POSITION: Senior Accountant
DIVISION: Finance
DEPARTMENT: Controller
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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience:

• Knowledge of accounting principles and practices as normally attained through a Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field; and
• At least four (4) years of general accounting and reporting experience; or
• Any equivalent of combination of education and experience.

Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent spreadsheet and database skills required. Solid knowledge of MS Office Suite required. Knowledge of Infor/Lawson software is preferred, but not required.
• Attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

None.

BASIC PURPOSE:

Updates and maintains financial records related to accounts receivable, billing, activity management, asset management, cash, investments and debt.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintains the accounts receivable, billing, activity management, and asset management modules of the Infor/Lawson integrated financial management system.
• Records and maintains all cash, investment, debt and fixed asset transactions.
• Records all debt activity, including monthly interest, principal and related fees.
• Capitalizes fixed assets and records monthly depreciation expense.
• Prepares and processes general ledger entries in the Info/Lawson financial software applications.
• Records revenue and expense journal entries in the Infor/Lawson integrated financial management system in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
• Prepares monthly rate revenue invoices and quarterly loan invoices to cities and towns, annual and periodic invoices to commercial TRAC (Toxic Reduction and Control) customers and other miscellaneous billings. Assists in the collection of invoice payments as needed.
• Analyzes and reconciles accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, cash, fixed asset and investment accounts.
• Establishes fiscal control to insure proper flow of financial data.
• Provides accounting and financial reporting support to other MWRA departments.
• Prepares year-end reports and schedules as requested by the external auditors.