Description If you're an experienced Senior Accountant, Robert Half needs your professional know-how and leadership for an exciting long-term contract / temporary opportunity in the Media industry. As a Senior Accountant, you will be responsible for cash flow analysis, budgets and forecasting, account analysis and reconciliations, financial statement preparation and consolidation, audit preparation, and internal control maintenance and regulatory reporting. This Senior Accountant opening is located in the New York, New York area and will offer you great experience, strong compensation, and an attractive benefits package. We are looking for a Senior Accountant who has excellent analytical skills and enjoys working in a challenging and fast-paced environment to support the continued success of the firm. Apply today!
How you will make an impact
Continually improve the automation of the accounting and reporting process
Prepare reconciliations of Balance Sheet accounts
Implement monthly accounting close procedures and deliverables (journal entries, reconciliations, reports) in compliance with GAAP
Achieve compliance with corporate accounting policies and procedures and controls by working with business partners
Participate in various department-wide initiatives
Other projects as necessary
Review financial results (benchmarks, trends, performance metrics)
Ready monthly consolidated P& L and Balance Sheet flux analysis for management reporting
Organize quarterly reviews and testing with internal and external auditors Requirements - Remarkable analytical, quantitative and social skills
Deep understanding of internal controls and SOX compliance
Strong organization skills with a sense of urgency and capable of prioritizing multiple tasks
General familiarity with Accrued Expenses
Experience with Microsoft Excel
Well-founded grasp of journal entries
Accruals experience
Balance Sheet Account Reconciliation experience preferred
Command of Expense Accruals
Proven knowledge of NetSuite
Proficiency in bank reconciliations
Aptitude for analyzing financial data and generating accurate reports in a timely manner
Minimum 5-7 years of overall general accounting experience
BA/BS in Accounting, CPA credentials are highly desired
Self-starter and strong ethical standards
This position requires financial reporting systems proficiency
Ability to complete multiple tasks and projects within deadlines
Comfortable working in a changing and dynamic environment
Familiarity with corporate performance management (CPM) and business intelligence systems required
A strong track record of communicating, both verbally and in writing, with functional department managers
ERP system experience
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