Senior accounting assistant vs accountant

Differences between senior accounting assistant and accountant duties and responsibilities

Senior accounting assistant example responsibilities.

• Accomplish through collaboration with corporate finance to analyze bad debt reserve and recommend monthly accruals.
• Prepare account reconciliations for cash receipts, company health club memberships and inter-company balances.
• Enter and process checks, wire transfers, and ACH payments through accounting system.
• Complete daily and monthly journal entries that are uploaded to the general ledger via PeopleSoft.
• Assist in the testing and implementation of the PeopleSoft accounts payable and travel and expense software.
• Develop and implement operating procedures for ATM and ACH balancing as well as cash ordering, bank returns and others.
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Accountant example responsibilities.

• Manage preparation of the statutory financial statements and financial aggregates in compliance with IFRS and local applicable norms.
• Manage personnel financial matters including salaries, taxation procedures and other relate issues.
• Manage and monitor accounting procedures for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and coordinate and facilitate external audit requirements.
• Reconstruct and improve many balance sheet account reconciliations for easier reading and interpretation by senior level management.
• Perform complex general accounting functions, including preparation of journal entries, account analysis and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Maintain general ledgers and preparation of monthly and other periodic financial reports in accordance with GAAP and international accounting standards.
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