Sr. Accountant
SUMMARY
The Senior Accountant is responsible for providing complex support to the general ledger team in ensuring timely execution of month-end close and day-to-day accounting activities for the Society of Human Resource Management and its affiliates and subsidiaries.
Responsibilities:
- Perform daily activities in the accounting systems, including but not limited to performing month-end analysis and reconciliation for cash, accounts receivables, prepaids, revenue, and deferred revenues.
- Prepares journal entries for key financial statement line items as assigned and ensures proper accompanying documentation is attached in NetSuite.
- Perform detailed account reconciliations on a monthly basis to ensure accuracy of assigned balance sheet accounts.
- Reconcile high volume of cash receipts (checks/wires/ACHs/credit card transactions) involving multiple bank accounts, merchant accounts, and various billing systems.
- Perform the bank reconciliation process for multiple bank accounts.
- Reconcile and manage prepaid and deferred expenses and its proper allocations.
- Maintain accurate inventory count of SHRM by identifying, investigating, and correcting the inventory records. Participates in year-end inventory audit.
- Prepares schedules in support of SHRM’s external consolidated financial audit.
- Assist in the evaluation and testing of modified accounting system or external databases used by other Departments to ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial output.
- Complete ad hoc reports and reconciliations upon request.
- Other duties and projects as assigned.
Education & Experience Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting preferred.
- Minimum of ten (10) years of progressive accounting experience, preferably with a complex, non-for-profit organization (a multi-structured organization requiring consolidations accounting) or a public accounting firm.
- Familiar with all elements of financial operation and their impact on the general ledger.
Certifications
- CPA preferred.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), accounting terminology, accounting procedures.
- Strong understanding of the concepts & principles of ACS 606 Revenue Recognition
- Comprehensive knowledge of NetSuite ERP system required.
- Advanced Microsoft (MS) Excel skills required.
- Adaptive Planning budgeting system experience preferred.
- Experience identifying and implementing process improvements, including call-out of internal controls.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities.
- Ability to maintain good working relationships with the other departments and external customers.
- Self-disciplined and capable of completing job duties in a timely manner and with a high level of accuracy, organization, and attention to detail.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication, and organization skills.
- Excellent problem solving and good decision-making skills.
- Complete tasks within critical deadlines.
- Maintain highest level of confidentiality.
Additional Notes
Physical Requirements
- Must be able to perform essential duties satisfactorily with reasonable accommodations.
- Work is generally done sitting, talking, hearing, and typing. Visual acuity to use a keyboard, prepare and analyze data and figures; transcribing, viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
Work environment
- Work is regularly performed in a combination of office and conference settings and routinely uses standard office equipment.
- Expected travel is 0-10% of the time.
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The hiring range for this position is $82,000 to $105,000 per year. This range is an estimate and the actual salary may vary based on the candidate's experience, skills, and qualifications. SHRM offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package. The benefits for this position include professional growth and development, health, dental, vision, well-being, health savings, flexible spending, retirement, open leave, and annual discretionary bonus and incentives.
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- Job Function Business Development & Support Functions
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- 1800 Duke St, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA