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Senior Accountant

Milwaukee, WI 53214

Posted: 09/16/2024 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Construction Management Job Number: 623397 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

Job Description

Pay Rate: $40-47.24/hr

Overview:

The Sr Accountant is responsible for the completion of various accounting functions and overseeing financial operations in support of the business units.  This includes  collaborating with business leaders, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations. Attention to detail, strong analytical skills, and effective communication with both financial and non-financial stakeholders are essential for success in this role.

Responsibilties
  • Prepare and/or review monthly journal entries for multiple entities.
  • Prepare complex account reconciliations, analyze the effect of transactions and verify the accounting treatment.
  • Review account reconciliations prepared by staff.
  • Support business units by conducting preliminary financial statement review and analysis to ensure the accuracy of financial statements.
  • Month end consolidated reporting (Vector).
  • Assist with the coordination of the annual financial audit
  • Manage, assess and promote continuous improvement of internal processes
Knowledge/Skills:
  • Demonstrate leadership ability.
  • Attention to detail, good planning, organization, and time management skills.
  • Must demonstrate ability to work in a team environment and autonomously.
  • Willingness to assume additional or new responsibilities.
  • Demonstrate strong technical accounting knowledge and analytical skills.
  • Demonstrate ingenuity and initiative to coordinate problem resolution, resolve conflicting priorities and to meet assignment deadlines within a team environment.
  • Demonstrate ability to prepare accurate, effective and complete written communications.
  • Effectively communicate with good verbal, presentation and listening skills
  • Independently develop solutions to non-recurring problems by analyzing, interpreting and evaluating data.
  • Strong PC skills with proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Google Suite and financial systems.
  • Ability to handle confidential or sensitive information or issues.
  • Ability to lead process and system improvements.
  • Ensures Exceptional Service Delivery
  • Results Focused
  • Is Resilient
  • Creates and Implements Innovative Solutions
Experience/Education
  • Bachelor Degree in Accounting, Finance, and/or Business Administration required
  • At least 7 years of related work experience
  • Prior experience with process improvement/optimization
  • CPA preferred but not required

The staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly, never provide banking information during the application process and always double check the email address of the recruiter to ensure it’s from @theplanetforward.com - and not a domain with an alternative extension like .net, .org or .jobs. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Forward.

Planet Forward and The Planet Group of Companies are equal opportunity employers. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.

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Although this hasn't been an issue at The Planet Group, the staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at The Planet Group.