Given below are a couple of sample job description templates for the position of Senior Accountant:
Sample Job Description 1:
Job Title: Senior Accountant
Location of the Job: ____________________
Years of Experience: ___________________
Job Type: Full Time Employee
Education Level: ______________________
Working Hours: _______________________
Salary: ______________________________
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Major responsibility is to arrange financial statements and sustaining timetables according to monthly close list.
- Complete monthly close processes.
- Examine incomes, expenses and operating cost to make sure they are traced correctly on a monthly basis.
- Arrange monthly account resolutions.
- Support with assisting financial reports on a monthly basis and report on discrepancies.
- Aid with monetary and tax audits.
- Assist with preparing tax returns and business reporting obligations.
- Assist with weekly producer commission descriptions; analyzing and correcting errors.
- Assist in certification and observing of inside controls.
- Other assignments as allocated.
Required Skills and Qualities:
- Bachelor’s or higher degree in Accounting, Finance and commerce
- CPA designation will be preferred.
- 5+ years accounting/finance experience; CPA is a plus, but not necessary.
- Knowledge in the indemnity industry will also be favored.
- Extremely detail oriented and controlled in work.
- Must have an aptitude to meet assigned targets.
- Must have brilliant communication and interpersonal proficiencies with a customer service center.
- Capability to act and manage separately with nominal every day track from manager to achieve.
- Expertise with email and Microsoft Office applications.
Sample Job Description 2:
Company: _____________________
Job Title: Senior Accountant
Location of the Job: Chicago, IL 60604
Job Description:
The Senior Accountant will handle day-to-day professional accounting responsibilities. This position is located in Chicago and will report to the Accounts Payable Manager.
Position Requirements:
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, and other ERP accounting software tools.
- Excellent analytical ability and communication skills both written and oral
- CPA or MBA preferred
- Bachelors degree in Accounting
- At least 5 years experience in general accounting with manufacturing experience
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prepare ad-hoc reports for upper level management, as well as, interact heavily with C-level executives
- Identifying performance and financial improvement, as well as, cost control opportunities and implementing action plans
- Keeping up to date with corporate compliance
- Preparing consolidated financial statements
- Maintaining and reconciling accruals
- Heavy involvement with general ledger analysis and account reconciliations
- Maintaining various corporate accounts
Salary: $12,000.00 – $14,000.00 /year
Contact Information:
[Contact Person]
Phone: ______________________
Fax: ________________________
E-mail: ______________________