Senior Staff Accountant
On-sitePhoenix, Arizona, United States
Job Summary
Own key components of the month-end, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring accurate, complete, and timely financial results. Prepare, analyze, and post complex journal entries while reviewing account reconciliations to identify trends, risks, and process improvement opportunities. Support reserve calculations, accruals, and technical accounting matters through well-documented analysis, developing clear explanations of variances and unusual transactions for management review. Manage fixed asset activities, including additions, disposals, and depreciation, and prepare audit support for internal and external auditors. Lead efforts to streamline, standardize, and automate banking and reconciliation processes, while developing and monitoring financial KPIs to assess business performance. Assist with accounting policy documentation and participate in special projects such as system implementations and control initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
- 4+ years of progressive accounting experience
- CPA
- Advanced knowledge of GAAP
- Advanced knowledge of internal controls
- Advanced knowledge of account reconciliation standards
- Advanced knowledge of financial reporting processes
- Demonstrated ability to independently research issues
- Demonstrated ability to analyze complex transactions
- Demonstrated ability to recommend appropriate accounting treatment
- Experience working with ERP systems
- Experience working with accounting software
- Experience working with reporting tools
- Experience working with large data sets
- Manufacturing ERP experience
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word
- Advanced proficiency in Excel
- Ability to analyze complex financial data
- Ability to organize complex financial data
- Ability to present complex financial data
- Strong written communication skills
- Strong verbal communication skills
- Ability to explain financial results
- Ability to explain risks
- Ability to explain recommendations
- Ability to manage multiple priorities
- Ability to manage projects simultaneously
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to work collaboratively
- Excellent attention to detail
- Accuracy
- Organization
- Problem-solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Advanced understanding of financial statements
- Advanced understanding of accounting support schedules
- Advanced understanding of technical accounting documentation
- Valid driver's license
- Clean driving record
Desired Qualifications
- CPA preferred
- Experience with a combination of corporate and public accounting
- Manufacturing ERP experience preferred
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