Manassas, Virginia
Senior Accountant Job Opening in Manassas, Virginia - The Senior Accountant will be primarily responsible for supervising the accounting staff and review work and will also need to perform routine to moderately complex accounting work and support. The ideal candidate should have excellent communication skills, a proactive approach, experience working directly with business clients, ability to meet deadlines, strong attention to detail, and the ability to act and operate independently with minimal daily direction from the manager to accomplish assigned tasks. The Senior Accountant reports directly to the Accounting Manager.
SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
*Prepare compilations for different business entities.
*Prepare general Ledger entries and appropriate reconciliations for month-end, quarterly and year -end closing for multiple clients
*Perform financial statements analysis to summarize current and projected company financial position *Direct and supervise activities of other accountants and clerical workers performing accounting and bookkeeping tasks.
*Manage multiple clients and is required to do onsite accounting (travel to DC & MD) as well as in-house accounting.
*Perform research on accounting issues
*Assist in the implementation of new procedures and features to enhance the workflow.
*Performs other duties as required
ADDITIONAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Audit background would be preferable, but not required.
Must have extensive experience in multi-state Sales tax, BPOL and Personal Property Tax Returns.
Should have extensive knowledge in payroll and payroll reporting.
Dealings with multi-state payroll are desirable.
Should be familiar with industries such as Government Contracting, Not-for-Profits, and General Business.
Must have expert knowledge of QuickBooks.
Must be Proficient in MS Word, Excel and with ProSystem Engagement, Deltek, Procas and/or other government accounting systems, is a plus.
MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
The ideal candidate must have a Bachelor's degree in accounting, business or related field supplemented by three to five years of experience in a public accounting firm, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
CPA designation is desirable but not required.
Job Type: Full-time
Required education:
Bachelor's
Required experience:
Accounting: 3 years
Public Accounting: 1 year
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