Senior Accountant

Role Purpose/Job Summary:

Responsible for processing journal entries up to Trial Balance stage and preparing financial statements, preparation of tax returns and end of year compliance job and complete required tax reporting in a timely manner.

Detailed Job Description:

• Bank Reconciliations, General Ledger Maintenance and Bookkeeping
  
• Balance sheet reconciliations. Accounts Payable/Receivable management
  
• Monthly reconciliations for debtor/creditor accounts
  
• Preparation of monthly/quarterly management accounts and reports Preparation of income projections
  
• Prepares and records asset, liability, revenue, and expenses entries by compiling and analyzing account information. Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions; resolving discrepancies.
  
• Maintains general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts; preparing a trial balance; reconciling entries
  
• Produces payroll by initiating computer processing; printing checks, verifying finished product
  
• Completes external audit by analyzing and scheduling general ledger accounts; providing information for auditors
  
• Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential
  
• Conduct research, analysis, development, and summarization of financial information for audit purposes and financial reporting and to perform the financial administration and reporting of federal and state grants
  
• Supervision of junior staff
  
• Devise tax strategies to defer tax payments
  
• Complete required tax reporting in a timely manner
  
• Prepare and update tax provision schedules
  
• Research and correct process errors that caused incorrect tax filings and negotiate with tax authorities over tax payment issues
  
  Minimum Requirement:
  
• Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy
  
• CPA qualified/ CPA a plus
  
• Preferably with knowledge in accounting software like Quickbooks or Sage
  
• With minimum 5 years of relevant experience and up
  
• With strong leadership skills
  
• Excellent communication skills
  
• Attention to Detail
  
• Deadline-oriented