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Senior Accountant Lead

Anchorage, AK

$85-105K DOE

Our client, a well-established Alaska Native Village Corporation, is looking for a Senior Accountant Lead. This role oversees the general ledger, financial reporting and multi-entity accounting for the corporation, its subsidiaries and its settlement trust. It reports to the Chief Financial Officer, may take on supervisory duties the CFO delegates, and works alongside the staff accountant who handles billing and payables.

Objectives

• Develop

  put in place and maintain financial processes, internal controls and guidelines

• Lead the month-end and year-end close so financial reporting is accurate and on time across multiple entities
• Manage intercompany transactions, consolidations and multi-entity accounting so they stay consistent and accurate
• Make accounting work more efficient through new processes and sound accounting practices

Essential Responsibilities

• Oversee daily accounting operations for AP, AR, intercompany and credit cards, including monthly, quarterly and annual compliance in these areas
• Prepare and post monthly journal entries and intercompany journal entries
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and yearly financial reports, including balance sheets, income statement summaries, cash flow statements and budgets
• Process semi-monthly payroll and benefit payments and prepare the related journal entries
• Prepare monthly reconciliations, including balance sheet accounts, project ledger to general ledger and other key accounts
• Support the month-end and year-end close
• Maintain the fixed asset schedule and record depreciation
• Cross-train with and back up other accounting staff
• Manage annual financial statement audits and tax preparation
• Support other audits, including insurance and benefit audits
• Help prepare budgets and forecasts, and help develop reports for executive management
• Support reporting to the SBA and other government agencies
• Provide ad hoc reporting as needed
• Develop and maintain a financial reporting schedule
• Support business registrations and licensing requirements
• Design and put in place the governance and control structure that keeps processes and procedures standardized
• Develop and maintain internal controls and policies
• Own tax compliance
• Lead thinking on the ERP and related systems, and identify ways to improve processes and technology
• Other duties as assigned

Education and Essential Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration or Finance
• 4 to 7 years of progressive professional accounting experience preferred
• CMA, CPA or Chartered Accountant preferred
• Knowledge of GAAP, with demonstrated experience analyzing business transactions under it
• Excellent analytical and forecasting skills, with the ability to gather and analyze information, resolve problems promptly and develop alternative solutions
• Strong experience with multi-entity and intercompany accounting
• Experience working collaboratively with executives and peers in a financial reporting environment
• Experience developing and preparing complex account reconciliations
• An innovative drive to keep improving accounting systems and processes
• Microsoft Office Suite experience, with a strong focus on Excel
• Experience with Unanet, Deltek Costpoint or a similar ERP system
• Knowledge of government contract accounting, DCAA, DCMA and incurred cost reporting
• Ability to work well with corporate and subsidiary management and staff
• Ability to work in an Alaska Native Corporation multi-company environment
• Strong oral and written communication skills

Key Metrics for Success

• Monthly, quarterly and annual reconciliations completed for all balance sheet accounts
• External operational and financial audits completed successfully
• All key accounting processes and desktop procedures documented
• All internal and external deadlines met
• Monthly close completed successfully and on time
• Workpapers and support prepared for local, state and federal tax returns

Physical Demands

• Mostly sedentary office work, including sitting for long periods
• Frequent typing, data entry and use of standard office equipment
• Close visual focus on computer screens for long periods
• Clear communication in person, by phone and by video
• Occasional standing, walking, bending, reaching and stooping
• Occasional lifting of files and office materials, usually up to 10 lbs and sometimes up to 25 lbs

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