Published: Oct 30, 2024 - The Accounting Consultant performs complex analytical tasks, provides expertise on Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, and leads significant accounting projects with autonomy. This position engages with teams to manage project priorities and reconciliation processes while interacting with key external stakeholders. This role reviews and improves monthly financial reconciliations and intercompany movements, offering guidance and analytical insights to enhance the accuracy and completeness of financial reports.
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1. Accounting Consultant, Greenfield Financial Solutions, Irvine, CA
Job Summary:
- Direct the general ledger close process and ensure all monthly activities are completed timely, accurately and recorded in accordance with GAAP
- Analyze monthly and quarterly financial statements and communicate results to senior management
- Compiling multiple reports including incurred cost reports
- Develop and maintain procedures, policies, and internal controls
- Partner with internal and external auditors to enhance internal controls.
- Answer questions concerning financial transactions and explain procedures
- Develop relationships across the organization and leverage upon those relationships to advance corporate and division goals.
- Serve on corporate objective teams and IT project teams, represent the Accounting Division in interdivisional planning sessions and provide accounting insight and financial expertise when necessary.
- Drive changes in processes and procedures that would improve job performance, generate value-added analysis or add efficiency.
- Develop and maintain well-documented procedures for all functions performed.
Skills on Resume:
- GAAP Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Financial Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Reporting Proficiency (Hard Skills)
- Internal Controls (Hard Skills)
- Audit Collaboration (Hard Skills)
- Communication Skills (Soft Skills)
- Interdepartmental Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Process Improvement (Soft Skills)
2. Accounting Consultant, Maplewood Advisors, Raleigh, NC
Job Summary:
- Constant communication with internal and external business partners in a courteous and timely manner, be proactive to act as necessary to resolve any issues.
- Respond by phone and electronically in a timely and courteous manner to inquiries from internal departments, outside vendors and other sources.
- Maintain coverage for the other three Capital Funding Analysts in the event of absences and vacations in the department.
- Determine the need for, and prepare, manual payments of vendor submitted invoices.
- Determine the need for, and prepare, general ledger journal entries within the SAP S4 Financial System.
- Based on information provided by other departments, prepare wire transfer packages to pay outside vendors for the acquisition of land parcels and other assets.
- Create wire transfer packages for Pharmacy Acquisitions closing and post-closing wires
- Initiate, track and close out bond and escrow payments related to store construction projects.
- Assist Capital Funding Supervisor with special projects
- Ensures the accurate compilation, analysis, and reporting of financial data.
- Identifies opportunities to increase the leveraging of systems and applications by the user community to enhance business systems optimization for the overall process to minimize manual workaround and stand‐alone systems.
Skills on Resume:
- Effective Communication (Soft Skills)
- Timely Response (Soft Skills)
- Team Coverage (Soft Skills)
- Manual Payment Preparation (Hard Skills)
- General Ledger Journal Entries (Hard Skills)
- Wire Transfer Package Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Payment Tracking and Closure (Hard Skills)
- Financial Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
3. Accounting Consultant, ClearPath Accounting Group, Albany, NY
Job Summary:
- Performs complex analytical assignments and prepares accounting-related treatment as an individual contributor.
- Provides subject matter expertise on Generally Accepted Accounting Principles to support the proper treatment of business transactions for both US and applicable countries.
- Engages the team and establishes priorities for project management of related initiatives including reconciliation processes.
- Leads complex accounting projects with little or no direction, including the development of new stakeholder reports.
- Interacts with key stakeholders outside of accounting.
- Reviews and enhances the monthly balance sheet account reconciliations on an ad-hoc basis and assists senior analysts and analysts in researching differences.
- Reviews and enhances the monthly intercompany movements and assists senior analysts and analysts in researching differences.
- Uses financial and accounting experience and acumen to analyze and interpret data to make any recommendations on possible courses of action as appropriate.
- Effectively engages the team to successfully complete multiple and diverse deliverables
- Accountable for the related accounting treatment, completeness, and accuracy of the work product.
Skills on Resume:
- Complex Analytical Skills (Hard Skills)
- GAAP Expertise (Hard Skills)
- Project Management (Soft Skills)
- Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Stakeholder Interaction (Soft Skills)
- Reconciliation Enhancement (Hard Skills)
- Financial Data Interpretation (Hard Skills)
- Accountability (Soft Skills)
4. Accounting Consultant, Blue Horizon Consulting, Tacoma, WA
Job Summary:
- Deliver Technical Audit Updates to Audit & Accounting (A&A) professionals, particularly top 100 firms, through on-site training, conferences, seminars, or webinars.
- Develop course content related to various A&A consulting offerings, and technically review and edit course content developed by others.
- Keep up to date on technical accounting and audit standards and serve as the subject matter expert for the Professional Services department and other Thomson Reuters departments.
- Identifies and drives improvement opportunities for Accounting and works closely with either internal teams or service providers (if any) to ensure improvement opportunities are implemented.
- Ensures adequate controls are in place over financial processes and results.
- Ensures compliance and adherence with controls for internal policies and external regulations.
- Plans and structures work activities and sets deadlines.
- Subsequently monitors progress on tasks
- Balance and reconcile various accounts, including but not limited to, receivables, inventory, prepaid assets, deposits, and accrued liabilities
- Research and resolve reconciling items identified in account reconciliations
Skills on Resume:
- Technical Audit Delivery (Hard Skills)
- Course Content Development (Hard Skills)
- Subject Matter Expertise (Hard Skills)
- Improvement Identification (Soft Skills)
- Control Assurance (Hard Skills)
- Compliance Management (Hard Skills)
- Work Planning and Structuring (Soft Skills)
- Account Reconciliation (Hard Skills)
5. Accounting Consultant, Summit Accounting Partners, Boulder, CO
Job Summary:
- Reviewing closing documents
- Preparing and recording journal
- Tying out accrual schedules
- Making adjustments to those on accounts
- Day-to-day transactional and GL Accounting
- Broad spectrum debits & credits
- Record assets, cash out, accruals- help with that
- Cash transactions, read through decipher
- Month end-calculations for property management
- Tying out and closing books
- Accomplish routine month-end close procedures
- Prepare supporting schedules for annual financial statement audit
Skills on Resume:
- Document Review (Hard Skills)
- Journal Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Accrual Schedule Management (Hard Skills)
- Account Adjustments (Hard Skills)
- Transactional Accounting (Hard Skills)
- Debit and Credit Management (Hard Skills)
- Month-End Close Procedures (Hard Skills)
- Audit Schedule Preparation (Hard Skills)
6. Accounting Consultant, Precision Finance Solutions, Lexington, KY
Job Summary:
- Providing oversight of Facilities accounting operations, leading monthly and quarterly close processes
- Overseeing the preparation and communication of monthly, quarterly, and year-end internal financial reports for the areas of responsibility
- Analyzing complex contracts and ensuring compliance with ASC 842 Leases, ASU 2018-15 Cloud Computing Arrangements, ASU 350 Intangibles, and ASC 360 Property, Plant, and Equipment
- Preparing various analyses and forecasts for executive leadership
- Working closely with IT, Project Management, and Procurement teams to analyze the accounting treatment and timely recording of the assets relating to the projects
- Taking a leadership role in the application of newly implemented procure-to-pay solution as it relates to Facilities
- Leading process improvements, operational effectiveness, and automation initiatives related to Facilities area
- Participating and playing a leading role in other Accounting department-wide automation and technology-based initiatives and system implementations
- Supporting and leading other special projects
- Ensuring maintenance of effective internal controls and appropriate accounting procedures for the areas of responsibility, including evaluation of processes and controls for compliance with SOX
Skills on Resume:
- Facilities Accounting Oversight (Hard Skills)
- Financial Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Contract Compliance Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Executive Forecasting (Hard Skills)
- Cross-Department Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Leadership in Procure-to-Pay Solutions (Soft Skills)
- Process Improvement (Soft Skills)
- Internal Controls Maintenance (Hard Skills)
7. Accounting Consultant, Riverside Accounting Experts, Toledo, OH
Job Summary:
- Hands-on with small Accounting team of 3 GL System is Sage 300
- Company systems and processes are very manual requiring data manipulation and reporting with heavy use of Excel
- Weekly, Monthly and Quarterly bank reporting along with monthly financial reporting
- Direct and oversee the day-to-day accounting needs of the organization along with special project and ad hoc requirements
- Lead corporate compliance program and ensure compliance with GAAP
- Acting as a key liaison with external and internal auditors, as well as regulators for audits and examinations of the Facilities area
- Providing leadership, strategic direction, and oversight to the Facilities accounting team
- Leading, managing, and developing a strong, performance-oriented team, capable of actively and effectively engaging and growing with the business
- Enter and code Accounts Payable and prepare vendor payments
- Prepare and analyze account reconciliations
- Review employee expense reports and process payments
- Prepare and post journal entries
Skills on Resume:
- Sage 300 Proficiency (Hard Skills)
- Data Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Financial Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Accounting Oversight (Hard Skills)
- Compliance Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Audit Liaison (Soft Skills)
- Team Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Accounts Payable Processing (Hard Skills)
8. Accounting Consultant, NorthStar Finance Group, Fargo, ND
Job Summary:
- Maintain general ledger accounts specifically related to Medicare and Retirement Member/Group billing and receivable management
- Reconcile, analyze and review general ledger balance sheet accounts in preparation for month-end close
- Prepare journal entries and review accounting classifications, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
- Journal entries for compliance in GAAP, STAT, and Health Care Reform (MLR) ledgers
- Prepare and analyze financial statements, schedules, summaries, and revenue analytics
- Prepare documentation in support of internal and external audits
- Perform ad hoc reporting and analysis and investigate issues providing explanation and interpretation
- Collaborate with teams across Finance/Accounting, Billing /Operations, and IT
- Assist with planning and executing monthly user-acceptance testing process for accounting processes in relation to Medicare & Retirement standard billing system enhancements
- Develop and maintain GPS Revenue and Membership accounting policies and procedures documentation
- Performs work in a self-directed manner and works with less structured, more complex issues
- Develop and communicate innovative approaches for continued improvement in efficiency and effectiveness
Skills on Resume:
- General Ledger Maintenance (Hard Skills)
- Account Reconciliation (Hard Skills)
- Journal Entry Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Financial Statement Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Audit Documentation (Hard Skills)
- Cross-Department Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- User-Acceptance Testing (Hard Skills)
- Process Improvement (Soft Skills)
9. Accounting Consultant, Westfield Business Solutions, Wichita, KS
Job Summary:
- Analyze records of present and past operations, trends and costs estimated and realized revenues, administrative commitments, and obligations incurred to project future revenues and expenses.
- Apply the principle of accounting to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports
- Advise management on matters such as effective use of resources and assumptions underlying budget forecasts.
- Analyze financial information detailing assets, liabilities, and capital and prepare balance sheets, profit and loss statements,
- Summarize current and projected company financial reports.
- Audit the Sales Invoices using Online Sales Portal so as to detect Frauds.
- Provide financial planning services, cost and budget comparisons, and tax planning.
- Perform credit analysis and corporate planning
- Conduct statistical analysis of financial information
- Prepare and submit payroll through a third-party vendor
- Assist with billings
- Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and year end financials
Skills on Resume:
- Financial Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Financial Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Management Advisory (Soft Skills)
- Balance Sheet Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Sales Invoice Auditing (Hard Skills)
- Financial Planning Services (Hard Skills)
- Credit Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Payroll Processing (Hard Skills)
10. Accounting Consultant, Skyline Financial Services, Madison, WI
Job Summary:
- Adherence to monthly, periodical and annual compliances under income tax, which includes TDS payments, TDS returns, income tax filings, etc.
- Track all the communications/notices from tax authorities and ensure respond on time with appropriate replies.
- Track and meet the compliances under Customs, Foreign Trade Policy, FEMA, RBI and other regulations wherever applicable.
- Account for all the month-end-closing entries as per the requirement, coordinate with stakeholders and ensure books are closed as per agreed timelines.
- Coordinate with Statutory auditors, internal auditors and compliance team and ensure audit done on time.
- Provide tax support to supply chain management on applicable GST rates, TDS tax rates and other tax compliances expected from vendors and review of purchase orders, agreements/SOW and advise the stakeholders on tax implications, TDS rates, GST etc.
- Provide an analysis to the management, and implement the same wherever required.
- Analyse latest changes in income tax, SEZ, customs regulations and GST regulation and update management on implications of the company operations.
- Accounting support and solution discovery based on each assigned job specification
- Project management and team collaboration
Skills on Resume:
- Income Tax Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Communication Tracking (Soft Skills)
- Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Month-End Closing (Hard Skills)
- Audit Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Tax Support (Hard Skills)
- Regulatory Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Project Management (Soft Skills)