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Sr Staff Accountant - $36.17/hr w2

Veterans Sourcing Group

Johnston, RI

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JOB DETAILS
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SKILLS
Accounting, Accounting Close, Accounting Policies, Analysis Skills, Communication Skills, Corporate Policies, Create Graphs, Detail Oriented, Finance, Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), Financial Reporting, Funding, General Ledger Accounting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Journal Entries, Loan Portfolio, Loans, Maintain Compliance, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Mortgage Lending, Multitasking, Oracle, Organizational Skills, Procedure Development, Process Development, Process Flow, Process Improvement, Product Documentation, Reconciliation, Record Keeping, Reporting Skills, Student Loans, Time Management, Vlookups
LOCATION
Johnston, RI
POSTED
30+ days ago
Sr Staff Accountant
Johnston, RI - Fully onsite

Manager's call notes:
  • Accounting work for various loan products (primarily student loans and mortgage loans)
  • Daily entries for payments coming in, month end close and other monthly entries
  • Doesn't need to be on meetings or host meetings
  • Good attention to detail
  • Competent with accounting work (debits and credits)
  • Not sure how long role will go for - could be longer or shorter because it is for someone on leave
  • 3-person team (this person will be 4) they will sit with 2 people who does the same role
  • Oracle for posting and approving entries (they can be trained on this)
  • Very comfortable with excel and formulas
  • 2 interview rounds - video then maybe in person
Consumer Accounting has an opening for a Senior Staff Accountant to join our team to support the externally serviced 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.
" Insuring proper funding for 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 Managers on projects
" Prepare reporting for internal presentations or external delivery
Qualifications

Required Skills/Experience
" BA/BS degree in Accounting or Finance required
" 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

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Veterans Sourcing Group