Senior Accountant

KBW Financial Staffing & Recruiting; Ware, Town of Springfield (MA, WI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Job summary

KBW Financial Staffing & Recruiting is seeking a Senior Accountant for a hybrid role based in Ware, MA. The position offers solid compensation and bonus potential, with detailed responsibilities across investment accounting, regulatory reporting, and month-end closing.

The candidate will manage general ledger duties, ASC 842 lease accounting, and annual budgeting activities while coordinating with management and the board package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Strong GAAP knowledge.
• At least 4 years of accounting experience.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for investment accounting, coordinating investment buys and monthly portfolio reporting.
• Prepares and submits regulatory reporting including quarterly call report, FR Y-9SP, and other FDIC/state reports.
• Assists in the monthly ACL calculation.
• Maintains liquidity, borrowings and funding schedules for management and lease portfolio.
• Responsible for accounting for new leases under ASC 842.
• Participates in month-end close with journal entries and variance analysis.
• Assists in preparing month-end financial statements and Board package.
• Acts as General Ledger administrator and core system SME for accounting.
• Implements GL changes within the Phoenix core system and supports new product testing.
• Participates in the annual budget process and budget model maintenance.
• Assists with annual external audits and regulatory examinations.
• Reconciles GL accounts and resolves outstanding items.
• Supports wire processing and end-user inquiries; investigates variances.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Back Senior Accountant Senior Accountant Ware , Massachusetts Perm 75000 Sep 8, 2026 $75000.00 - $85000.00

Senior Accountant

Hybrid – Ware, Springfield OR Worcester Ma.

$80-90K + Bonus

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Strong GAAP Knowledge
• 4 years of accounting experience

Job Description/Responsibilities

• Responsible for investment accounting, including the coordination of investment buys, monthly processing and monthly reporting on the portfolio
• Prepares and submits regulatory reporting including, but not limited to the quarterly call report, FR Y-9SP, and other FDIC and State mandated reporting.
• Assists in the preparation and coordination of the monthly ACL calculation
• Maintains schedule of liquidity, borrowings and other funding needs for use by management and operating lease portfolio
• responsible for accounting for any new leases under ASC 842.
• Participate in the month end close process including journal entries, research of variances, etc.
• Assists in preparation of month end financial statements and monthly Board package.
• Serves as the General Ledger administrator and core system subject matter expert for the accounting department.
• Responsible for General Ledger System Admin changes within the Phoenix core system and participates in the process of building and testing of new products.
• Participates in the annual budget process; includes budget model setup and maintenance, coordinating the process for budget preparers, providing necessary training for department and management personnel, researching and analyzing variances, importing and reconciling monthly actuals from the core into the budget model and creating a file of the final budget for import to the core system
• Assists with annual external audit, federal and state examinations. Completes requested materials. Assists in preparing assigned schedules for the annual and interim audits.
• Reconciles various general ledger accounts on a daily and/or monthly basis, including all research and follow up necessary to clear outstanding items.
• Assists with wire processing, verifying changes in PayPlus, resetting passwords, and answering various end-user and customer questions. Investigates unusual variances in balance sheet and income statement accounts