Senior Accountant
- Recruiter
- Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
- Location
- Dallas, Texas, United States
- Salary
- Competitive salary
- Posted
- 19 Sep 2020
- Closes
- 21 Sep 2020
- Ref
- 17118481
- Job role
- Accountant
- Experience level
- Qualified accountant
Job Description
The Senior Accountant is responsible to prepare accounting information by analyzing, recording, verifying,
consolidating, entering, and monitoring transactions; preparing trial balances and financial statements;
producing payroll; supporting external auditors; helping team members.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Leads the organization's accounting activities, including financial record keeping and reporting
• Maintaining records of organization's financial activity in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles (GAAP), organizational standards, and in compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Creating reports on financial performance for internal and external use
• Completing month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities related to foreign exchange, cash
management and tax, including preparing the appropriate audit work papers for such activities
• Supporting and assisting junior accounting staff in the development of their professional skills
• Financial statement preparation and analysis
• Reconciliations, general ledger maintenance, journal entries and month end close. Analyze monthly gross
profit and reconcile distribution system reporting to financial system reporting
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts monthly; communicate across departments and corporate accounting to
resolve outstanding items
• Review balance sheet accounts prepared by corporate accounting and resolve outstanding items.
• Monitor asset acquisition, transfer, and disposition activities
• Mentor, guide, and train assigned Staff Accountants
• Prepare corporate schedules quarterly
• Prepare interim and annual external audit schedules
• Support internal and external audit activities, as required
• Prepare monthly sales tax returns
• Link all journal entries with appropriate backup to document number
• Resolve internal and external customer issues and inquiries in a timely and satisfactory manner
• Perform other job related duties as assigned
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of experience or equivalent education and related experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong organization, multi-tasking and time management skills
• Experience in balance sheet reconciliations and financial statement preparation within a large
accounting group
Preferred Qualifications
• Knowledge working with SAP financials software
• Knowledge in public accounting and prior management experience required
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), internal controls and financial
reporting, required
• Strong communication skills - written, verbal, persuasion, motivation, facilitation of strong working
relationships
• Knowledge of other MS Office Suite and/or software applications related to job functions
• Excellent interpersonal, customer service, analytical/problem solving, problem management,
presentation development, presentation, and communications skills
Physical Demands
• Physical demands with activity or condition for a considerable amount of time include sitting and
typing/keyboarding using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor) or adding machine
• Physical demands with activity or condition may include occasional to rare amount of time include
walking, bending, reaching, standing, and stooping
• May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 15
The Senior Accountant is responsible to prepare accounting information by analyzing, recording, verifying,
consolidating, entering, and monitoring transactions; preparing trial balances and financial statements;
producing payroll; supporting external auditors; helping team members.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Leads the organization's accounting activities, including financial record keeping and reporting
• Maintaining records of organization's financial activity in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles (GAAP), organizational standards, and in compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Creating reports on financial performance for internal and external use
• Completing month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities related to foreign exchange, cash
management and tax, including preparing the appropriate audit work papers for such activities
• Supporting and assisting junior accounting staff in the development of their professional skills
• Financial statement preparation and analysis
• Reconciliations, general ledger maintenance, journal entries and month end close. Analyze monthly gross
profit and reconcile distribution system reporting to financial system reporting
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts monthly; communicate across departments and corporate accounting to
resolve outstanding items
• Review balance sheet accounts prepared by corporate accounting and resolve outstanding items.
• Monitor asset acquisition, transfer, and disposition activities
• Mentor, guide, and train assigned Staff Accountants
• Prepare corporate schedules quarterly
• Prepare interim and annual external audit schedules
• Support internal and external audit activities, as required
• Prepare monthly sales tax returns
• Link all journal entries with appropriate backup to document number
• Resolve internal and external customer issues and inquiries in a timely and satisfactory manner
• Perform other job related duties as assigned
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of experience or equivalent education and related experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong organization, multi-tasking and time management skills
• Experience in balance sheet reconciliations and financial statement preparation within a large
accounting group
Preferred Qualifications
• Knowledge working with SAP financials software
• Knowledge in public accounting and prior management experience required
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), internal controls and financial
reporting, required
• Strong communication skills - written, verbal, persuasion, motivation, facilitation of strong working
relationships
• Knowledge of other MS Office Suite and/or software applications related to job functions
• Excellent interpersonal, customer service, analytical/problem solving, problem management,
presentation development, presentation, and communications skills
Physical Demands
• Physical demands with activity or condition for a considerable amount of time include sitting and
typing/keyboarding using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor) or adding machine
• Physical demands with activity or condition may include occasional to rare amount of time include
walking, bending, reaching, standing, and stooping
• May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 15