Senior Accountant

Exciting Senior Accountant opportunity with an established firm. 
Hybrid role – Office location is on Broadway street in Oakland, CA
Contract Duration: 4 Months
Required Skills & Experience

Job Title: Senior Accountant

Job Description: The Senior Accountant is responsible for performing complex and challenging accounting functions in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and statutory requirements. In addition, this role will participate in monthly close activities and preparing internal and external reports.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Prepares and posts journal entries including reallocations, reclasses, and accruals from various departments during month-end close.

• Participates in month-end close processes.

• Performs various account reconciliations and analyzes variances, including key drivers and trends.

• Processes and reports transactions in accordance with GAAP

• Generates financial statements, internal performance reports, narratives, creates ad hoc reports, validates data output, and supports enterprise reporting requests.

• May participate in special projects within the division and cross functional teams.

• This list is not all-inclusive and you are expected to perform other duties as requested or assigned

Skills/Experience:

Minimum Education and Experience

5+ years w/Bachelors degree in Accounting.


What You Will Be Doing
• Bachelors degree in Accounting, or equivalent required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• In-depth knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

• Outstanding organizational/time management skills and multi-tasking abilities.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Detail oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, Oracle Financial or ERP software experience preferred.

• Able to effectively coordinate work and communicate across disparate groups of individuals, functions, and levels in the organization.

• Critical thinking, problem-solving and analytical skills.

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
• Dental & Orthodontia Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options
• Paid Sick Time Leave
• Legal and Identity Protection Plans
• Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
• 529 College Saver Plan

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.