Remote Senior Accountant

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Your Role:
The Senior Accountant role is designed for an experienced professional who is ready for the next step in their accounting career. The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, meticulous, and enthusiastic with a can do attitude. This position is responsible for handling complex accrual based accounting tasks for multiple clients, requiring minimal direction from Controllers. The Senior Accountant must possess strong analytical skills, excellent technical knowledge, and the ability to deliver accurate and timely results.
A person in this role is comfortable using relevant knowledge, know how, and skills to convey clear and concise thoughts and ideas to clients and internal teams, both in writing and during virtual meetings. The Senior Accountant is expected to demonstrate sustained month end close ownership, effective client management, and strong work coordination across team members supporting the client file. Adaptability is key to thriving in this fast paced environment, as the role demands responsiveness to changing expectations and processes to provide exceptional value to clients.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
The Senior Accountant will perform the following duties with an advanced level of bookkeeping and accounting knowledge, requiring minimal oversight from management:
Client Management & Ownership
Maintain assigned clients within approved budget and scope, on an accrual basis, proactively managing utilization and administrative requirements, often with support from an Associate
Track time on client engagements, manage work within established budgets, and clearly explain budget variance
Lead client meetings and provide high level customer service and financial insight
Partner with third party advisors and client stakeholders as needed
Take full ownership of writing and updating the Client Procedure Manual to ensure it is complete and accurate at all times
Support and manage clients transitioning out of Implementation, assuming ownership through stabilization and ongoing service delivery
Navigate complex or undefined client situations that are not fully documented or prescriptive
Act as a proactive change agent by identifying inefficient processes and workflows and recommending improvements
Month‑End Close & Financial Execution
Own and execute accurate and timely month end close and financial reporting, including class reporting, job costing, trend analysis, and variance review
Demonstrate sustained ownership of month end close deliverables with minimal rework or escalation and limited oversight
Review work for accuracy and completeness and ensure timely inputs aligned with month end close requirements
Update various KPIS, dashboards and reports and budgets in Jirav
Technical Accounting & Continuous Improvement
Manage all aspects of core and complex accounting areas, including the following:
Oversee accounts payable and accounts receivable processes, including unbilled revenue, deferred income, bad debt allowances, and other advanced accounting matters
Manage fixed asset and intangible asset accounting, including maintaining depreciation and amortization schedules and recording journal entries for asset acquisitions and disposals
Payroll processing using Intuit or other third-party payroll applications and review quarterly and annual reports such as: W-2, W-3, 941, and state U/E. Proactively identify and resolve payroll discrepancies
Record, analyze, and maintain financing transactions, including loans and investments, ensuring appropriate classification of short term and long term obligations
Review and evaluate lease agreements to determine proper short term and long term classification in accordance with applicable accounting standards
Prepare and file sales and use tax returns, property tax filings, and client specific business and franchise tax payments, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
Assist with review and preparation of 1099s and year-end payroll inclusions
Use critical thinking to independently interpret, research, and apply knowledge to resolve technical accounting issues
Prepare cash management flash report and support audits, budgeting, and forecasting as needed
Responsible for properly tracking inventory and identifying unusual or unexpected results
Leverage technology to drive efficiency and scalability
Pursues opportunities for continuous learning
Collaboration & Work Coordination
Collaborate effectively with Accountants a