Senior Accountant

Morgan Hunter; Overland Park (KS); Vor Ort; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Morgan Hunter is assisting a client in the KC Metro to hire a Senior Accountant. The role focuses on bank reconciliations, journal entries, and managing the month-end close within a collaborative accounting team in a family-friendly environment.

You will participate in developing internal controls over financial reporting and contribute to process improvements aimed at efficiency and accuracy.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting is required; CPA is a plus.
• 2+ years of experience in finance and accounting environment.
• Strong knowledge of MS Office (Excel/Access) and Microsoft Dynamics is a plus.
• Must be a self-starter who is detail-oriented and proactive with focus on accuracy.

Aufgaben

• Prepare and analyze monthly account reconciliations to ensure timely and accurate statements.
• Prepare and analyze monthly journal entries to ensure timely financial statements.
• Interact with different areas to understand transaction bases and explain variances to budget.
• Assist in preparation and analysis of monthly vendor accruals.
• Develop and implement process improvements to shorten the monthly close.

Kenntnisse

Self-starter

Detail-oriented

Proactive

GAAP knowledge

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

CPA certification preferred

Tools

Excel

Access

Microsoft Dynamics

Jobbeschreibung

Morgan Hunter has been engaged on a search for a Senior Accountant for our client located in the KC Metro. They currently are looking for a motivated individual to join their organization and work alongside the current accounting staff. The Senior Accountant would be responsible for performing bank reconciliations, journal entries, and managing month end close. Excellent leadership and a family friendly environment.

Summary

Ensure integrity of accounting function by recording, verifying and consolidating transactions in journal entries. Interpret and perform standardized account reconciliations. Participate in the development and enhancement of internal controls over financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and analyze monthly account reconciliations in a standardized format to ensure the timely and accurate financial statements are generated.
• Prepare and analyze monthly journal entries to ensure timely and accurate financial statements are generated.
• Interact with all areas of the company to understand basis for transactions and explain variances to budget.
• Assist in preparation and analysis of monthly vendor related accruals.
• Prepare financial analyses utilizing Excel and other technologies
• Participate in the development and enhancement of internal controls over financial reporting.
• Identify, and assist in the implementation of, process improvements (e.g. automation) in order to shorten the monthly close process.
• GAAP accounting pronouncements.
• Special projects

Qualifications

• Bachelor ’s degree in Accounting required, CPA a plus
• 2+ years of experience in finance and accounting environment
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office Products including Excel and Access; Microsoft Dynamics experience a plus
• Must be a self-starter who is detail-oriented and proactive with focus on accuracy, in an environment with changing priorities and time constraints required
• Possess and apply broad knowledge of accounting principles and procedures with minimal direct supervision required
• Understanding of GAAP accounting required