Senior Accountant

Job Summary

The Senior Accountant will work directly with the Assistant Controller to manage daily, weekly, and monthly accounting tasks and activities to ensure accurate, complete, and timely financial reporting.  In addition, performing and supporting internal and external audits, SOX compliance and producing year-end audit deliverables and provides support to the finance team for inquiries and special projects.  

• Month-end and quarter-end close and reporting
• Completes monthly accounting close procedures and deliverables that includes journal entries, reconciliations, and reports in accordance with GAAP
• Assists with monthly analysis of reporting to ensure financial information has been recorded accurately.
• Reconciles and recommends adjustments to general ledge accounts, bank statements, leases, fixed assets and intercompany accounts
• Reconciles cash including completion of monthly bank reconciliations
• Manage accruals and prepayments, reconcile P&L and balance sheet accounts
• Responsible for monthly reconciliations
• Prepares monthly journal entries and monthly account reconciliations
• Prepares monthly account analysis and follow up on any necessary adjustments

• Supports quarterly and annual SOX and audit deliverables

• Assists with cost savings programs including continuous improvement and automation of the accounting and reporting process
• Works independently and performs moderately complex analysis of financial statements

• General Accounting/Finance duties
• Assist in and prepare key associated reporting metrics

• Learn and cross-train with other departmental accounting functions

• Experience and Competencies:
• 5 years’ progressive experience in general accounting or similar role
• Prefer 2 years’ experience with sales and/or excise tax or accounting analysis
• SOX experience preferred
• Strong proficiency and experience with Microsoft Excel 

• Education & Certifications
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance

• Pass pre-employment drug screen and background check
• Ability to obtain Airport Issued security badge

•  Work is performed primarily indoors in a temperature-controlled environment.  Requires sitting 6-8 hours a day.  Occasional lifting and carrying to 50 lbs.  Constantly requires clear vision to read printed material and computer screen.  Constantly requires repetitive movement of the wrist hands, and/or fingers.

Western Aircraft Inc. has a Drug Free Workplace Policy which includes applicants passing pre-employment testing in accordance with 14 CFR 120. Applicants testing positive for the presence of prohibited drugs are ineligible for employment. DOT applicants who become employees of Western Aircraft Inc. will also be subject to random, reasonable cause, reasonable suspicion, and post-accident testing.

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.