Assistant to the controller vs senior accountant

Differences between assistant to the controller and senior accountant duties and responsibilities

Assistant to the controller example responsibilities.

• Manage financial reporting, monthly close, GAAP accruals and supervision of the accounting department.
• Manage general ledger and coordinate annual internal audit, interacting with CPA firm and auditing staff.
• Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
• Reconcile accounts receivable between A2000 systems and QuickBooks for monthly reporting and closing.
• Prepare wire transfer, ACH transactions and verify accuracy and follow up transactions until completion.
• Process weekly check runs and send checks to appropriate companies or post ACH payments online.
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Senior accountant example responsibilities.

• Manage complex pricing structure and maintain SalesForce CRM funnel for forecasting accuracy.
• Prepare internal financial reports for treasury manage accounts include in external compliance reports.
• Manage the review, enhancement, and creation of department policy and procedure documentation require for Sarbanes-Oxley auditing and compliance.
• Compile and analyze financial information to prepare monthly accruals, payroll journal, general journal and bank reconciliations.
• Research and develop policies around Medicaid and Medicare billings and prepare Medicaid cost reports.
• Coordinate submissions of financial data from regional divisions and prepare the consolidated company financial statement using Hyperion program.
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