What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Accountant position at DTM Executive Search, Inc.?
DTM Executive Search is working on an Direct-hire/Full-time Senior Accountant job opportunity in West Palm Beach, FL. The Senior Accountant will be responsible for reconciling general ledger accounts and preparing financial statements.
***100% on site in office***
As a Senior Accountant you will:
- Work directly with the Controller and the Corporate accounting team to address accounting issues within critical general ledger accounts and take direct ownership and responsibility of assigned tasks and projects.
- Perform monthly closing procedures, produce financial statements in a timely manner, prepare account analysis and general ledger account reconciliations. Speak with line managers to interpret financial results
- Gather necessary supporting documentation to ensure the accuracy of elimination and consolidation journal entries to the general ledger accounting system
- Prepare accounting schedules for assigned balance sheet accounts. Conduct analysis and interpretation for significant accounting trends and variations within the trial balance for numerous entities.
- Perform in-depth analysis of financial statements, including subjective accounting areas (requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills)
- Analysis and update of sales and expenses review to ensure proper classification of expenses and capitalization of fixed asset expenditures.
- Review of purchasing activity from vendors to ensure reasonableness of any recorded variances and ensure all liabilities are properly recorded
- Other Ad-Hoc tasks to be defined
The Senior Accountant must have:
- BA/BS in Accounting or Finance
- 5 or more years general ledger accounting experience; must have a solid understanding of accounting concepts
- Advanced Excel skills required, including the ability to use V-lookups and pivot tables
- Experienced in the use of mainstream accounting ERP software systems
- Demonstrated ability to accomplish difficult tasks with minimal oversight and maintain a consistent level of accuracy in all assigned areas
- Must possess strong analytical skills and the ability to present solutions to difficult accounting problems
- Excellent communication, problem-solving and follow-up skills
