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Senior Accountant

East Longmeadow, MA 01028

Posted: 04/26/2024 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Accounting & Finance Job Number: 615180 Country: United States Is job remote?: No

Job Description


Senior Accountant (Contractor)

Responsibilities:

  • Daily cash reconciliation 

  • Daily positive pay approvals (for ACH transactions only) 

  • Merge & attach JE journals and support 

  • Monthly bank reconciliations

  • MAS Invoices, manage vendor relationships, handle vendor issues 

  • Merge & attach JE journals and support 

  • Help run payroll 

  • Monday + early Tuesday – check time card approvals, time off requests, and expense reports are approved for the pay period of the payroll being run 

  • Payroll JE and overtime reports  

  • Handle all employee payroll issues, change requests in Paylocity, point of contact for payroll issues for OOEE 

  • Checking recalculation of insurance premiums missed for Parental leave periods & planning for repayment of those premiums  

  • Commissions statement updates with final GP numbers.  

  • Monthly Sales Tax returns – use Region Nexus report for PA and NV, most other states can use Sales/GP by supplier/state/country 

  • Manage Finance Outlook Inbox – keep emails up to date, check for anything that is due, assign emails to others on team 

  • Manage Finance dockstar workflow – assign items to respective workflows and create vouches in MAS for any items placed here by AP team, handle state and IRS notices that land in dockstar workflow 

  • Close Process (in order of importance, red = from to-do list  

  • After payroll is done for the month (+ the accrual), this should be when you can estimate expenses keeping in mind any outstanding invoices for the month (utilities, cell phone, etc). 

  • Assist with entering JE’s as needed 

  • Set up Monthly recon file and update GL balances 

  • Account Reconciliations for Balance Sheet 

  • Send out Commission sheets and book upon review 

  • Quarterly Sales Tax Returns 

  • Bi-Annual Sales tax returns (if any, there are currently none, but the states will re-assess periodically) 

  • Tax extensions & tax payments 

  • Annual 1099 – preparation and filing  

Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
  • 5+ years experience preferred
  • Time management skills, with the ability to prioritize work
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Sage MAS500 a bonus
  • Paylocity a bonus
  • Excel (intermediate)

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The Planet Group and our companies are equal opportunity employers. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.

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