Accounting Senior Analyst

Title: Accounting Senior Analyst

Duration: 2 Months

Location: Portland, OR – Hybrid/3days onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Key participant in the month-end general ledger and internal reporting processes, including preparing and reviewing both journal entries and account reconciliations
  
• Preparation of key estimates and reserves for review with the Accounting Manager including bonuses and claims reserves
  
• Responsible for accounting for payroll and benefits including bonuses, payroll overhead rates, workers compensation, deferred compensation, life insurance, and other employee benefit costs
  
• Performs accounting research, memo documentation and assists with setting accounting policies
  
• Assists in the preparation and review of regulatory filings and support
  
• Collaborates with the Budgeting and Financial Planning team in development of components of the annual Income Statement budget and periodic forecast updates
  
• Perform financial analysis and prepare ad-hoc reports and analysis, as required
  
• Completes internal control procedures to ensure compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
  
• Provide support for both internal and external auditors
  
• Identify and implement sustainable process improvements within accounting, proactively improve processes, accuracy and efficiency
  
• Assist Accounting Manager with various projects as needed
  

Requirements

Qualifications & Skills Required

• Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in Accounting required and CPA certificate is preferred
  
• Minimum of 5 years of applied accounting experience. Public accounting experience is preferred
  
• Strong technical knowledge of US GAAP, with the ability to critically think and apply that knowledge to business requirements
  
• Experience in utility industry or related business environment is preferred
  
• Experience using SAP or another general ledger or other financial software system is strongly preferred
  
• Experience with reconciliation tool, Blackline preferred
  
• Demonstrated background in applying analytical/accounting research skills
  
• Excellent verbal skills, including the ability to apply group facilitation techniques and make group presentations
  
• Strong written communication skills including with process and task documentation and report generation
  
• Proven ability to meet deadlines, including strong time management and organizational skills
  
• Must combine attention to detail with the ability to envision the big picture
  
• Strong analytical skills with a focus on technical accounting rules and experience researching accounting issues
  
• PC Skills primarily for word processing, spreadsheet and database applications
  
• Ability to facilitate and coordinate projects
  
• Proven ability to function in a team environment