Accountant

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Full-time

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Job Summary

Senior Accountant is a senior level accounting position responsible for month-end closing and financial statement preparation for multiple entities (Non-Profit Corporations) with a high level of complexity. This is an accounting support position in a fast-paced centralized accounting services environment providing financial services to community associations throughout North America. Candidates for this position must meet Associa’s credit requirements.

This position is eligible for telecommuting.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Duties include but are not limited to:
• Full Accrual Accounting.
• Month-end closing and financial statement preparation for multiple entities (Non-Profit Corporations) with a high level of complexity.
• Able to perform departmental accounting functions.
• Process and review monthly bank and balance sheet reconciliations with extensive investments, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, deferrals, accruals, payroll liabilities, and reserves.
• Develop amortization and depreciation schedules.
• Develop and maintain supporting schedules and reports as requested.
• Budget development assistance and administration.
• Perform Year End close.
• Support Community Managers and Branch Financial Accounting Support Person (FASP), and Association Board of Directors (BOD) as requested.
• Work with supporting departments (Accounts Receivable (A/R), Accounts Payable (A/P), Data Management, Delinquency, Tax and Banking Team) on issue resolution.
• Other duties as assigned.
• This position is eligible for telecommuting based on business needs and performance.

Knowledge and Skills
• Knowledge of internal company balancing.
• Knowledge of general ledger accounting.
• Knowledge of A/P transaction process and A/R transaction process.
• Knowledge of an Accounting Shared Services Center environment.
• Evaluate, analyze, and prioritize data in various forms and formats.
• Knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and procedures (US GAAP).
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) at a proficient level.
• Knowledge of conflict resolution techniques at a proficient level.
• Professional communication skills (phone, interpersonal, written, verbal, etc.).
• Professional customer service skills.
• Self-motivated, proactive, detail oriented and a team player.
• Time management and time critical prioritization skills.

Education and Experience
• Bachelor’s Degree with 5 years of experience OR Master’s Degree with 3 years’ experience

Certifications or Licenses
• CPA

Travel Requirements
• n/a

Working Conditions
• Typical office environment
• Overtime may be required

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and to reach above shoulders with hands and arms in order to file a variety of documents; use hands and fingers to input data to information system; and talk or hear in order to gather and provide information on departmental processes. The employee is often required to sit in order to process information and conduct data entry activities.

ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS

Work is performed in a climate-controlled office without exposure to adverse environmental conditions such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, toxic agents, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances