Senior Accountant

Overview

Local remote position only.

To be considered, you must live within 2.5 hours of the greater Milwaukee area.

This role prepares community financial statements and supports externally reported financial results, ensuring accurate general ledger activity and supporting timely month-end and reporting processes.

Responsibilities

• Prepare community financial statements and assist with externally reporting the organization’s financial results.
• Maintain the integrity of the general ledger by applying generally accepted accounting principles to all transactions.
• Assist and train less experienced accountants.
• Complete balance sheet and bank account reconciliations by established due dates; research and resolve reconciling items in a timely manner.
• Review cost center and chart of account structures; recommend cost center/account structure changes that properly identify the nature of expenses, support control of annual expenditures, and streamline month-end data processing support.
• Prepare, verify, and control the entry of journal entries into the general ledger.
• Review subsidiary journals for obvious errors and omissions; enter corrected data into the general ledger, including monthly journal entries, monthly closing entries, and month-end general ledger processing by cost center and natural account.
• Review monthly balance sheet and profit-and-loss statements for accuracy.
• Coordinate monthly closing and production of statements to ensure timely reporting.
• Review, redesign, and enhance online financial statements to ensure accurate reflection of the organization’s financial position.
• Review and update monthly closing procedures.
• Review supporting subsidiary schedules to ensure accounting practices are maintained (including insurance, fixed assets, and amortization of prepaid); make recommendations.
• Ensure processes are documented and assist with ongoing documentation of accounting policies and procedures.
• Prepare audit schedules and respond to auditor requests during financial audits, SOX audits, or other audits.
• Monitor and track cash outflows and provide necessary updates to management.
• Interact with field personnel and provide customer service when explaining and responding to questions about monthly operating activity, investigating variances, providing detail of charges, and booking re-class entries.
• Correspond with third-party financial institutions and regulatory bodies.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by your supervisor.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (BA) from a four-year college or university plus three to five years related experience.
• Certifications, Licenses, and other Special Requirements: None.
• Apply existing guidelines and procedures to make varied decisions within a department; use sound judgment and experience to solve moderately complex problems based on precedent, example, reasonableness, or a combination of these.
• Extensive knowledge of a distinct skill/function with a thorough understanding of the organization and work environment; working knowledge of a functional discipline.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• Standing, walking, sitting
• Use hands and fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl
• Talk or hear
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds
• Vision
• Requires interaction with co-workers, residents, or vendors

Compensation & Benefits

• Base pay range will be determined by applicant’s skills and experience.
• Part and Full Time Benefits Eligibility:
  • Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Associate assistance program
  • Employee discounts
  • Referral program
  • Early access to earned wages for hourly associates (outside of CA)
  • Optional voluntary benefits including ID theft protection and pet insurance
• Full Time Only Benefits Eligibility:
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid holidays
  • Company provided life insurance
  • Adoption benefit
  • Disability (short and long term)
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Health Savings Account
  • Optional life and dependent life insurance
  • Optional voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity insurance, and legal plan
  • Tuition reimbursement
• Temporary associates are not benefits eligible but may participate in the company’s 401(k) program.

Additional Information

• Veterans, transitioning active duty military personnel, and military spouses are encouraged to apply.
• To support associates in becoming a U.S. citizen, the employer offers to advance fees for naturalization (Form N-400) application costs, up to $725, less applicable taxes and withholding, for qualified associates who have been with the organization for at least a year.
• The application window is anticipated to close within 30 days of the date of the posting.

Location

Local remote position only; must live 2.5 hours within the greater Milwaukee area.

Equal Opportunity

Equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.