Consultant-senior accountant vs junior accountant

Differences between consultant-senior accountant and junior 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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Junior accountant example responsibilities.

• Manage and monitor accounting procedures for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and coordinate and facilitate external audit requirements.
• Perform and assist with month-end close procedures, including preparation of monthly balance sheet and income statement account reconciliations.
• Identify hundreds of daily transactions from banking statements using QuickBooks and present monthly financial reports
• Perform bank and credit card reconciliations and assist with month-end accruals in addition to inter-company reconciliations.
• Prepare financial schedules, account reconciliations, and detail financial statements and reports for analysis, financial reporting, and decision-making.
• Deposit checks into lockbox and post to funds to proper accounts daily.
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