Senior Accountant
Company: American Quarter Horse Association
Location: Amarillo
Posted on: May 13, 2022
Job Description:
Summary:Performs complex professional level accounting and
finance duties, including budgeting, revenue administration,
expense administration, general ledger account and balance sheet
account reconciliations, expense and revenue allocations, assisting
with cash and short-term investments and cash projections,
financial reporting, external audit preparation and coordination,
month end close, year-end close, tax filings, compliance, internal
controls and receivables. Performs complex financial analysis for
various programs and performs a variety of professional accounting
functions relative to assigned areas of responsibility.
Responsibilities:
- Oversees and participates in professional accounting
activities, including general ledger reconciliation, financial
reporting, budgeting, auditing; month end close; year-end close;
and tax filings.
- Oversees and participates in professional financial planning
activities, including budgeting and financial planning as well as
projecting operating cash needs and overseeing short-term
investment portfolios.
- Assists in the oversight of revenue administration to ensure
cash receipts and receivable payments are timely posted and
recorded on the general ledger.
- Assists in the oversight of expense administration to ensure
the use of funds is appropriate based upon policy, to include
accounts payable, travel, payroll, etc.
- Assists in maintaining a cost and revenue allocation system by
making entries to record full costs
- Reviews and analyzes various records and reports; responds to
inquiries and provides exceptional customer service to those within
and outside the department.
- Reviews ledgers, registers, journals, logs, and related
financial record keeping documents; ensures compliance with
established accounting standards, practices, and procedures; makes
corrections and adjustments; and balances accounts, departments,
and business units.
- Oversees a variety of accounts and general ledgers; and
prepares monthly fiscal reports and special reports relating to the
progress in assigned account areas.
- Reviews financial system reports for revenues and expenses and
makes corrections and adjustments.
- Monitors and balances various accounts, including verifying
availability of funds and classification of expenses; researches
and analyzes transactions to resolve problems; and controls and
reconciles modified accrual and accrual ledgers.
- Reconciles subsystems data to official general ledger;
researches out of balance and other identified variances; and
prepares recommendations to correct any issues.
- Assists in the preparation of the monthly financial statements;
prepared by client schedules for the annual audit; and the annual
financial report.
- Provides assistance to external auditors in support of the
annual and special audits; and prepares response to audit findings
and resolutions.
- Serves as the liaison with departments and operating units of
the organization; provides assistance to staff in matters relating
to financial accounting and budgeting.
- Attends and participates in a variety of group meetings and
seminars.
- Adheres to assigned work schedule as outlined in the attendance
policies and procedures; ensures all behaviors comply with the
Employee Handbook.
- Prepare journal entries on a reoccurring basis and
reconciliation of the income statements and balance sheets on both
a modified accrual and accrual basis.
- Performs year-end procedures including audit, tax, and
consolidation work papers.
- Verify various state Sales and Use Tax Returns, Canadian Goods
and Services Tax Returns, and reimbursement and year-end reports
for USLGE - FAS.
- Maintain current knowledge of organizational policies and
procedures, federal and state policies and directives, and current
accounting standards.
- Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and
accounting systems, making use of current computer technology,
including ensuring internal controls are developed and maintained
to prevent the instance of fraud.
- Ensures effective processes and procedures are in place to
progressively manage the finances of the assigned entity, to
include such items as the billing and collection of receivables,
off-site financial transactions, banking relationships, and
treasury services.
- Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance
with payment, reporting or other tax requirements.
- Confer with organization officials, or staff members to discuss
issues, coordinate activities, or resolve problems.
- Analyze and evaluate the performance of programs or events to
ensure they are meeting objectives or to determine areas of
potential cost reduction, program improvement, or policy
change.
- Direct, plan, or implement policies, objectives, or activities
to ensure continuing operations, to maximize returns on
investments, or to increase productivity.
- Review reports submitted to recommend approval or to suggest
changes.
- Prepare or present reports concerning activities, expenses,
budgets, or other items affecting business or program
services.
- Implement corrective action plans to solve program or
departmental problems.
- Performs other duties as assigned and required.
Requirements:
- Operations, services and activities of an accounting and
financial reporting program.
- Principles and practices of general and non-profit accounting
and auditing.
- Principles and practices, rules and regulations for grant
administration and financial reporting.
- Accrual and Modified Accrual accounting standards.
- Bookkeeping and recordkeeping procedures.
- Auditing principles, practices, rules and regulations.
- Modern and complex principles and practices of accounting.
- Specialized computer systems used in financial reporting and
general accounting.
- Pertinent Federal, State and local laws, codes and
regulations.
- Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices,
the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of
financial data.
- Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer
and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment,
meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer
satisfaction.
- Knowledge of business and management principles involved in
strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, and
coordination of people and resources.
- Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems
such as word processing, managing files and records, designing
forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business
administration or related field
- Three or more years of increasingly responsible accounting
experienceIT / Technical Knowledge:
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office applications
- Microsoft GP
ExperienceRequired
- 3 year(s): AccountingPreferred
- 3 year(s): FinanceEducationPreferred
- Bachelors or better in Accounting or related field
Keywords: American Quarter Horse Association, Amarillo , Senior Accountant, Accounting, Auditing , Amarillo, Texas
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