Senior Accounting Analyst - Slate Professional Resources, Inc.

Position Overview:
Reports to the Senior Director of FP&A and assists with multiple duties regarding accounting and financial planning and analysis functions of Eduserve Solutions within established deadlines. To support Eduserve's Finance department and support multi-company budgeting, forecasting and financial management requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial statements for multiple entities, which includes the following: Perform bank reconciliations.
• Prepare and post required journal entries.
• Review & reconcile all balance sheet accounts. Prepare summary of significant events and budget variances.
• Prepare supporting documentation for financial statements including balance sheet schedules and other reconciliations.
• Work closely with independent auditors during annual financial statement audit with preparing schedules and invoices, providing explanations of supporting materials and procedures, and preparing any other necessary data.
• Posting of accounts to the General Ledger for: Accounts Receivable Cash Receipts Accounts Payable Cash Disbursements Payroll Maintain records of all financial documents with appropriate supporting material; update records as necessary.
• Communicate with co-workers, management, clients, schools, and others in a courteous and professional manner.
• Conform with and abide by all regulations, policies, work procedures, and instructions.
• Provide support such as schedules, data, information, etc. for the annual budget process.
• Plans and carries out budget procedures for multiple business units including monthly monitoring of department expenditures and revenues; communicating monitoring status to management; assisting business units and departments in the preparation of business unit and department budgets; reviewing and making recommendations on business unit and department budget proposals; assisting in the development of multi-year forecast estimates for business unit and department expenditures and revenues; reviewing business unit and department performance measures.
• Develops and maintains budget-monitoring models and coordinates production of the formal monitoring report (i.e., dashboard reporting).
• Assists department(s) in preparing proposals, provides input for forecasts and budgets and supporting information; explains policies and procedures; and provide recommendations. Assists with special studies that require data compilation; analyzes and interprets information in oral and written presentations.
• Monitors and stays abreast of current and proposed legislation as it relates to the industry.
• Analyzes and performs research on current and past financial data performance and prepares reports and projections based on analysis.
• Identifies trends in financial performance and provide recommendations.
• Prepares and Conducts financial presentations to school governing boards.

Job Requirements:

• Demonstrates enthusiasm and commitment toward the position and the mission of the company; supports company's goals and strategic priorities.
• Works and interacts with staff and relates to individuals at all levels of the organization; relates to individuals at all levels. As unique situations present themselves, the incumbent must be sensitive to corporate needs, employee goodwill, and the public image.
• Demonstrates ability to organize, prioritize and manage multiple priorities.
• Prepares and analyzes complex financial reports, including writing report sections, integrating content, and formatting business documents.
• Establishes a set of operating principles and routines; driving projects to completion, while insisting on highest level of quality.
• Ability to consistently be at work, to arrive on time, to follow instructions, to respond to management direction and solicit feedback to improve performance.
• Looks for ways to improve and promote quality and demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness. Strives to research, evaluate and implement best practices.
• Establishes excellent interpersonal skills between all constituents: being courteous, professional, and helpful; demonstrates high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations. Position continually requires demonstrated poise, tact and diplomacy.
• Demonstrates excellent oral (including presentations), written, interpersonal (active listening), skills and ability in negotiating and influencing; great phone etiquette.
• Good knowledge of company and departmental policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates knowledge of federal, state, and local requirements for K-12 schools and charter school law.