remote senior audit accountant - Birmingham, AL, United States - PPM Consultants, Inc

Description

Job Description Job Title Senior Accountant
Job Type Full-time
Education Bachelor's Degree

The position is located in our Corporate office, and provides significant exposure to a wide range of company functions (information technology, human resources, insurance and contracts, risk management, etc.) in support of our numerous regional southeastern offices, as well as direct access to many of the firm leaders.

This provides a great platform to expand your experience beyond routine accounting functions into a broader understanding of what it takes to run a successful business, and be a part of that success.

PPM is an environmental and engineering consulting firm providing services to industrial, commercial, and governmental clients. PPM has achieved steady growth and success by providing common sense and cost-effective solutions to our clients' environmental issues.

Founded in 1994, PPM now operates seven offices in the Southeast and is consistently listed on the ENR 200 list of largest environmental consulting firms in the country.

PPM is a firm specializing in providing soil and groundwater assessment and remediation and a full range of air, water, and waste compliance consulting; brownfield redevelopment, and other related environmental services.

We provide these services to the petroleum marketing, manufacturing, commercial, energy, and governmental sectors.

We believe our success is based on our unwavering commitment to exceed client expectations in every facet of our service and recognize that the success of our organization is inherently tied to the success of our clients.

We continue to attract, develop, and retain great people who have a passion for working on challenging projects that will grow both their technical and leadership skills.

We are looking for an Accountant that can step in to help ensure all accounting functions are handled in a timely, accurate, and efficient manner.

Reconcile and analyze general ledger accounts
Reconcile bank statements
Reconcile and submit business and payroll taxes/licenses
Initiate payroll and AP EFTs
Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries
Assist in preparation of monthly, quarterly and year-end internal financial statements
Make day-to-day decisions concerning the accounting treatment of financial transactions
Recommend improvements, adaptations, or revisions to the accounting system and procedures
Apply principles of accounting to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports.
May establish, modify, document, and coordinate implementation of accounting and accounting control procedures.
Organize and research financial information for other departments as necessary
4-year accounting degree with minimum of 2 years' experience or 2-year accounting degree with 4 years' experience
~ Preferred experience with project-based software and/or ERP systems (such as Deltek)
~ Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects/deadlines
~ Proficiency with MS Office Suite
~ While PPM has enjoyed close to three decades of success, we have just launched a new Strategic Plan that will help us achieve even greater heights. The planning process began with a deep study of how our employees feel about the firm and how our clients feel about our services. The information was used to develop our vision ( Elevating Staff, Creating Growth, and One Firm/One Culture ), along with the objectives, initiatives and action items needed to achieve this vision and take us to the next level. Our management team is committed to providing the successful candidate with the resources needed to help them succeed, and we encourage you to explore what we have to offer.