Senior project accountant vs general accountant

Differences between senior project accountant and general accountant duties and responsibilities

Senior project accountant example responsibilities.

• Manage daily operations of the accounting department to include contract billing, accounts receivable, and monthly backlog/accrual reconciliations.
• Manage the review, enhancement, and creation of department policy and procedure documentation require for Sarbanes-Oxley auditing and compliance.
• Produce financial reports on a timely basis for building construction decision making using various job cost methods in conformity to GAAP.
• Provide recommendations and assist with development, documentation, and implementation of agree process improvement procedures according to GAAP and SOX.
• Audit and approve the supporting documents of all invoices of the company in accordance with the requirements regulations by SOX.
• Prepare schedules for recurring accruals and deferrals and amortize monthly.
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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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