Senior Accountant

JOB SUMMARY:
We’re looking for a Senior Accountant reporting to our Corporate Office in Boca Raton, FL to be part of the monthly closing, analytical, reconciliation and reporting processes. The position requires someone who is very hands-on with strong analytical skills and will understand the company’s business activities and its impacts on assigned areas. The position focuses on operational locations, related fixed assets, and general accounting area support.
RESPONSIBILITIES:

Performing assigned monthly Journal Entries, closing responsibilities, analytics, and reporting.
Work will be focused on the following areas: (1) real estate accounting relating to operating expenses incurred including rent, common area expenses, real estate taxes (2) lease liability accounting, (3) rent expense generation from real estate database on a monthly basis.
Other areas of responsibility:

Assistance with fixed asset setup, depreciation generation, asset disposals, fixed asset reconciliation
accounting and analysis of all operating expenses related to our locations including maintenance, repair, and capital expenditures
Accounting for fuel usage in our vehicles and related analysis of results
Accounting for prepaid assets such as maintenance contracts, insurance, supplies
Accounting for other vehicle related expenditures such as repairs and maintenance and related operational expenses
Handling the company’s credit card statements and recording activity off those statements
Recording recurring journal entries which includes assessing if the entries need to change based on current activities
Becoming knowledgeable about our business operations and how that relates to assigned areas
Being proactive in communicating with other areas of the business to ensure that activities in your assigned areas are addressed and reflected properly in the accounting records
Preparing balance sheet reconciliations on all assigned accounts
Preparing PL analyses on all assigned accounts
Interim and year-end audit support
Working with an integrated ERP platform and participating in its maintenance and updates
Financial Statement preparation as required for banks and other lenders
Participating in creating, updating, and maintaining accounting policies and procedures
Collaborating with other areas of the organization to support and improve the business
Completing other areas of accounting as assigned.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:
Candidates must meet the company's hiring criteria.

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from an accredited university
Minimum four years’ experience is required with two at a senior level position
Work experience preferably at a service organization with revenue of more than $250M and with multiple sets of books where intercompany/business unit transactions are recorded
Work experience at an entity that is multi-locational and records activities in the general ledger to numerous locations. Also has experience in reviewing trends and understanding and explaining activity to management within various GL accounts that are multilocational
Knowledge of financial statements and how balance sheet and income statement accounts relate to each other Knowledge of GAAP or IFRS, specifically prepaid amortization concepts and accrual concepts
Understanding of real estate concepts such as accounting for facility expenditures, lease liability accounting, common area maintenance, real estate taxes and exposure to lease contracts highly preferred
Experience with large ERP systems; JD Edwards preferred
Experience with Microsoft Office; strong Excel skills required
Experience with analytical/reporting tools
Ability to determine steps to take to complete work and not have to be instructed on every aspect of your tasks
Proven growth and diversity of responsibilities in their current organization
Understanding deadlines and timing that necessitates ability to put in necessary time to meet team and individual deadlines
Good verbal and written communication skills
Able to work at our corporate office two or three days per week

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:
Competitive wages along with a great benefits package for full-time employees: medical, dental, vision, paid time off, employee discounts, and much more.

EOE, Drug Free Workplace