Senior Accountant

Brookdale

Senior Accountant responsible for financial reporting and community financial statements at Brookdale. Ensuring accurate accounting practices and assisting less experienced accountants.

Posted 6/3/2026full-timeRemote • Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $65,660 - $83,640 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Prepares community financial statements and assists in the role of externally reporting the financial results of the company.
Maintains the integrity of the general ledger by applying generally accepted accounting principles to all transactions.
Assists and trains less experienced accountants.
Completes balance sheet account reconciliations and bank account reconciliations by the established due dates. Researches and resolves reconciling items in a timely manner.
Reviews cost center and chart of account structures. Makes recommendations as to cost center/account structure that will identify the nature of expenses to their proper area; assists in controlling annual expenditures and streamlines the data processing support required during month-end.
Prepares, verifies, and controls the entering of journal entries to the general ledger.
Evaluates subsidiary journals for obvious errors and omissions and enters corrected data into the general ledger, i.e., enters monthly journal entries, executes monthly closing entries, executes month-end general ledger (by cost center and by natural account).
Reviews monthly balance sheet and profit-and-loss statements for accuracy.
Coordinates monthly closing and production of statements to guarantee timely reporting.
Reviews, redesigns, and enhances the on-line financial statements to ensure that the information reported properly reflects the company's financial position.
Reviews and updates monthly closing procedures.
Reviews supporting subsidiary schedules to ensure that the company's accounting practices are being maintained, i.e., insurance, fixed assets, amortization of prepaid; makes recommendations.
Ensures all processes are appropriately documented and assists in the on-going documentation of accounting policies and procedures.
Prepares audit schedules and responds to auditor requests during financial audits, SOX audits or any other audit.
Monitors and tracks cash outflows. Provides necessary updates to management.
Interacts with field personnel. Provides exceptional customer service in explaining and responding to questions regarding monthly operating activity, investigating variances, providing detail of charges and booking re-class entries.
Corresponds with third party financial institutions and regulatory bodies.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree (BA) from a four-year college or university plus three to five years related experience.
Applies existing guidelines and procedures to make varied decisions within a department.
Uses sound judgment and experience to solve moderately complex problems based on precedent, example, reasonableness or a combination of these.
Possesses extensive knowledge of a distinct skill or function and a thorough understanding of the organization and work environment.
Has a working knowledge of a functional discipline.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
401(k)
Associate assistance program
Employee discounts
Referral program
Early access to earned wages for hourly associates (outside of CA)
Optional voluntary benefits including ID theft protection and pet insurance
Paid Time Off
Paid holidays
Company provided life insurance
Adoption benefit
Disability (short and long term)
Flexible Spending Accounts
Health Savings Account
Optional life and dependent life insurance
Optional voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity Insurance, and legal plan
Tuition reimbursement

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial statements preparationgeneral ledger maintenanceaccount reconciliationsjournal entriescost center analysismonth-end closingaudit preparationfinancial reportingaccounting principlesdata processing support

Soft Skills

customer serviceproblem solvingcommunicationtrainingattention to detailorganizational skillsjudgmentcollaborationrecommendation skillstime management

Certifications

Bachelor's degree