Senior Accountant

Overview

Local remote position only.

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

This role supports financial reporting and general ledger integrity, including monthly close activities, account reconciliations, journal entry controls, and audit support.

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 (GAAP) 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 changes to ensure expenses are identified to the proper area; help control annual expenditures and streamline data processing support required during month-end.
• Prepare, verify, and control the entering of journal entries into the general ledger.
• Evaluate subsidiary journals for obvious errors and omissions; enter corrected data into the general ledger, including monthly journal entries and month-end general ledger activities (by cost center and by 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 reported information properly reflects the organization’s financial position.
• Review and update monthly closing procedures.
• Review supporting subsidiary schedules to ensure accounting practices are maintained (e.g., insurance, fixed assets, amortization of prepaid); make recommendations.
• Ensure processes are appropriately documented; 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 exceptional customer service when explaining and responding to questions regarding monthly operating activity, investigating variances, providing detail of charges, and booking re-class entries.
• Correspond with third-party financial institutions and regulatory bodies.

This job description provides an overview of responsibilities and is not intended to be comprehensive. Duties may be assigned by your supervisor.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• 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

Management/Decision Making

• Applies existing guidelines and procedures to make varied decisions within a department; uses sound judgment and experience to solve moderately complex problems based on precedent, example, reasonableness, or a combination.

Knowledge and Skills

• Possesses extensive knowledge of a distinct skill or function and a thorough understanding of the organization and work environment; has a 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 the applicant’s skills and experience.

Temporary associates are not benefits eligible but may participate in the organization’s 401(k) program.

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 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

Additional Information

• Veterans, transitioning active duty military personnel, and military spouses are encouraged to apply.
• Support for U.S. citizenship: 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.
• Application window is anticipated to close within 30 days of the date of the posting.

The organization is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.