This is a hybrid position requiring three days of in-office collaboration in New York. Join the team and manage the monthly financial close process!
Senior Accounting Manager
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Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Manage the monthly financial close process, including ensuring all costs incurred are properly recorded, reviewing journal entries, account balance reconciliations, and report preparation
- Participate in the ongoing development/establishment of accounting policies and procedures and operational strategies including the review and implementation of process and system changes.
- Continued focus on improving system efficiencies and business practices
- Participate in strategic financial projects including upgrades/phase-two implementation of ERP software
- Ensure compliance with internal control policies in a SOX environment
- Collaborate with external auditors to ensure successful audit results and compliance
- Interacts at all levels and with budget owners or other stakeholders to produce a timely, efficient, and accurate month-end close and all internal management and financial reporting through the annual report
- Responsible for hierarchy and scalability in chart of accounts and accuracy in the general ledger and financial statements and has ultimate authority over classification and booking of all transactions
- Analyze the effect of statutory accounting practices and studies regulations and guidance to ensure the correct application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
- Make recommendations for changes as needed and ensure that company policies and procedures are followed and establish the proper techniques to discover and prevent fraud
- Prepare detailed journal entries and account analyses
- Assist with compilation of information for preparation of tax returns
- Work with Audit, Tax, and Treasury Manager to ensure overall coordination of all financial accounting activities through the annual report
- Prepare summary feedback of financial statements variances to budget
- Actively review and advise on financial/accounting processes
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in accounting; CPA required
- 8+ years of related experience; A mix of public and private accounting is a plus
- Expert knowledge of accounting policies/procedures and financial statements
- Strong program management and organizational skills with an ability to plan and perform multiple tasks
- Exposure to Netsuite or other large ERPs
- Ability to execute, follow up, and ensure attention to detail
- Consistent track record of increased responsibilities and scope
- Proficiency with Microsoft tools (Excel, Word) is required
- Experience in a high-growth, fast-paced startup environment is highly preferred with expert ability to switch between competing initiatives as needed
- A high degree of dedication to improvement and a strong sense of ownership
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