Senior Accountant in Durant, Oklahoma at Indian Nation Wholesale Co.

Senior Accountant

FLSA Status: Exempt

Reports to: Chief Finance Officer

The Senior Accountant is responsible for managing the day-to-day finance and accounting operations, including entering journals, using financial technology systems, and other select finance-related administration. Responsibilities include overseeing payroll accounting reporting to ensure accuracy and prevent collusion and overseeing the family trust.

Essential Functions:

• Financial Reporting & Analysis: Prepare routine financial statements while conducting payroll reviews and analyzing budget variances and financial trends.
• General Ledger & Reconciliation: Manage all general ledger activities and resolve complex account discrepancies to ensure standard ledger integrity.
• Trust & Estate Accounting: Manage intermediate and final accountings for active trusts, ensuring precise income/principal allocations, calculating trustee commissions, and partnering with external entities for compliance.
• Compliance & Auditing: Guarantee all transactions adhere to GAAP and internal policies while coordinating documentation for internal and external auditors.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required, degree in finance, accounting, or relevant field a plus.
• 5 years in financial management and accounting; preferably working with a trust or foundation.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.) with expertise in Excel required.
• Proficiency and hands-on experience with financial management software required.
• Sound knowledge of accounting principles, standards, and regulations.
• Experience overseeing the annual audit.
• Superior data management and data analysis skills.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Detail-oriented with a passion for accuracy.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with experience collaborating in a multidisciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team, particularly possessing excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to explain financial terms in simple language.

The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.