Project Senior Accountant - On-Site, 3-4 Months in Birmingham, AL at Vaco

Job Description

UPDATED 3-15-23

Vaco is growing and always looking for new talent for our clients. Below is a usual description of the duties, responsibilities, and requirements that our clients look for in a senior project accountants. These senior accountant projects are typically on-site, last 3-4 months or longer if an extension is requested by the client, occasionally have the potential to convert to permanent, and compensation is normally up to $45 per hour.

Senior Project Accountant Job Functions

• Ensure an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close.
• Ensure the timely reporting of all monthly financial information.
• Oversees the posting and maintenance of general ledger accounts, bank reconciliation, payroll transactions, accounts payable and general ledger adjustments. Completes complex reconciliations using Excel and/or Blackline.
• Posting all bank/cash/other transactions in a timely manner which includes but is not limited to; preparing and processing complex journal entries like payroll, accrued payroll, accrued expenses related accounts, depreciation, and other adjustment/reclass entries.
• Payroll processing, checking and analysis on a bi-weekly basis using ADP.
• Assist in the development and implementation of policies and procedures relating to financial management, budget, and accounting.
• 401K and HSA reporting and reconciliation.
• Collect and provide information for audit inquiries and give assistance to auditors.
• Supports Controller with special projects and workflow process improvements at senior accountant level.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related (e.g., Finance) with Corporate or Public Accounting experience required
• Intermediate to Advanced level Excel skills required
• Experience working with large data-set reconciliations required
• ERP experience required - QuickBooks AND/OR NetSuite strongly preferred.