Accounting Analyst

Title: Accounting Analyst Location: Purchase, NY Shift: Monday-Friday, 8AM-5PM Pay rate: $40/hr Description of Job Duties & Required Skills: Review and prepare/process period journal entries in accordance with month end close example: cross charges, prepaid amortizations, accruals, leases etc. Ensure all spending (capital and expense) and support complies with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) and policies. Manage labor accrual process for vendors and ensure proper accounting and upload periodic entries. Aid in issue resolution with vendors, Finance Managers and Project Managers. Submit period invoices for contract labor vendors to AP. Provide accounting guidance to Project and Finance Managers. Review expense and capital spend through project life cycle and contracts to make accounting recommendations as appropriate. Prepare project accounting analytics for the Period Operation Review Report. Query and perform financial statement analysis for period close. Validate, approve and release projects for spend during Out of Cycle (OOC) and Annual Operating Plan (AOP) process. Perform project-related SOX controls for Capital Spend and Prepaid Expenses. Ad hoc project and reconciliation requests. Qualifications/Requirements: Bachelors Degree in Accounting or related business degree. 2+ years of relevant accounting/financial experience. Strong accounting knowledge/ability to understand and reconcile financial data. Ability to exercise sound independent judgment and make decisions autonomously. Effectively communicates and provides insights to cross functional teams. Microsoft Excel experience Preferred Qualifications: SAP FICO and Project Systems. SOP 98-1 Knowledge: Capitalization/ Amortization of Software and Cloud Computing Arrangements. Knowledge of businesses and processes. Experience in SAP ledger and Business Warehouse (BW) Reporting for data analytics is a plus. CPA preferred/CPA candidate.