What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Accountant position at Atlas Search?
Senior Accountant
The Senior Accountant plays a critical role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the General Ledger. This position is responsible for analyzing, reconciling, and maintaining detailed general ledger accounts. The Senior Accountant will investigate and resolve discrepancies or accounting errors and prepare necessary reports, summaries, and records.
Key Responsibilities :
- Reconcile accounts and analyze financial statements in compliance with GAAP and company policies.
- Review and analyze financial data to support journal entry preparation and document business transactions. This includes managing daily balancing, GL coding, reconciliation, income recalculations, and loan accounting reviews.
- Assist the Controller in preparing monthly financial statements and conducting variance analysis.
- Manage the monthly close process and ensure the timely reconciliation of the General Ledger, including loan clearing accounts, upfront fees, loan deferrals, and other relevant accounts.
- Ensure all financial data is accurate, complete, and timely, adhering to company guidelines.
- Address accounting and financial inquiries by thoroughly researching and interpreting data.
- Safeguard the organization’s confidential information.
- Take ownership of assigned accounting functions and ensure they are completed accurately and on time.
- Follow established policies and procedures to perform accounting tasks.
- Provide support to the Controller as needed for various duties.
- Complete other job-related tasks as assigned.
Requirements :
2-6 years corporate accounting or top 10 public firms. Needs STRONG excel.
An understanding of real estate / REIT / lending, mortgages would be a
