasing, and payables)
Provide reports to the Director of Finance and others in a timely manner.
Select invoices for payment by group members on a weekly basis.
Prepare / review all state sales tax returns and ensure timely filing.
Assist with annual audits/reviews performed by an outside accounting firms (prepare audit work papers, respond to auditor requests, and review reporting for accuracy)
Prepare work papers for the annual tax returns prepared by outside firms and review filings for accuracy.
Ensure adequate insurance coverage is in place.
Assist with insurance audits.