Senior Accountant

Job ID: 730Location: Malvern, PADepartment: Accounting/FinanceEducation Required: Not IndicatedExperience Required: Not IndicatedPosition Description: We are seeking a talented accountant to join our team. Responsibilities of this key role include the following:• Performs complex accounting duties accurately and on a timely basis, according to generally accepted accounting principles. • Trains and provide work direction less experienced members of the team, as necessary.• Coordinates department projects, as necessary.• Recommends methods and procedures to improve the functioning of the accounting area.• Works closely with personnel in other departments to ensure compliance with accounting policies and procedures.• Manage communications with foreign entities to ensure appropriate inclusion and in the Company’s ledger and consistency with the Company’s processes, procedures, and methodologies.• Completion of assigned work timely and accurately.FINANCIAL TASKS• Preparation and/or review of various financial reports including balance sheets, income statements, etc. (some will be routine and some will be ad hoc).• Preparation and/or review of monthly consolidation and financial statements.• Preparation and review of balance sheet account analysis.• Preparation and/or review of journal entries.• Responsible to ensure that all balance sheet accounts are analyzed on a timely basis.• Responsible for preparing, maintaining, reviewing, and/or inputting the monthly/quarterly/annual schedules provided to the Sungard parent company.• Primary signatory for disbursements to ensure validity and accuracy.• Responsible for the management and reconciliation of the tax accounts. This includes coordination with the SunGard parent company and other taxing authorities to provide information as necessary and address any concerns.• Establish, modify, document, and coordinate the implementation of accounting control procedures in compliance with Sarbanes Oxley.• Lead coordination for any audits (internal or external).• Perform ad hoc projects as necessary.SYSTEM TASKS• Maintenance of the Company’s general ledger system.• Maintenance of the interaction and bi-directional information flow of the Company’s general ledger system with the SunGard parent company’s general ledger system.Position Requirements:Requirements include a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or Economics with Accounting emphasis, as well as a minimum of 5 years of professional experience (Big Four experience preferred). CPA required. Candidates must be detail oriented, possess solid interpersonal abilities as well as strong communications and project management skills. The ability to complete work tasks effectively and efficiently with general or specific guidance is required.Position Attributes:SunGard Higher Education provides software, implementation and integration, strategic consulting, and technology management to colleges and universities. We bring the future of technology to today's colleges and universities to help them cultivate tomorrow's great leaders, thinkers, inventors, and citizens. Our employees find their work engaging, the environment stimulating, and the results of their efforts rewarding. We invite you to learn how you can work for a global, innovative company that believes in career and personal development, recognizes personal accomplishment, supports employees' lifestyles, and offers competitive pay and benefits. SunGard Higher Education is an Equal Opportunity Employer.SunGard Higher Education offers an excellent comprehensive benefits package which includes; Paid technical training, 401K, 3-weeks vacation 1st year of employment, paid holidays/sick days, Medical/Dental/Vision, Life Insurance/Long Term Coverage, CBT Training, Tuition Reimbursement.Minority and women applicants are encouraged to apply.. Company: SunGard Higher Education Location: Malvern, PA 19355 Status: Full Time, Employee Job Category: Accounting/Finance/Insurance Career Level: Experienced (Non-Manager) Education Level: Professional Company: SunGard Higher Education Reference Code: PCK430-3077