• Enter high-volume accounting data into NetSuite with accuracy (bills, invoices, transactions) • Support accounts payable and accounts receivable processes • Assist with bank and account reconciliations and investigate discrepancies • Maintain clear, audit-ready documentation for all transactions • Ensure correct coding of transactions to properly reflect in financial reports • Assist with month-end close activities as assigned • Communicate clearly with internal teams and occasionally with vendors

This description is a summary of our understanding of the job description. Click on 'Apply' button to find out more. Role Description As a Senior Accountant, you will perform various accounting duties to support preparation of the agency’s financial statements, quarterly financial reports, annual budget, grant reporting, and other internal and regulatory reporting. - Recommend procedural or systems changes based on governmental accounting requirements and applicable tax laws. - Develop complex reports and assist with fixed asset accounting as needed. - Reconcile balance sheet and income statement accounts related to preparing agency-wide quarterly and annual financial statements. - Prepare and enter journal entries as required, including accruals, investments, bond entries, and others as assigned. - Prepare schedules for assigned notes to financial statements. - Prepare or assist with the preparation of complex financial reports including Community Transit’s quarterly financial statements, the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, the National Transit Database, Washington State Department of Retirement Systems, Employment Security Department, the Internal Revenue Service (941 and W-2s), and various grant reports. - Reconcile or maintain accounting system data, including actual and budget ledgers, encumbrances, and payroll distribution. - Research discrepancies, determine solutions, and recommend procedures to correct deficiencies and improve functions. - Collaborate with staff from the State Auditor's office on the annual audit. - Review grant documents for accuracy. - Prepare payroll distribution for quarterly grant reporting. - Conduct a final review of calculations in the multi-level quarterly operating FTA grant billings. - Review invoices billed to capital grant projects for completeness and follow up with staff when additional documentation is needed. - Prepare cost allocations as necessary for grant reporting and lead the process to collect employee costs (intangible assets) attributable to capital projects. - Analyze the effects of governmental accounting standards and regulatory changes on the agency. - Recommend needed procedural and systems changes to improve efficiency for evolving business processes. - Work with project managers and agency staff to understand complex capital projects. - Prepare analysis for financial reporting. - Perform other duties of a similar nature or level. Qualifications - 4 years of experience in an intermediate level accounting position. - A Bachelor’s degree in accounting, or equivalent technical training may account for 3 years of experience. - Advanced skills with Microsoft Excel. - Experience using automated accounting systems, including report writing and analysis of data. - An equivalent combination of education and experience to successfully perform the job duties is also accepted. Requirements - Finance and budget systems: Accounts receivable and billing, accounts payable and payroll systems a plus. - Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, governmental accounting practices, and internal controls. - Governmental financial statement and reporting preparation. - State and local taxes (B&O, sales tax). - Fostering an inclusive workplace by upholding Community Transit’s core values in support of the organization’s vision and mission. - Inspiring team commitment, pride, and trust while promoting cooperation and motivating members to achieve shared goals. - Demonstrating courtesy, sensitivity, and respect in all interactions. - Effective written and oral communications that are timely, relevant, concise, and clearly outline necessary actions. - Ability to quickly learn new technology platforms and embrace continuous learning. - Microsoft Excel, including the ability to perform lookups, create functions and formulas, and use pivot tables to analyze data. - Maintaining confidentiality and communicating with tact and diplomacy. - Managing multiple tasks simultaneously and effectively and adjusting to changing priorities. - Meeting strict deadlines. - Planning and implementing complex tasks and setting work priorities for efficiency and effectiveness. - Ability to think critically, identify strengths and weaknesses and alternate solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. Benefits - Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance. - Employees participate in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) and have the option to enroll in the agency’s deferred compensation plan. - In addition to WA Paid Sick Leave, employees in this position, accrue of 24 days of Paid Time off (192 hours) in their first year and ten (10) paid holidays throughout the calendar year.

• Prepare month‑end journal entries and account reconciliations, ensuring completeness, accuracy and compliance with US GAAP. • Support quarterly revenue reporting and preparation of financial‑statement disclosures. • Partner with Deal Management, Sales Ops, Pricing, and FP&A to ensure complete and accurate revenue system data and downstream reporting. • Drive system/process improvements, including NetSuite ARM configuration and enhancements to increase automation, quality, and speed. • Own and maintain key revenue controls (e.g., SSP, concessions, reserves, deferrals, concurrent transactions) and contribute to control design/testing in partnership with SOX/Internal Audit. • Respond to internal/external audit requests and ensure documentation quality across close artifacts.

• Manage and oversee monthly client accounting operations within Zoho Books. • Ensure compliance with accounting principles, standards, and regulations. • Prepare and review financial statements, reports, and records. • Conduct regular audits and resolve discrepancies. • Perform detailed reconciliation checks to ensure accuracy and completeness of financial data. • Plan and execute data migration projects from various accounting software (QuickBooks, Sage, Xero) to Zoho Books. • Develop customized migration strategies tailored to each client's business operations. • Ensure zero downtime and seamless business operations during live migration processes. • Guarantee secure and thorough transfer of financial data, including legacy data up to 20 years. • Offer up to 6 months of post-migration support to ensure clients are fully proficient and comfortable with the new system. • Coordinate with internal teams to ensure timely completion of migration and accounting projects. • Monitor project progress and report on key metrics. • Stay updated with the latest developments in Zoho Books and other accounting software. • Recommend and implement improvements to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of migration projects.