Morgan Hunter Hiring for Senior Accountant Job at Overland Park, KS Full Time

Senior Accountant

A leading financial services/insurance company in the southern suburbs of Kansas City is recruiting for a Senior Accountant to add to their team. The Senior Accountant will play a key role in the accounting and finance team by delivering timely and accurate information to provide a sound basis for management decisions. This organization has thrived since the 1960s and excels by providing excellent products, customer service, and growing and developing their internal talent. It’s an intense, fast-paced, results-oriented organization. In this organization, employees are rewarded for what they do, not for what they say they will do. This company offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package, flexible work schedules and a whole lot more!

The ideal candidate would have 3+ years of experience in accountant performing: journal entries, general ledger maintenance, bank account reconciliations, multi-state sales and use tax filings and financial statement preparation.

Responsibilities:

• Journal Entries / General Ledger maintenance

• Reconciliations

• Multi-State tax filings and sales and use exposure

• Ad Hoc Reporting

• Fixed Asset management

• Financial Statement preparation

• Special assignments as the need arises

Required Skills & Experience

• BS/BA Degree in Accounting or Finance
• 3+ years of accounting experience in a insurance environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office: specifically Microsoft Excel Ex: Pivot Tables & V-Look Ups preferred
• Experience with Great Plains or SAP software a plus
• Strong interpersonal skills as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills

Since 1986, Morgan Hunter has served Kansas City-area employers to help them meet a range of hiring needs, from temporary staffing to direct-hire placements. Thoughtful and thorough in our approach, we’re also responsive and efficient, creating a tailored hiring experience for both employer and job seeker—because everyone deserves to find the right fit.

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