Senior Accountant Duties & Responsibilities

The role and function of a Senior Accountant includes the following duties and responsibilities:

  • Manage accounting tasks 
  • Manage and analyze budget and create financial forecasts
  • Create and present detailed reports for upper management
  • Audit financial transactions 
  • Make sure that confidential information is secure 
  • Keep abreast with financial laws, rules and regulations and internal policies
  • Publicize financial statements in accordance with the planned time schedule
  • Gather, track, analyze and present summarized accounting information
  • Calculate taxes and tax returns
  • Prepare balance sheets and write profit and loss statements

Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Senior Accountant duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific Senior Accountant roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.

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