Senior Accountant

Are you an accounting professional who thrives in a collaborative entrepreneurial environment where you will be both rewarded for your efforts and afforded the opportunity to take your career to the next level? Would a role offering you exposure to all key facets of the business in the growing world of environmentally friendly building design while reporting to a top-shelf Controller appeal to you? If so, this Senior Accountant opportunity could be for you.

See what people are saying about working here:

“The Controller is top shelf!”
“Quick access to surrounding Fairfield County locations.”
“Collaborative and fun working environment!”
“Great opportunity to work for an emerging eco-friendly design company.”

Title: Senior Accountant
Salary: $80,000 to $110,000 Bonus eligible
Location: Norwalk, CT

A highly regarded environmentally focused building design firm providing design and planning services to corporate, commercial, and residential clients is seeking to hire a quality Senior Accountant to assist the Controller with accounting activities including posting journal entries, supporting the firm’s financial close activities, and performing a variety of reconciliation activity. This is a quickly growing family-friendly firm offering a collaborative and fun environment for its talented team.

Responsibilities:

Assisting the Controller with day-to-day accounting day activities including preparing journal entries related to month-end closing activities.
Reviewing the general ledger for accuracy and preparing month-end balance sheet reconciliations and reconciling bank statements.
Assisting with the preparation of the weekly payroll.
Preparing time analysis reports on projects as needed.
Managing the Accounts Payable process, obtaining W-9 from vendors, and procession payments.
Managing the fixed asset ledger.
Periodic performance of ad hoc projects and related analysis.
Proven ability to learn new systems quickly is essential.
Advance experience in MS Excel, including prior experience with Pivot Tables and or Vlookup would be a plus.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting is preferred,
5 plus years of accounting experience desirable.
Strong organizational and interpersonal skills and attention to detail.
Prior experience working at a building design, and/or service-based firm, and/or project accounting is a plus, but not mandatory.