Senior Accountant

Major Duties & Responsibilities • Ensuring day-to-day transactions such as accounts payable, cash receipts and accounts receivable, credit card transactions, and payroll are recorded properly. • Performing timely and accurate month-end journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations (e.g., net assets, investments, revenue, expenses, payroll allocations, etc.), ensuring that accounting schedules are updated and accurate. • Ensuring properrevenue and expense recognition. • Monitoring cash and investment balances and performing cash flow forecasting. • Ensuring all finance and accounting operations comply with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and federal and state laws and regulations. • Assisting the Director and budget managers in developing and monitoring departmental, project, and organizational budget; assisting with monthly financial reporting needs. • Performing fiscal year-end close activities and assisting with activities and requirements of external auditors. • Communicating regularly with the Director of Finance. • Continually seeking and implementing opportunities to streamline and improve finance and accounting operations through technology including training staff to better utilize financial and accounting software. • Managing select administration activities,such as state unemployment and income tax registrations. • Other duties as assigned to meet organizational requirements.