Senior Accountant (Audits/Standards)

 Senior Accountant (Audits/Standards)

Wilmington, DE

The Siegfried Group, LLP is looking for a  Senior Accountant (Audits/Standards) to provide accounting and auditing services to Fortune 1000 companies, primarily focusing on financial statement audits, internal audits, SOX compliance, accounting standards and general corporate accounting support.

Responsibilities

• Responsibilities may include: prepare and review internal and external financial statements, incl. footnotes and other disclosures for compliance with U.S. GAAP requirements, develop and implement process improvement initiatives re: corporate accounting and financial reporting work streams, and assist with quarterly and annual SEC filings. 
• May also perform month-end close procedures, and perform substantive audit testing on various financial statement areas at interim and year-end periods, evaluating design and operating effectiveness of internal controls through documentation and testing procedures, and research current GAAP and FASB pronouncements. 
• Coordinate special projects of strategic and tactical significance, and perform other duties as required.
• May be assigned to various, unanticipated sites throughout the United States.

Skills, Knowledge, and Qualifications:

Required

• At least a Bachelor’s degree, with major or concentration in in Accounting or Finance
• CPA or CA certificate
• At least 2 years in position offered or in senior public accounting/auditor role
• Perform and manage financial statement audits
• Perform compliance, government and NPO audits
• Adapt audit approach to client environment
• Internal controls and financial reporting
• Consolidation procedures in multi-currency environment, using Excel
• US GAAP and GAS
• Coordinate internal and external departments to gather information and perform testing
• Manage and oversee work of junior staff
• Write technical accounting/auditing memos.

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