Find Jobs
Find Jobs Near You – Available Work in Your Location
Sr. Accountant
Career Insights for Accountant (General)
See where this job fits in the broader career landscape. Knowing your career path helps you see what's possible from here.
Scorecard
Based on Tennessee data
Review key factors to help you decide if this role fits your goals. How is this calculated?
What they do
An Accountant organizes and maintains financial records and prepares financial statements for companies and organizations. Works as a public accountant (prepares financial documents where public disclosure is required by law, such as business balance sheets and tax returns), management accountant (prepares financial information for internal use by a company) or government accountant (maintains records for government agencies).
$74,171 / year median in Tennessee
+3% projected growth
Job Description
Description of Essential Job Functions:
Responsible for recurring management reporting including department reports and business variance analysis. Support Plant operating team through daily/weekly/monthly performance metric consolidated reporting. Analyze financial information detailing assets, liabilities, and capital, and prepares balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports to summarize and interpret current and projected company financial position for other managers. Provide assistance in the development of the monthly financial forecasts. Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, documenting business transactions. Review, investigate, and correct errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents, and reports. Perform statistical analyses to determine trends, estimates, and significant changes, and writes narrative reports explaining findings. Maintain fixed asset ledger and tracking of projects in progress. Run monthly depreciation reports. Evaluate active assets annually for impairment, scrapping, or retirement. Assist with capital accounting process with project setup and spend reporting/reconciliations. Make recommendations regarding the accounting of reserves, assets, and expenditures. Participate in monthly close process transactions and balance sheet reconciliations ensuring its timely and quality output. Monitor and review sales tax returns in Avalara; maintain sales tax and prepaid account records. Assist in budget preparation duties and conducting annual physical inventory. Monitor compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and company procedures. Conduct studies and submit recommendations for improving the organization's accounting operation. Assist other personnel concerning inquiries on accounting procedures. Month end reporting and variance analysis as required.Supervisory Responsibilities:
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.Qualification Requirements:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting. 3-5+ years of directly related experience in an accounting role. 3-5+ years of experience in accounting/financial analysis. Background in a manufacturing environment preferred. Computer Skills Ability to use a personal computer utilizing spreadsheet and word processing software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work. Advanced/Intermediate skill level with Microsoft Office Suite; Word, Excel, and PowerPoint preferred.Certificates, Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:
CPA or CMA candidate is a plus We are theASSA ABLOY
GroupOur people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces- physical and virtual
- safer, more secure, and easier to access. As an employer, we value results
- not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions
- supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities.