Senior Accountant

Job Description:

We are assisting our Irving, TX client in a search for a Senior Accountant. The position will be responsible for ensuring Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) are properly applied to a variety of complex issues in a retail business environment. Daily responsibility includes oversight of complex credit card and pre-paid card reconciliation processes, preparation of related accounting analyses and transaction entries, and assistance in oversight of accounting staff. Relevant accounting topics include cash accounting, income recognition, A/R, and inter-company transactions.

Responsibilities:

• Reconcile complex high-volume credit card receivable and related charge-back accounts.
• Cash applications and intercompany transactions.
• Engage in end-to-end month-end close processes including journal entries, transaction analysis, and preparation of complex account reconciliations.
• Identify, research, and resolve reconciling items.
• Develop and document a keen understanding of various complex business transactions and the corresponding accounting implications by partnering with internal and external stakeholders and consulting the relevant accounting guidance.
• Prepare written summaries of appropriate accounting principles to apply to various business transactions. Discuss recommendations with accounting management, especially relevant to changes which will improve the accuracy and / or efficiency of existing processes.
• Assist accounting management to educate staff on accounting principles and their real-world application to daily and monthly processes.
• Respond to monthly, quarterly, and annual audit requests from internal and external auditors.
• Maintain process flow documentation to aid in SOX compliance.
• Work closely with Financial Reporting to share information and ideas pertaining to changes in accounting guidance and / or business processes.
• Assist Accounting Manager in overseeing departmental staff by reviewing process results for completion, accuracy and timeliness, aid in issue resolution, and ongoing staff training.

Requirements:

• CPA preferred.
• 5 – 8 years in various accounting roles with increasing levels of responsibility.
• Demonstrated leadership including previous supervisory experience.
• In-depth GAAP knowledge is critical especially as related to cash accounting, general accounting, accounts receivable, and revenue recognition.
• Proven independent analytical and problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to understand and appropriately respond to a variety of business process issues.
• Strong written and oral communication skills to prepare process documentation, summarize recommendations for review by various levels of accounting management, and resolve various vendor issues.
• Excellent computer skills in both legacy mainframe and PC applications. Microsoft Office programs (Word and Excel) are heavily used.
• Familiarity with Oracle ERP and TrinTech reconciliation systems a plus.

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