Senior Accountant

The Senior Accountant maintains compliance with generally accepted and statutory accounting principles, financial controls and procedures which include: accrual recognition, balance sheet account reconciliation, and variance analysis, journal entry processing, business tax compliance and reporting, and accounting policy research and documentation.

The Senior Accountant completes financial statement and regulatory reporting preparation, general ledger maintenance and design, general ledger account analysis, preparation of journal entries, and supports internal and external audit activities. This position is expected to work independently in the areas assigned and to provide guidance entry level accountants as needed.

Essential Functions:

• Assist with preparation of GAAP financial statements and related disclosures, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.

• Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.

• Compile and analyze financial information to prepare account entries such as general ledger accounts, and document business transactions.

• Review data prepared by accountants for accuracy prior to posting to the general ledger.

• Complete analysis as assigned to support business decision-making.

• Participate in monthly closing.

• Establish tables of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts.

• Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.

• Prepare periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.

• Provide detail analysis to support management decision-making.

• Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, using current computer technology.

• Supervise the input and handling of financial data and reports for the company's automated financial systems.

• Survey operations to determine accounting needs to recommend, develop, or maintain solutions to business and financial problems.

• Work independently on interfaces with data warehouse personnel.

• Explain billing, invoices and accounting policies to staff, vendors and clients.

• Resolve accounting discrepancies.

• Interact with internal and external auditors in completing audits.

• Collaborate with management to research and implement new accounting standards or guidance as applicable

• Nonessential function: other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting required.

• Minimum three years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in accounting required. At least 5 years preferred.

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred.

• Knowledge of and ability to apply generally accepted accounting principles, finance, budgeting and cost control principles.

• Knowledge of and ability to apply financial and accounting software applications.

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, with advanced Excel knowledge.

• Strong knowledge of federal and state financial regulations.

• Ability to provide support, guidance and training to less experienced employees.

• Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements and projections.

• Strong verbal and written communication, analytical and conceptual skills.

• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple tasks, projects and priorities.

• Ability to work independently without direct supervision.

• Ability to handle complex reconciliations and computations.

This position has been evaluated in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Encova Insurance makes every effort to reasonably accommodate disabilities to permit performance of the essential functions and candidates who need such accommodation are encouraged to seek it. This description reflects the nature and level of work performed by associates in this position. It is not an all-inclusive inventory of duties, responsibilities and qualifications required. It provides an accurate overview of the work and skills needed to perform this position. Because job content may change from time to time, Encova Insurance reserves the right to add and/or delete functions from this job as it deems necessary for business reasons.