The Senior Accountant plays a critical role in supporting the organization's financial operations, ensuring accuracy in reporting, maintaining strong internal controls, and contributing to month‑end and year‑end close processes. This position works independently to research and resolve accounting issues, prepares key reconciliations and schedules, and partners with internal stakeholders and auditors to ensure compliance with accounting standards and organizational policies.

Job Duties

Core Accounting & Close Activities

• Support month‑end and year‑end close processes, including preparing and posting journal entries, maintaining supporting documentation, and reviewing account activity.
• Prepare and review general ledger account reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and timely resolution of reconciling items.
• Maintain and analyze balance sheet accounts such as prepaid expenses, accruals, intercompany activity, fixed assets, and other key accounts.

Financial Reporting & Analysis

• Assist in preparing internal financial statements, management reports, and supporting schedules used for budgeting, variance analysis, and forecasting.
• Ensure financial statements comply with GAAP and internal policies, providing explanations for variances and trends when needed.

Audit Support

• Provide support for internal, external, donor, and compliance audits by preparing schedules, pulling supporting documentation, and responding to auditor inquiries.
• Maintain organized audit files and ensure documentation aligns with internal controls and accounting standards.

Operational Accounting

• Manage or support processes related to accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cash transactions, including reconciliations and vendor/customer follow‑up as needed.
• Prepare roll‑forwards, amortization schedules, and other supporting schedules required for accurate reporting.

Process Improvement & Collaboration

• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, documentation, and workflow efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams, finance leadership, and external auditors to ensure accurate and timely financial information.