senior Accountant, with audit experience Job in Lexington 29072, South Carolina US
Job Purpose:
Ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions.
Duties:
* Prepares and records asset, liability, revenue, and expenses entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
* Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions; resolving discrepancies.
* Maintains general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts; preparing a trial balance; reconciling entries.
* Summarizes financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss, and other statements.
* Produces payroll by initiating computer processing; printing checks, verifying finished product.
* Completes external audit by analyzing and scheduling general ledger accounts; providing information for auditors.
* Avoids legal challenges by complying with legal requirements.
* Secures financial information by completing database backups.
* Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.
* Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
Skills/Qualifications:
Accounting, SFAS Rules, Research Skills, Analyzing Information, Attention to Detail, Deadline-Oriented, Confidentiality, Thoroughness, Corporate Finance, Financial Software, General Math Skills