Senior Accountant

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What is a Senior Accountant?

Senior Accountant

A Senior Accountant has a variety of duties and responsibilities dependent upon the industry, firm size, and individual qualifications. In general, the following duties and responsibilities are a sampling of what the Senior Accountant does during their job performance:

  • Maintain general ledgers including processing adjusting journal entries
  • Oversee, maintain and analyze subsidiary and general ledger accounts
  • Coordinate and complete the month-end closing process of the company's financial records
  • Maintain fixed assets database including preparing purchase and disposition journal entries, depreciation entries, maintain depreciation schedule, updating asset accounts, utilizing fixed asset accounting software
  • Maintain chart of accounts, assure compliance of accounts with financial statement account numbers
  • Assist CFO and/or Accounting Manager as needed

   

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