Senior Accountant – LT Project Reporting (St. Petersburg)

Job Description Summary

Under limited supervision, the Senior Accountant applies advanced accounting and reporting expertise to prepare financial statements, budgets, and analytical reports for complex business units. This role focuses on ensuring the accuracy of general ledger data, reconciling accounts, analyzing variances, and coordinating with external CPAs and management companies to support timely and accurate financial reporting. The position requires sound judgment, independence, and collaboration with senior management to resolve complex accounting issues and improve reporting processes.

Job Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Use accounting software to prepare general ledgers, financial statements, budgets and reports.
• Allocate costs to individual organizational entities and analyzes the impact of cost allocation on financial statements.
• Oversee the input and review of property level financial statements into accounting software.
• Reconcile balance sheet and income statement accounts to ensure accurate presentation.

• Research and make recommendations to resolve unusual or irregular transactions and variances.

• Assist in the collection of late reporting documents and the collection of outstanding accounts receivable.

• Provide support for accounts receivable and accounts payable processing.

• Respond to internal/external auditor inquiries and requests.
• Communicate with external CPAs and Management Companies to request reports and resolve variances, as needed.

• Research issues regarding application of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to allocating revenue and expenses and preparing financial statements.

• Identify and recommend process improvements to increase efficiency in processing or analyzing financial information.

• Assist in the check deposit and review process.
• Assist in training others.

• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Knowledge of

• Advanced accounting concepts, practices and procedures.

• Accounting software packages.

• Cost allocation concepts and practices.

• Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

Skill in

• Reviewing, interpreting and analyzing financial statements.

• Resolving unusual transaction and accounting discrepancies.

• Preparing financial statements, budgets and management reports.

• Allocating costs and evaluating the impact on financial statements.

• Researching GAAP issues.

• Operating standard office equipment and using required software applications to produce correspondence, reports, electronic communication, spreadsheets and complex databases.

Ability to

• Implement changes to standard procedures when required by specific situations and circumstances.

• Make independent decisions and solve more complex accounting problems.

• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with all organizational levels and external CPAs.

• Explain or clarify financial information to all levels of management.

• Provide training to others.

• Organize, manage and track multiple detailed tasks and assignments with frequently changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.

• Provide a high level of customer service.

Education/Previous Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree (B.A.) in Accounting or Finance (Accounting preferred) and a minimum of three (3) years’ experience in preparing and analyzing financial information.

• Any equivalent combination of experience, education, and/or training approved by Human Resources.
• Experience with Financial Reporting or External Audit Coordination a plus.

Licenses/Certifications

• CPA preferred.

Travel Required:  No

Education

Bachelor’s: Accounting (Required), Bachelor’s: Business Administration (Required), Bachelor’s: Finance (Required)

Work Experience

General Experience - 3 to 6 years

Certifications

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) - Boards of Accountancy (NASBA)

Travel

Less than 25%

Workstyle

Resident

At Raymond James our associates use five guiding behaviors (Develop, Collaborate, Decide, Deliver, Improve) to deliver on the firm's core values of client-first, integrity, independence and a conservative, long-term view. 
We expect our associates at all levels to:
•  Grow professionally and inspire others to do the same
•  Work with and through others to achieve desired outcomes
•  Make prompt, pragmatic choices and act with the client in mind
•  Take ownership and hold themselves and others accountable for delivering results that matter
•  Contribute to the continuous evolution of the firm

At Raymond James – as part of our people-first culture, we honor, value, and respect the uniqueness, experiences, and backgrounds of all of our Associates.  When associates bring their best authentic selves, our organization, clients, and communities thrive. The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs.