Description

McMillan Pazdan Smith is seeking to hire a dynamic Senior Staff Accountant to join our Greenville, SC office location. The Senior Staff Accountant collaborates closely with the Controller and the Director of Finance & Accounting. This position is responsible for a variety of accounting and financial transactions. This includes actively participating in month end closing activities, account reconciliations, financial statements, various account analysis, and the preparation/review of journal entries. This position will be required to perform a wide variety of accounting work and provide opportunities for outstanding experience and exposure in different business areas. This is a hands-on position and should be a strong communicator and skilled financial analyst.

This is an excellent opportunity to grow and contribute to a diverse and fun environment. McMillan Pazdan Smith has 280 employees across eight studio locations in the Southeast.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for all aspects of the month end close process.
• Manage and monitor all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems.
• Maintain internal control safeguards for the receipt of revenue, costs and both team and organizational actual expenditures.
• Consistently analyze financial data and prepare financial reports in an accurate and timely manner with oversight from the Controller.
• Collaborate in the creation of companywide budget and forecasts with oversight from the Controller and the Director of Finance & Accounting.
• Participate in all outside accounting firm’s review/audit and tax activity.
• Ad hoc financial analysis of financial and operating metrics to support business requirement.
• Keep abreast of current trends and practices in the accounting field. 
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in accounting, finance, or related field 
• Five years of strong and progressive accounting and analysis experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, and Excel software
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles
• Working knowledge of manual and automated accounting systems 
• Superior numeric skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to effectively and confidently prioritize and execute tasks with many competing priorities
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Good analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to provide excellent customer service (internally and externally)
• Strong attention to detail
• Exceptional organizational and follow-through skills
• Ability to manage information with a high level of detail and accuracy
• Self-motivated and ability to work independently
• Proven ability to assess factors, make, and communicate decisions 
• Demonstrated cultural awareness and sensitivity