Consultant-senior accountant vs general accountant

Differences between consultant-senior accountant and general accountant duties and responsibilities

Consultant-senior accountant example responsibilities.

• Manage client accounts: payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, job costing, and inventory control.
• Manage complex pricing structure and maintain SalesForce CRM funnel for forecasting accuracy.
• Perform account reconciliations and reconcile differences on the frequency corresponding to the client account risk designation.
• Provide information and documentation to support internal/external audits by ensuring invoices are GAAP and SOX compliant.
• Assist with financial and tax audits; work very closely with the CFO, CPA, and 3rd parties.
• Prepare year-end financial statements and supporting schedule for outside CPA for income tax preparation.
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General accountant example responsibilities.

• Manage payroll functions, financial statements, accounts payable, basic job cost, account analysis, accruals, year-end audits.
• Manage and monitor accounting procedures for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and coordinate and facilitate external audit requirements.
• Assist manager with cash flow, preparing financial statement, BBC, and report to CPA.
• Create budget at beginning and coordinate CPA firm's audit at the end of year.
• Assist in any kind of audit engagement (internal control, external, SOX, etc . )
• Provide support for the controller with period-end close accruals and journal entries and assist in various duties and responsibilities.
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