Senior Accountant

The Senior Accountant is responsible for all areas relating to financial reporting and administration. This position will be responsible for maintaining accounting principles,practices and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial

The Senior Accountant is responsible for all areas relating to financial reporting and administration. This position will be responsible for maintaining accounting principles,practices and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial statements. The Senior Accountant supervises the Accounting Department and is responsible for managing the team to ensure that work is properly allocated and completed in a timely and accurate manner. This position addresses tight deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities.

Duties to include:

• Obtain and maintain a through understanding of the financial reporting and general ledger structure.
• Ensure an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close.
• Ensure the timely reporting of all monthly financial information.
• Supervise the daily banking requirements
• Ensure the accurate and timely processing of payroll activities 
• Ensure the accurate and timely processing of all statutory obligations
• Monitors and analyzes department work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Advises staff regarding the handling of non-routine reporting transactions.
• Work with the CFO to ensure a clean and timely year-end audit.
• Provide training to new and existing staff as needed
• Support the CFO with special projects and workflow process improvements.

Education

• ACCA qualified

Technical Skills and Experience

• 5 years prior experience in financial reporting/general ledger area
• Experience working in a construction company or professional services firm is preferred.
• Must be PC proficient and able to thrive in a fast-pace setting, multi task and be deadline oriented.
• Must have strong experience with MS Office Suite: advanced Excel, Word, Powerpoint and Outlook.
• Supervisory experience