My client, a publicly-traded Financial Services company in the Washington DC metro region, is searching for a Senior Accountant with SEC Reporting experience:

Senior Accountant

Description/Job Summary

Reconciles financial data, prepares entries to general ledger accounts, and administers the accounts payable and fixed asset functions.

Responsibilities/Duties

Purpose: Under direction, reconciles financial data, prepares entries to general ledger accounts, and administers the accounts payable and fixed asset functions of the accounting department.

Essential Duties: Prepares daily reconciliation of general ledger entries. Removes rejected entries from the liability suspense account and posts them to original destination.

Prepares the daily Federal Reserve Bank reconciliation and makes appropriate entries to the general ledger.

Prepares the daily investment entry from sweep accounts to Fed Funds sold. Prepares daily income entry from the previous overnight’s investment and reconciles the sweep accounts

Prepares reconciliations of internal official check accounts.

Maintains the fixed asset system and prepares monthly depreciation entries.

Assists in the preparation of monthly financial statement reporting and in the preparation of regulatory reports for the corporation and subsidiaries.

Reconciles general ledger to include researching outstanding items and resolving them.

Required Skills

Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Computer skills – Word, Excel, etc.

Required Experience

One to three years of progressively increased responsibility within financial organization.

Exposure to SEC Reporting required.

Experience at a financial instituion or auditing a financial institution required.

Required Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting from four-year college or university; or equivalent training.

Required Qualifications

Working knowledge and understanding of accounting, financial statements and banking

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