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Position Summary: The Senior Staff Accountant will prepare financial reports to track organizations assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liabilities, and other related financial activities for clients.

Reports To: Controller

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain internal controls to ensure compliance with financial legislation, policies and procedures.
• Work with the Accounting team to ensure that payroll, accounts payable and purchasing documents are processed efficiently, accurately and in a timely manner by ensuring the proper documents, receipts, and forms are available.
• Research, prepare and submit the annual budget as well as prepare monthly budgets.
• Prepare cash flow projections.
• Build forecast models to accurately predict the outcome of a potential or proposed transaction.
• Analyze and implement best practices in public financial accounting policies and procedures to improve efficiency and productivity.
• Achieves budget objectives by scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
• Conduct financial analysis and prepare detailed financial reports and statements.
• Compile and analyze monthly and annual special financial reports on budgets. Recommend actions to ensure compliance with program requirements, while ensuring maximum impact to support clients.
• Ensure that payroll, accounts payable and purchasing documents are processed efficiently, accurately and in a timely manner.
• Responsible for timely monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial close, including all aspects of month end close multiple clients.
• Responsible for preparing, providing detailed support, and reviewing for accuracy of balance sheet reconciliations for all accounts.
• Responsible for preparing month end packages including all financial reports, statements and other needed items and reviewing and confirming accuracy.
• Prepare adjusting journal entries, as needed.
• Responsible for external audits. Oversees and manages the audit by coordinating and integrating the work of all accounting functional areas for a successful audit conclusion. Respond to auditors’ comments concerning finances and operations and address any deficiencies.
• Ensure that disbursements of funds are within budgetary authorization limits.
• Preparation of budgets and compliance reporting for all required grants.
• Prepare and submit periodic grant drawdown requests, following all applicable federal, state and local requirements, to ensure the receipt of all monies owed to clients.
• Ensure proper coding of all grants.
• Reconcile general ledger accounts.
• Maintain internal controls to ensure compliance with financial legislation, policies and procedures.
• Assist with preparing budgets and forecasts for all clients.
• Assist in maintenance of forecast models and update forecasts as needed.
• Manage accounting and financial systems and maintain full and accurate accounting records.
• Prepare special financial reports as requested by management by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and trends.
• Maximizes return, and limits risk, on cash by minimizing bank balances; making investments.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Manage the scheduling, assignments, and daily workflow of assigned staff accountants.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge of general financial accounting and cost accounting.
• Understanding of and ability to adhere to generally accepted accounting principles.
• Highly proficient with accounting softwares.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to problem-solve and multi-task.
• Strong Analytical ability.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance. CPA or MBA preferred.
• Seven years of previous work experience of public or government accounting experience, and demonstrate knowledge of financial reporting and budgeting, payroll, procurement, and internal controls.