Senior Staff Accountant, Accounting and Reporting

Overview

A financial services organization is seeking a highly skilled Senior Staff Accountant with a CPA designation. This role requires expertise in accounting, financial reporting, and auditing, with a focus on managing complex financial tasks and contributing to key accounting projects.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate new accounting standards and conduct accounting research on new business transactions to determine appropriate accounting treatment.
• Participate in the monthly closing process by recording journal entries and performing detailed financial statement analysis to identify trends and variances.
• Assess financial risks and design controls to mitigate them.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Operations, Treasury, and Finance to provide accounting expertise on specific projects.
• Complete internal and external reporting duties on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Assist with requests from external financial statement and bank auditors.
• Lead or participate in special accounting projects such as system implementations, process improvements, and global accounting processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or Accounting, or equivalent work experience.
• CPA certification required.
• Minimum of 6 years of progressive accounting experience or 4 years of public accounting experience.
• Experience designing and implementing internal controls and risk mitigation; Sarbanes-Oxley experience preferred.
• Strong reasoning and critical thinking skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience working with large data sets and advanced Excel skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment.

Physical Demands

• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, visual focus, talking, hearing, and handling or touching objects or controls.
• Occasional lifting, pushing, or pulling of up to 20 pounds.
• Primarily an office-based role requiring sitting for extended periods and working on a computer approximately 90% of the time.