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Senior Accountant
RSM
Dubuque, IA, United States
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The Senior Associate – FAO Accountant is responsible for all areas relating to financial reporting for firm’s FAO clients, with a focus on Lease Accounting (ASC 842). This position will be responsible for adhering to accounting principles, practices and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial statements. This position will need to work to tight deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities, including general ledger preparation, financial reporting, year-end client tax and audit projects, support of budget and forecast activities, and lease accounting. The Senior Associate – FAO Accountant will have contact with clients and client contacts, including the client’s tax accountant and other professional service providers.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Overall day-to-day management of financial reporting accuracy and on-time processing of client information
• Guide clients through implementation of ASC 842, including lease abstraction, analysis, adoption of practical expedients, and
• Bank and other balance sheet account reconciliations, including lease schedules
• Review and approval of account classifications
• Review of G/L for any missing transactions and overall accuracy
• Management of weekly “Open Items” and “To-Be-Coded” lists, supervised/reviewed by the Controller
• Preparation of initial/draft Management Reporting Package each month, for completion by Controller
• Manage the A/R, A/P, G/L, and lease accounting processes
• Routing of financial statements, lease schedules, disclosures other reports for preparation to appropriate parties within and outside the firm
QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, CPA a plus
• Leasing experience a plus
• Ability to understand medium-complexity present value calculations and their effect on the valuation of balance sheet accounts
• A growing knowledge of advanced Accounting topics
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to document processes and procedures through technical writing skills
• Prior Accounting experience required that involved processing of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll. Experience preparing payroll and sales tax returns.
• Prior experience working with ERP accounting systems strongly preferred (e.g. NetSuite, Intacct)
• Strong technology skills using Microsoft Office 2007 or later (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook at a minimum, more applications preferred)
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Team player with a positive ”can-do “approach
• A general and growing knowledge of firm products and services in the practice area, and a general knowledge of products and services in other practice areas
You want your next step to be the right one. You've worked hard to get where you are today. And now you're ready to use your unique skills, talents and personality to achieve great things. RSM is a place where you are valued as an individual, mentored as a future leader, and recognized for your accomplishments and potential. Working directly with clients, key decision makers and business owners across various industries and geographies, you'll move quickly along the learning curve and our clients will benefit from your fresh perspective.
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