The Senior Staff Accountant reports to the Controller.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, general ledger
accountability, financial reporting, financial analysis and other special
projects as assigned.
Essential
duties and responsibilities:
- Responsible for financial aspect of inventory
management, including oversight, review and testing of inventory valuation,
costing of transactions and reconciliations to GL
- Perform monthly revenue and bank reconciliations
- Perform monthly 401k reconciliation, plus record
retention and account administration
- Manage monthly and year-end accounting for subsidiary
office in South Africa
- Work closely with program managers to monitor and
manage project funding
- Make recommendations for reporting improvements and
manage execution
- Internal and external reporting functions
- Other duties as assigned
Essential
skills and experience:
- Thorough knowledge of general accounting theory and
related experience
- Related work experience in project or fund accounting
and finance
- Exceptional analytical and problem solving abilities
- Ability to plan and manage multiple projects
- Attention to detail
- Ability to learn quickly and work independently
- Must be proficient in Excel and Word
- SAP experience, preferred.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong customer orientation
Beneficial
skills and experience:
- Work experience in Non-Profit environment
- Work experience in government contract accounting
Education
requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance or related field, plus 5
years accounting experience