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