Senior Accountant

Cer Group; Sterling Heights (MI); On-site; USD 63,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

Cer Group is seeking a Senior Accountant in Sterling Heights, Michigan for a contract position. The role focuses on financial analysis, postings to financial reports, and maintaining monthly close processes.

Responsibilities include reconcilement of intercompany accounts, journal entries, and supporting audits and reporting in corporate modules. A Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance and at least five years of experience are required.

Qualifications

• Provide financial analysis and postings to financial reports and schedules.
• Maintain daily, weekly, and monthly postings to the financials in accounting software.
• Perform reconciliation of accounts to subsidiaries and affiliated companies.
• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Complete monthly financial reporting in corporate-provided modules.

Responsibilities

• Analyze daily, month-end, and year-end activity of income statement and balance sheet accounts.
• Prepare and post journal entries and allocations to the GL.
• Reconcile intercompany AR/AP accounts and related charges/credits.
• Support invoicing and collection of accounts receivable.
• Reconcile bank accounts and post bank activity.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Maintain accounting documentation and SOP adherence.
• Cross-train to provide backup across accounting areas.

Skills

Financial analysis

Balance sheet reconciliation

Journal entries

Intercompany accounting

Accounts receivable

Audit support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Job description

Senior Accountant

Sterling Heights, Michigan
Contract Position
Pay Rate: approximately $55.25 per hour

Description of the Senior Accountant:

• Provide financial analysis and postings of amounts to financial reports and schedules


• Maintain daily, weekly, and monthly postings to the financials directly and indirectly into the accounting software


• Perform reconciliation of accounts to subsidiaries and affiliated companies


• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations


• Complete monthly financial reporting in corporate-provided reporting modules


• Responsibility area:
  
  
  
  • Senior Accountant, Month-end close, Support month-end closing and closing of system modules.
  
  
  • Financial analysis; analyze daily, month-end, and year-end P&L and balance sheet activities
  
  
  • Journal entries: Prepare and post journal entries and allocations to the GL
  
  
  • Intercompany: Reconcile AR/AP intercompany accounts and prepare related charges/credits
  
  
  • Accounts Receivable: Support invoicing and collection of accounts receivables
  
  
  • Bank Accounting: Reconcile bank accounts and post bank activity.
  
  
  • Accounting Issue Resolution: Perform general accounting activities and review financial postings
  
  
  • Accounting standards/compliance: Ensure correct financial information and adhere to quality assurance
  
  
  • Audit: Support internal and external audits
  
  
  • Controls/documentation: Follow SOPs, internal controls, accounting policies, SLAs and KPIs; maintain accounting documentation
  
  
  • Stakeholder coordination: Mainly works with Key Accountant and other relevant departments
  
  
  • Continuous Improvement: Participate in continuous improvement
  
  
  • Backup/Broader Support: Cross-train to provide backup across accounting areas
  
  
  
  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities of the Senior Accountant:

• Analyze daily, month-end, and year-end activity of income statement and balance sheet accounts by performing periodic audits of daily activity to ensure correct financial information through general ledger entries.


• Prepare journal entries to maintain correct allocations for multiple-company financial information


• Reconcile bank accounts and post bank activity as required


• Maintain companies' financial assets and perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations to the general ledger


• Reconcile monthly intercompany accounts for subsidiaries and affiliated companies for accounts receivable and accounts payable as processed by the accounting area


• Prepare related miscellaneous charges or credits


• Assist the Accounting Supervisor/Controller with invoicing and collection of accounts receivable


• Assist in closing system modules for month-end


• Assist in general accounting as deemed necessary by the Accounting Supervisor


• Cross-train in other accounting areas to provide backup when necessary

Required Experience and Education of the Senior Accountant:

• Minimum five years (5) of experience required


• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance from a four-year college or university

A successful candidate will be subject to a background check and must receive satisfactory results of the same, as a condition of joining the team.
By applying for this role, you confirm that all information submitted is accurate and complete. You further acknowledge that providing false or fraudulent information during the application process is cause for denial of an offer, revocation of any existing offer, or other adverse action, up to and including termination after the start of your commencement of work.