Senior Staff Accountant

POSITION: 25-07910: Senior Staff Accountant Westbury, NY

LOCATION: Westbury NY

DURATION: 12 Month - RTH

NUMBER OF OPENINGS: 1

Position Overview

The Senior Accountant role based in Westbury NY will perform certain accounting activities for the EIG business, supporting the month end activities and serving as a backfill resource for the Accounting Manager and Cost Accountant.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Performing various account analytics supporting the EIG business.
• Support the month-end close process for the EIG business, including the preparation and entry of several journal entries that include accruals, depreciation and amortization expense, deferred revenue recognition.
• Prepare monthly account reconciliations for assigned accounts.
• Demonstrate a confident and effective communication style, both written and spoken, that establishes credibility and facilitates clear understanding of all financial issues and influences change where appropriate.
• Analyze financial transactions for errors or deficiencies, takes action to resolve / correct disconnects, and implements improvements to prevent recurrences.
• Work with the accounting and finance teams across the company to design effective accounting and reporting processes with an appropriate focus on internal controls.

Skills and Experience

• Bachelors degree in Accounting
• Strong knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) & Sarbanes-Oxley controls and compliance requirements.
• Experience working in an ERP environment, including NetSuites.
• Highly organized with an ability to work well under tight time constraints and simultaneously manage multiple tasks.