Senior Accountant
Apply NowCompany: Coghlin Companies
Location: Westborough, MA 01581
Description:
Job Summary
Highly motivated accounting professional to be part of Finance Team. Reporting to the Corporate Controller, the Senior Accountant will assist with day-to-day operations and play a key role in completing the month-end financial close process.
Duties and Responsibilities
Assist in maintaining the integrity of the general ledger by preparing analysis necessary for financial statement preparation, journal entries, account analysis and other general accounting functions.
Responsible for maintaining accounting policies and procedures that ensure the highest level of efficiency while maintaining appropriate internal controls and compliance with US GAAP.
Perform general ledger account reconciliations and prepare adjusting journal entries.
Analyze financial results and provide explanations and recommendations.
Generate accurate, complete and timely reports and analysis on request.
Collaborate with various departments to analyze and resolve problems.
Prepare schedules and analysis for year-end audit.
Prepare Customer dashboards on a weekly basis for internal and external purposes.
Assist with the timely completion of the month-end close through the preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, and period-over-period account fluctuation analysis.
Responsible for the cash reconciliation process.
Maintain the fixed asset and other current assets schedules.
Assist with oversight of Accounts Payable to resolve any vendor issues. Enforce best practices of function and improve processing accuracy.
Support, enforce, and help implementation internal controls, process improvements and operational efficiencies identified by Corporate Controller and Assistant Corporate Controller.
Approach work and tasks with increasing analytical perspective to determine if results and amounts are reasonable and supported by other data.
Special projects as assigned.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in accounting or equivalent required.
3-5 years of related experience preferred.
Advanced experience with Microsoft Excel.
Strong analytical skills.
Strong inter-personal skills.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Highly motivated accounting professional to be part of Finance Team. Reporting to the Corporate Controller, the Senior Accountant will assist with day-to-day operations and play a key role in completing the month-end financial close process.
Duties and Responsibilities
Assist in maintaining the integrity of the general ledger by preparing analysis necessary for financial statement preparation, journal entries, account analysis and other general accounting functions.
Responsible for maintaining accounting policies and procedures that ensure the highest level of efficiency while maintaining appropriate internal controls and compliance with US GAAP.
Perform general ledger account reconciliations and prepare adjusting journal entries.
Analyze financial results and provide explanations and recommendations.
Generate accurate, complete and timely reports and analysis on request.
Collaborate with various departments to analyze and resolve problems.
Prepare schedules and analysis for year-end audit.
Prepare Customer dashboards on a weekly basis for internal and external purposes.
Assist with the timely completion of the month-end close through the preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, and period-over-period account fluctuation analysis.
Responsible for the cash reconciliation process.
Maintain the fixed asset and other current assets schedules.
Assist with oversight of Accounts Payable to resolve any vendor issues. Enforce best practices of function and improve processing accuracy.
Support, enforce, and help implementation internal controls, process improvements and operational efficiencies identified by Corporate Controller and Assistant Corporate Controller.
Approach work and tasks with increasing analytical perspective to determine if results and amounts are reasonable and supported by other data.
Special projects as assigned.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in accounting or equivalent required.
3-5 years of related experience preferred.
Advanced experience with Microsoft Excel.
Strong analytical skills.
Strong inter-personal skills.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.