Senior Accountant

Located in Tampa, FL Salary: $26-$31hr

Express Employment Professionals is partnering with a manufacturing company in the Tampa area. We are seeking a Senior Accountant for a growing corporation in the manufacturing industry. The senior accountant ensures the integrity of accounting data by recording verifying and consolidating transactions for the business.

Responsibilities:

• Perform month end close activities which include the preparation and review of journal entries, financial analysis, re-classifications, allocations and corrections for our corporate offices and plant locations through the performance of self-directed research, consideration of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and review of relevant financial data.
• Prepare, verifies and reviews monthly account reconciliations, identify/resolve discrepancies and report financial misstatements in accordance with our accounting policies (GAAP) and SOX controls.
• Prepare quarterly reporting requests including both standard and ad-hoc request inclusive of analysis to fulfill stakeholder needs.
• Responsible for GBS corporate accounting including cash, AR, AP, related subledgers and other various corporate accounts.
• Perform and review monthly P&L reviews for our cost centers, identify and correct misstatements and communicate root cause/remediation to our customers
• Supports plant operations/management in financial analysis/review, monthly accruals, inventory, costing, and capital expenditures
• Ensure Sarbanes Oxley compliance and GAAP are adhered and offers recommendations to senior management for improvements in internal controls
• Assist Accounting Manager in other financial and accounting related areas and develop consolidated processes
• Prepare and support internal, external and tax audit requests and address/remediate findings.
• Improve and maintain documentation and training materials for assigned responsibilities
• Take part and assist in process improvement initiatives to capture efficiencies in our processes
• Learn, prepare and support accounting activities in multiple general ledger systems for our locations
• Participate in special ad-hoc duties and projects

Education / Experience:

• Bachelor Degree in Accounting
• Minimum three years of general accounting experience preferred, but not required, and preferably in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with corporate accounting and/or public accounting is a plus

Competencies:

• Understanding of GAAP and the ability to interpret and apply these standards to determine financial misstatements
• Understandings of SOX compliance and the ability to ensure our controls are operating effectively and mitigate risk
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to facilitate discussions of accounting treatments and outcome of financial analysis to other corporate departments and plant locations
• Strong aptitude for system technology and applications including strong analytical skills. Required understanding and use of Microsoft Office products.
• Ability to access data and provide recommendations to GBS Accounting Manager and other members of senior management.
• Willingness to take on and assist with new and varied projects as they arise
• Ability to multi-task, stay organized, prioritize/meet deliverables and pay attention to details
• Ability to perform work independently, identify errors and draw conclusions for corrections
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, discretion and initiative

Express Office: Tampa (Northwest) 5411 Beaumont Center Boulevard Suite 720

Tampa, FL 33634