Senior Accountant

Job Summary

A growing organization in Tucson, AZ is seeking a Senior Accountant to join its accounting and finance team in a direct hire role. This opportunity is ideal for an experienced accounting professional who enjoys complex financial reporting, tax compliance, cost accounting, reconciliations, and supporting leadership with accurate financial insights.

The Senior Accountant will play a key role in maintaining financial accuracy, improving accounting processes, and helping guide informed business decisions. This is a strong opportunity for a detail-oriented professional who values teamwork, supportive leadership, work-life balance, and a positive company culture. The organization offers a collaborative environment where employees are valued, contributions are recognized, and accounting professionals can continue building their technical and leadership skills.

Key Responsibilities

- Prepare, review, and analyze financial statements to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable standards.
- Maintain accurate accounting records, reconcile accounts, and support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.
- Compute taxes, prepare tax returns, and ensure compliance with tax regulations and reporting requirements.
- Support cost accounting activities, budget maintenance, financial analysis, and strategic planning initiatives.
- Develop, maintain, and improve accounting systems, procedures, and financial controls.
- Supervise and mentor junior accounting staff while collaborating with internal departments to support sound financial decision-making.

Compensation and Benefits

- Salary: $80,000 per year.
- Job Type: Direct Hire.
- Benefits include 401k, paid time off, health benefits, and additional employee benefits.
- Work environment emphasizes employee care and work-life balance.

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Additional Skills

Required Qualifications and Skills

- Prepare and analyze financial statements, accounting records, reconciliations, and financial reports.
- Manage tax calculations, tax return preparation, compliance requirements, and financial reporting deadlines.
- Support cost accounting, budgeting, accounting systems, and cross-functional financial planning.
- Provide guidance to junior accounting staff and communicate financial insights to management.

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field.
- 3 to 5 years of accounting experience, with strong knowledge of financial reporting, reconciliations, tax regulations, and compliance.
- Proficiency with accounting and financial software, such as Accurate NXG, Blackbaud, Intuit Quicken, and QuickBooks Enterprise.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to review complex financial data and identify accurate, practical solutions.
- Excellent attention to detail, organization, and follow-through.
- Strong communication and supervisory skills, with the ability to work effectively across departments.
- Adaptable, creative, and solution-focused approach to accounting challenges.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience in accounting and auditing services or a professional services environment.
- Cost accounting experience.
- Prior experience supervising or mentoring junior accounting staff.
- Experience improving accounting processes, systems, controls, or reporting procedures.