Senior Accountant

Summary:

Reporting to the Assistant Controller, the Senior Accountant ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions. The Senior Accountant's responsibilities include, but are not limited to, month end close, fixed asset processing, property tax returns, and accounts payable for the Corporate Headquarters division.

Month End Close

• Journal Entries
• Balance Sheet Reconciliations
• GL Review
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Intercompany Reconciliation
  

Fixed Assets and Property Taxes

• Coordinate with markets to obtain supporting documentation for additions and deletions
• Process additions, deletions, and run monthly depreciation in fixed asset software
• Maintain Construction In Progress by Station
• Maintain Fixed Asset Rollforward Schedule
• Maintain Physical Locations List
• Maintain Book and Tax books
• Business Property Tax Statements
• File annual Property Taxes
• Statement of Values for Insurance Renewal

Cash

• Bank Reconciliations
• Remote Bank Deposits
• Petty Cash Reconciliation
• Cash Flow Analysis

Accounts Payable

• Point of contact for all vendor inquiries
• Maintain vendor files in MAS 500 and ensure all new vendors have provided required information (as needed)
• Process all payables
• Accounts Payable Accruals
• Preparation and filing of annual 1099s and 1042s

Other Duties:

• Assistance with audit requests during annual financial audit
• Additional ad hoc tasks and assistance with projects as assigned

Qualifications/Criteria:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Finance/Accounting or related field
• 5+ years of professional Accounting experience
• Strong MS Office skills (Power Point, Excel, and Word)
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work under deadlines and in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to prioritize daily routing and urgent tasks

Skills

• Highly collaborative with the ability to work in a small team environment
• Can build credibility with the senior executive team and members at all levels of the organization
• Ability to work effectively with a diverse operations, accounting and finance team, foster positive and cooperative relationships within and outside the organization.
• Operates at the highest level of professionalism and personal integrity
• Credibility, ethical, full disclosure and clean financial history
• Good GAAP and financial reporting technical skills and understanding of ethical standards
• Conscientious about timeliness of assignments and quality of work product
• Accountable for specific performance
• Able to handle multiple tasks and maintain control and order
• Exceptional work ethic
• Detailed, organized and communicative understanding, yet persuasive and decisive when dealing with others in the organization
• Responsive team player with ability to quickly prioritize among numerous pressing tasks