BERKS Group is looking for a skilled Senior Accountant to support the innovative companies within our Education Technology portfolio, including WorkForge. This role will be instrumental in managing financial operations, assisting with reporting, and driving efficiencies across both organizations.
About the Role:
As a Senior Accountant, you will be responsible for day-to-day accounting activities, month-end close processes, and financial reporting. You’ll work closely with company leadership to provide insights that drive strategic decision-making and ensure financial accuracy across both businesses.
Job Responsibilities:
- Perform month end close processes, including preparing and posting journal entries, general ledger account reconciliations, and ad-hoc reporting and analysis
- Prepare monthly internal financial statements and other reports needed to help Company leadership prepare for monthly Business Unit Reviews
- Perform monthly bank and credit card statement reconciliations
- Contribute to the preparation and review of annual operating budgets
- Review client contracts to ensure revenue is recognized in accordance with GAAP
- Support BERKS’ shared services Accounts Receivable function by maintaining client billing schedules, reconciling client billing schedules to revenue on a GAAP basis, reconciling client invoices to contracts, and processing customer invoices
- Support BERKS’ shared services AP department by preparing vendor billing schedules, reconciling and coding invoices, and other related vendor payment related tasks
- Assist in the development, implementation, and monitoring of internal financial controls
- Analyze complex data to help Company leadership identify opportunities for financial and operational synergies
- Research and interpret accounting guidance and develop processes in compliance with appropriate standards
- Assist with Company’s annual audit and tax filings
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance related field
- 2+ years of relevant accounting experience
- Working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
- Proficient with Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookups, sumifs, etc.)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance related field, CPA is a plus
- Public accounting experience
- Comfortable working with large, complex data sets is a plus
- Experience within the Software as a Service space is a plus
- Excellent communication skills – ability to clearly communicate complex accounting and financial topics to Company stakeholders outside of the Finance and Accounting team
- Excellent interpersonal skills – ability to work within a team and communicate across all levels and departments of the organization