Consumer Acctg Lead

Consumer Accounting has an opening for a Senior Staff Accountant to join our team to support the externally serviced student loan portfolio. The Senior Staff Accountant's responsibilities include maintaining financial records, reporting, performing account reconciliations, assisting with month end close processes, authorizing and maintaining procedures, complete the daily balancing and cash settlement journal entries, and other assigned projects. 

To be successful as a Sr. Staff Accountant, you should be able to accurately maintain general ledger balances and ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and have excellent communication, organizational and analytical skills, and be detailed oriented.

Senior Staff Accountant Responsibilities:

• Maintaining financial records by processing daily, weekly, and monthly transactions to be certain that books balance at the end of the day.
• Ensuring proper allocation of daily ACH or wire settlements with external clients, servicers or vendors.
• Resolving errors by performing complex reconciliations and following procedures to determine and process adjusting entries to maintain accurate financial records on general ledger.
• Develop and maintain procedures
• Identifying process gaps, risks, and efficiencies
• Application of GAAP and internal Accounting Policies specifically for but not limited to expense and income recognition.
• Applying Corporate Accounting Policy standards to all functions
• Ensuring proper controls are in place for all processes and recommend process improvement where necessary including updating procedures, process flows, and other product documentation
• Actively participating in new and existing projects
• Provide support to Accounting Manager on projects
• Prepare reporting for internal or external delivery

Qualifications

Required Skills/Experience

• BA/BS degree in Accounting or Finance preferred
• 3-5 years of professional experience in an operational and or accounting/finance role
• Intermediate in Microsoft Office - specifically excel including V-lookups, H-Lookups, Pivots, Table and Graph creation
• Ability to work individually and collaboratively across multiple teams
• Experience performing in an ever-changing environment with proven ability to multitask
• Strong Accounting background with experience in detailed research and analysis
• Ability to work in a fast paced, deadline driven environment
• Excellent understanding of accounting principles (GAAP, FASB)
• Excellent analytical skills and detail oriented

Hours & Work Schedule

• Hours per Week: 40

• Work Schedule: 8:30am - 5:00pm

Role is based out of Johnston RI, 4 days onsite/week.
 

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