Senior Accountant

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Job description

Interested in Robert Half's open Remote Senior Accountant? Submit an application now. A client that is thriving in the Private Equity industry is looking to fill an immediate Senior Accountant position. They are delighted about you joining their team! If you have the necessary requirements for this long-term contract remote work opportunity apply today!

Key responsibilities

- Administer monthly accounting close procedures and deliverables (journal entries, reconciliations, reports) in compliance with GAAP

- Prepare reconciliations of Balance Sheet accounts

- Participate in various department-wide initiatives

- Create analysis on financial results (trends, performance metrics, benchmarks)

- An endless desire to improve the automation of the accounting and reporting process

- Operate with business partners to create compliance with corporate accounting policies, procedures and controls and provide support on special requests

- Arrange quarterly reviews and testing with internal and external auditors

- Put together monthly consolidated P&L and Balance Sheet flux analysis for management reporting

- Ad-hoc projects as required

Ability and willingness to meet business critical deadlines

- Self-starter and strong ethical standards

- Possess strong organizational and follow-up skills

- Experience working in a dynamic and changing company environment a plus

- Ability to work well with functional department managers

- Year end closings experience

- Foundational knowledge in account reconciliation

- Well-founded grasp of Microsoft Excel

- Solid understanding of variance analysis

- Quality experience with Monthly Financial Statements

- Proven knowledge of QuickBooks

- Knowledge of month end closings

- Journal entries experience highly desired

- Highly capable of analyzing financial data and quickly creating accurate reports

- Candidate must possess first-rate analytical, quantitative and social skills

- Knowledgeable of ERP systems

- SOX internal control assessments (Section 404) experience

- 5+ years of overall general accounting experience

- BA/BS in Accounting, CPA credentials are desired

- Attention to detail and ability to follow standard procedures is a requirement