Sr. Staff Accountant

Sitnasuak Native Corporation; Nome, Anchorage (AK, AK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sitnasuak Native Corporation is seeking a Sr. Staff Accountant to manage daily accounting and financial reporting across the company and its subsidiaries in Alaska.

The role emphasizes complex accounting tasks, project costing, and revenue recognition, with a focus on timely, accurate financial results. The position requires strong knowledge of GAAP, project accounting, and close processes, plus experience with accounting software and large datasets.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and understanding of GAAP and project accounting.
• Experience with month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.
• Ability to prepare and post monthly journal entries and revenue by project.
• Proficiency with accounting software and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual closing activities including accruals and reconciliations.
• Prepare monthly financial statements for subsidiaries and provide financial analysis.
• Assist with fixed assets, depreciation, and audit preparation.
• Maintain project accounting records, cost tracking, and government contracts.

Skills

GAAP

Project accounting

Reconciliations

Financial analysis

Journal entries

Excel

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

Tools

Sage Intacct

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Description

JOB SUMMARY:

The Sr. Staff Accountant performs daily functions in all areas relating to accounting and financial reporting required to support operations of the Company and its subsidiaries. This position is responsible for performing complex accounting needs including maintaining project records and monitoring cost, funding, and revenue recognition. This position also ensures that work is properly allocated and completed in a timely and accurate manner and addresses tight deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Accounting:

• Provides professional level financial, accounting and reporting duties for moderate to complex functional areas.
• Performs month-end, quarterly, and annual closing activities and financial reporting duties, including accruals, adjustments, reconciliations, and documentation for the parent company and subsidiaries.
• Monitors accuracy and timeliness of accounting processes for assigned areas.
• Prepares timely and accurate monthly financial statements for assigned subsidiaries.
• Perform financial analysis and prepare financial reports.
• Assists with fixed assets and depreciation reporting.
• Reconciles corporate bank accounts.
• Reconciles various GL accounts.
• Prepares and posts monthly journal entries.
• Prepares and posts monthly revenue entries by project using cost to complete and percentage of completion.
• Assists with annual audit preparation and year-end closing of books.
• Works with various business managers to record monthly activity to the general ledger.
• Assists with the preparation and completion of various requests from US Census, State of Alaska, and City and Municipalities.
• Prepare, perform, and maintain all finance records for projects including Government contracts.
• Ability to establish, prepare and maintain written process workflows for Project Accounting tasks.
• Assists with monitoring WF Pcard / WEX card and any other corporate card programs.

Other Duties:

• Work as a “team-player” with employees and co-workers in a respectful and supportive manner.
• Conform with and abide by all regulations, policies, work procedures, safety rules and instructions.
• Stay up to date on current events and laws.
• Maintain strict confidentiality.
• Assist with unforeseen projects, reporting, and complex requests as they arise.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:

• Knowledge and understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Knowledge and understanding of Project Accounting.
• Effective account reconciliation abilities.
• Firm understanding of the Company’s culture, finance, and outlook.
• Ability to process a high volume of data with accuracy and meet various deadlines.
• Proven ability to calculate, post and manage accounting figures and financial records.
• Knowledge and skills in computerized accounting systems and knowledge of various accounting software.
• Ability to identify variances in financials and perform root cause analysis.
• Effective professional verbal, written, and graphical skills; and the ability to present numerical data effectively.
• Strong self-motivation and work ethic; ability to work without direct supervision and ethically with co-workers.
• Excellent analytical and forecasting skills; ability to identify and resolve problems timely, skillfully gather and analyze, information, and develop alternative solutions as needed.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with internal and external customers; exceptional follow-up skills.
• Ability to work productively under pressure.
• Ability to collaborate, partner, and exercise change management skills.
• Ability to gather data, compile information, and prepare reports.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule.
• Ability to work in an Alaska Native Corporation multi-company environment.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field, or year for year experience at staff accountant level.
• Previous experience with accounting systems. Sage Intacct accounting software desired.
• Bilingual- Spanish is desired.
• Ability to pass a background and credit check.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Most of the work is performed in a fast-paced professional office setting. Requiring a high degree of efficient and effective performance. The employee must exercise flexibility regarding last-minute requests for project support and varied workloads. At times, there may be a need for occasional weekend and/or evening work to meet deadlines.

PREFERENCE STATEMENT:

Preference will be given to Sitnasuak Shareholders and their descendants and spouses, and to Shareholders of other corporations created pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, in accordance with Title 43 U.S. Code 1626(g) and Title 42 U.S. Code 2003-2(i).

Additionally, the Company's policy is to select, place, train and promote the most qualified individuals based upon relevant factors such as work quality, attitude and experience, so as to provide equal employment opportunity for all employees in compliance with applicable local, state and federal laws and without regard to non-work related factors such as race, color, religion/creed, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship, genetic information, or other protected status. When applicable, the Company’s policy of non-discrimination applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, transfer, promotion, placement, layoff, compensation, termination, reduction in force and benefits.