Senior Staff Accountant

Smith Chason School of Nursing

Senior Staff Accountant responsible for managing financial accounting processes at a diverse organization. Overseeing bank reconciliations, audits, and collaborating with department heads.

Posted 5/5/2026full-timePhoenix • Arizona • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $75,000 - $85,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide support and work closely with the Executive Director of Business Accounting and Accounts Payable Manager
Manage the day-to-day operations of the Business Accounting Office
Responsible for the oversight of accounting processes, records, and reports
Responsible for bank and general ledger reconciliations
Support the monthly close cycle, the year-end close cycle, internal and external audits, business filings, and all related reconciliations
Collaborate with the accounting team and functional heads of other departments
Complete daily cash reporting and monthly reconciliation of multiple cash accounts
Update QuickBooks bank reconciliation module daily for cleared checks and other posted activity
Prepare work papers for the annual external audit
Review subledger detail (Orbund) to general ledger and correct errors as necessary
Maintain fixed asset and capital lease equipment schedules and record monthly depreciation
Ensure that all journal entries, workpapers, reports and work processes are thoroughly documented and that proper files are maintained.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree required
CPA or Master's degree is a plus
Three to six years of bank reconciliation experience
Minimum of five years of experience in financial accounting at a complex and diverse organization required (experience in higher education is strongly preferred)
Demonstrated leadership, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication, problem-solving, organization, and presentation skills.
Comfortable working in a fast-moving dynamic environment which demands strong attention to detail.
Demonstrates well-developed accounting skills and knowledge of GAAP and FASB pronouncements.
Familiarity with financial and procurement systems; QuickBooks and Procurify is a plus.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office products.
The ability to execute Excel functions like index, vlookup, sumif/sumifs, pivot tables.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Retirement plans
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

bank reconciliationfinancial accountingGAAPFASBmonthly close cycleyear-end close cycleinternal auditsexternal auditsjournal entriescash reporting

Soft Skills

leadershipinterpersonal communicationwritten communicationverbal communicationproblem-solvingorganizationpresentation skillsattention to detail

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeCPAMaster's degree