Senior Staff Accountant

Job Description

Senior Staff Accountant | Presbyterian Senior Living

The Tone:
This is a full-time Senior Staff Accountant role at Presbyterian Senior Living, located in Dillsburg, PA. Presbyterian Senior Living is a mission-driven organization with a 95-year legacy of serving over 6,000 older adults, dedicated to promoting wholeness of body, mind, and spirit. This position plays a critical role in supporting the organization’s financial health by providing detailed accounting assistance for financial statements, general ledger closing, and cash management functions.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Day
• Location: In-person, Dillsburg, PA
• Mission: To provide detailed accounting support for financial statements, general ledger closing, and cash management functions.
• Tech Stack: Computerized accounting system applications, Microsoft Office

What You’ll Actually Do
• Financial Reporting: Prepare and contribute to the accuracy of financial statements and various reports by reviewing and inputting journal entries, performing account reconciliations, and conducting other essential analyses.
• Accounting Support: Provide assistance and guidance to both internal team members and community staff regarding accounting-related issues, including periodic reviews of financial statements and analysis of A/R aging balances.
• Audit Assistance: Support the annual external audit process by meticulously preparing necessary documentation for auditors and thoroughly reviewing the audited financial statements along with their accompanying footnotes.
• Budget Process Management: Offer comprehensive support for the budget process, which involves preparing essential budget tools, assisting community staff with their budget preparations, performing detailed account analysis, and conducting thorough reviews.
• Cash and Process Management: Initiate and accurately reflect cash-related transactions on the general ledger through journal entries, monitor cash transactions and projections prepared by staff, resolve any issues promptly, and proactively develop and improve accounting processes and internal controls.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field, or two or more years of general ledger accounting experience.
• Experience: Two or more years of general ledger accounting experience is required, with limited regional travel expected.
• Skills: Proficiency in using computerized accounting system applications and Microsoft Office Suite.