Senior Accountant
New York, NY
Zola is looking for a strong candidate to join the Accounting team as a Senior Accountant! This role will report into the Senior Director of Financial Reporting.
Responsibilities
- Cross-functional liaison between accounting and other departments for process improvements and ad-hoc projects
- Proactively identify and drive improvements on close processes & systems
- Assist with the implementation and testing of internal controls
- Document policies, procedures and workflow for assigned areas of responsibility
- Perform month-end accounting functions including closing entries
- Regularly maintain detailed reconciliations of key balance sheet accounts and proactively investigate and resolve discrepancies
- Assist with year-end financial statement audit requests
Qualifications
- 4+ years’ experience in accounting or public/private mix
- CPA (preferred)
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
- Demonstrated technical knowledge and understanding of Accounting theory, principles, practices and regulations including FASB/GAAP
- Strong independent work ethic and ability to manage multiple projects
- Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Highly detail oriented; analytical and ability to handle large amount of data
- E-commerce or retail experience (preferred)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with ERP systems