Senior Accountant - Professional Accounting services

M3; Lawrenceville (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

M3 is a leading provider of hospitality-specific software solutions, delivering cloud-based tools for hotel accounting, financial reporting, payroll, and business intelligence. The Senior Accountant will handle accounting for multiple hotels daily, delivering accurate and timely data to the client’s corporate staff with minimal supervision.

Duties include bank reconciliations, journal entries, payroll reviews, month-end financial statements, and tax returns.

Qualifications

• 3 or more years of experience in a directly related accounting position.
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting is required; equivalent experience considered.
• Experience with Dynamics GP, QuickBooks or Peachtree preferred.
• Hospitality or customer-facing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Daily bank reconciliation of accounts with complex transactions.
• Review daily or monthly journal entries.
• Review payroll journal entries.
• Review accounts payable for coding accuracy.
• Prepare monthly financial statements.
• Prepare and file sales, use, and occupancy tax returns.
• Assist in staff accountant training as needed.
• Coordinate with clients to compile month-end questions.
• Post monthly recurring entries.
• Monthly reconciliation of asset and liability accounts.
• Assist in annual financial closing processes.
• Support supervisor with period-end reporting.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Organized

Multitasking

Deadline oriented

Self-motivated

Team player

Customer service

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics GP

QuickBooks

Peachtree Accounting

M3 software

Job description

M3 (www.m3as.com) is a leading provider of hospitality-specific software solutions, delivering cloud-based tools for hotel accounting, financial reporting, labor management, payroll, and business intelligence. Built by hoteliers for hoteliers, M3 empowers hotel owners, operators, and management companies to streamline back-office operations, reduce costs, gain real-time insights, and drive portfolio performance across thousands of properties in North America and beyond. Our Accounting Services provides a team of seasoned hospitality accounting professionals who understand your industry’s unique challenges. We manage everything so you can stay focused on running your business, not reconciling it.

Description Summary:

The Senior Accountant performs accounting functions for multiple hotels daily, resulting in accurate & timely financial data to the client’s corporate staff, independently with minimal review and oversight by the Accounting Supervisor. May a ssist Accounting Supervisor in periodic review of Staff Accountant work as well as assist in training.

The duties listed below are the essential functions of this position, and they may change as the needs of the company demand . All associates are expected to do what is necessary to get the work done and to cooperate fully with their supervisor’s requests for additional or altered duties.

• Daily bank reconciliation of accounts with more complex transactions and volume
• Review of daily or monthly daily report journal entry
• Review of payroll journal entries
• Review of accounts payable for coding accuracy
• Compile month end questions for client
• Compile reportable events per client’s schedule
• Post monthly recurring entries
• Expense prepaids monthly
• Analytical review of income statements and interpretation for client corporate staff
• Monthly preparation of financial statements
• Monthly reconciliation of asset & liability accounts
• Preparation & filing of sale, use, & occupancy tax returns
• May review work of Staff Accountants, answer questions and train them as needed and requested
• Other duties as assigned

Education/Training/Experience:

• 3 or more years of experience in a directly related accounting position;
• Bachelors Degree is required with a major in Accounting; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proficiency using Accounting software packages such as Microsoft Dynamics GP, QuickBooks, Peachtree Accounting required; knowledge of M3 proprietary software preferred.
• Prior experience in Hospitality or customer facing role preferred.

Skills & Abilities Required:

• Organized
• Ability to multitask
• Deadline oriented
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Basic use of Microsoft Outlook, Word, & Excel
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Customer service mentality