The Antwi Group is seeking an experienced, analytical, and detail-oriented Senior Accountant to join our Finance & Accounting Department.
Working under the direction of the Finance & Accounting Department Manager, the Senior Accountant will be responsible for maintaining accurate accounting records, preparing financial reports, performing account reconciliations, supporting financial closing processes, reviewing accounting activity, and helping maintain effective financial controls across The Antwi Group and its businesses.
The Senior Accountant will also provide guidance to Staff Accountants, Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable personnel, and Accounting Assistants when assigned.
This position requires strong accounting knowledge, attention to detail, professional judgment, confidentiality, organization, and the ability to identify and resolve accounting discrepancies.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform senior-level accounting activities for The Antwi Group and its businesses.
- Maintain and review general-ledger accounts.
- Prepare and review journal entries.
- Perform bank, credit-card, balance-sheet, and other account reconciliations.
- Investigate and resolve accounting discrepancies.
- Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing processes.
- Prepare supporting schedules for financial statements.
- Review accounting transactions for accuracy, classification, and documentation.
- Assist with preparing income statements, balance sheets, cash-flow reports, and management reports.
- Prepare budget-to-actual and financial-variance analyses.
- Support budgeting and forecasting activities.
- Monitor revenue and expense classifications.
- Assist with accounts payable and accounts receivable oversight.
- Review vendor and customer account activity when assigned.
- Help maintain fixed-asset records and depreciation schedules when applicable.
- Maintain prepaid expense, accrual, and other accounting schedules.
- Assist with intercompany or multi-entity accounting activities when applicable.
- Prepare financial information requested by department management and Executive Leadership.
- Assist with cash-flow reporting and financial analysis.
- Maintain organized supporting documentation for financial transactions.
- Help develop and maintain accounting procedures and internal financial controls.
- Identify accounting-process weaknesses and recommend improvements.
- Provide guidance to Staff Accountants and junior accounting personnel.
- Review assigned work prepared by junior accounting employees.
- Coordinate with external accountants, auditors, tax professionals, payroll providers, banks, and other approved financial service providers when assigned.
- Assist with preparing financial records for tax preparation, audits, reviews, or other authorized financial activities.
- Maintain confidentiality regarding company and employee financial information.
- Report significant discrepancies or suspected irregularities according to company procedures.
General Ledger Accounting
The Senior Accountant may be responsible for accounts involving:
- Revenue
- Operating expenses
- Accounts receivable
- Accounts payable
- Cash
- Bank accounts
- Credit cards
- Prepaid expenses
- Accrued expenses
- Fixed assets
- Depreciation
- Payroll-related accounts
- Intercompany transactions
- Other balance-sheet and income-statement accounts
Accounting entries should be supported by appropriate documentation and follow established company procedures.
Account Reconciliations
The Senior Accountant will perform and review reconciliations involving:
- Bank accounts
- Credit cards
- Accounts receivable
- Accounts payable
- Payroll accounts
- Balance-sheet accounts
- Revenue accounts
- Expense accounts
- Intercompany accounts where applicable
Unexplained differences should be investigated and resolved promptly.
Financial Closing
The Senior Accountant will play an important role in monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes.
Responsibilities may include:
- Preparing journal entries
- Reviewing account activity
- Reconciling accounts
- Recording accruals
- Reviewing prepaid expenses
- Reviewing fixed assets
- Confirming revenue and expense classifications
- Preparing supporting schedules
- Investigating unusual balances
- Assisting with financial-statement preparation
Closing activities should follow established schedules and review procedures.
Financial Reporting
The Senior Accountant may prepare or assist with:
- Income statements
- Balance sheets
- Cash-flow reports
- Departmental expense reports
- Revenue reports
- Budget reports
- Accounts receivable reports
- Accounts payable reports
- Management reports
- Financial-analysis schedules
Financial reports should be accurate, understandable, and supported by appropriate accounting records.
Budgeting & Forecasting Support
The Senior Accountant may assist the Finance & Accounting Department Manager with:
- Annual budgets
- Departmental budgets
- Expense forecasts
- Revenue forecasts
- Cash-flow forecasts
- Budget-to-actual comparisons
- Variance analysis
- Financial models
Significant variances should be investigated and communicated appropriately.
Accounts Payable & Receivable Oversight
The Senior Accountant may review work involving:
- Vendor invoices
- Payment documentation
- Customer invoices
- Customer payments
- Outstanding balances
- Vendor accounts
- Accounts receivable aging
- Accounts payable aging
- Payment applications
- Account reconciliations
The Senior Accountant should help ensure that transactions are recorded accurately and supported by appropriate documentation.
Internal Financial Controls
The Senior Accountant will help maintain controls involving:
- Financial-system access
- Transaction documentation
- Account reconciliations
- Payment approvals
- Journal-entry review
- Vendor records
- Customer records
- Financial reporting
- Expense documentation
- Record retention
The position should report identified control weaknesses or unusual financial activity to the Finance & Accounting Department Manager.
Cross-Department Collaboration
The Senior Accountant may work with departments throughout The Antwi Group, including:
- Executive Leadership
- Operations & Administration
- Human Resources
- Sales & Client Relations
- Business Development
- Marketing
- Social Media
- Graphic Design
- Content & Media Production
- IT & Digital Systems
- Audio Engineering
The Senior Accountant may help department managers understand financial reports, expense classifications, budgets, and accounting documentation requirements.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field strongly preferred.
- Several years of professional accounting experience.
- Strong understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and accounting processes.
- Experience with general-ledger accounting.
- Experience preparing journal entries and account reconciliations.
- Experience with monthly and annual closing processes.
- Understanding of financial statements.
- Knowledge of accounts payable and accounts receivable.
- Strong spreadsheet skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong organizational and time-management abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple accounting deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Ability to handle confidential financial information appropriately.
Preferred Skills
Experience in one or more of the following areas is highly desirable:
- General-ledger accounting
- Financial reporting
- Month-end close
- Year-end close
- Account reconciliations
- Journal entries
- Accounts payable
- Accounts receivable
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Cash-flow reporting
- Financial analysis
- Fixed assets
- Accrual accounting
- Multi-entity accounting
- Internal controls
- Payroll accounting
- QuickBooks or comparable accounting platforms
- Microsoft Excel or comparable spreadsheet software
CPA, CMA, or progress toward a recognized accounting credential is a strong advantage but is not necessarily required.
Senior-Level Expectations
As a senior member of the Finance & Accounting Department, the Senior Accountant may provide guidance and review work completed by junior accounting personnel.
The successful candidate should demonstrate:
- Accuracy
- Financial integrity
- Professional judgment
- Accountability
- Confidentiality
- Analytical thinking
- Attention to detail
- Consistent documentation
The Senior Accountant should be comfortable identifying potential accounting problems and bringing them to management’s attention.
Career Development
Strong performance, accounting expertise, leadership ability, professional development, and demonstrated financial judgment may lead to additional responsibilities and future management opportunities.
A potential career path may include:
Senior Accountant → Accounting Supervisor / Assistant Finance Manager → Finance & Accounting Department Manager
Advancement will depend on performance, qualifications, experience, organizational needs, and available opportunities.
Confidentiality & Financial Integrity
The Senior Accountant may have access to financial statements, bank information, employee compensation information, customer accounts, vendor information, payment records, tax information, forecasts, and other confidential financial materials.
Financial information must only be accessed, used, and shared for authorized business purposes.
Location
Poconos, Pennsylvania
The position may involve office-based accounting work, financial meetings, budgeting activities, coordination with external financial professionals, and project-specific scheduling.
Availability requirements may occasionally vary during month-end or year-end closing, budgeting cycles, tax preparation, audits, or other significant financial activities.
Employment Type
Full Time
Department
Finance & Accounting
Reports To
Finance & Accounting Department Manager
About The Antwi Group
The Antwi Group is a growing organization operating across creative, entertainment, media, and related business sectors. Our teams bring together creative talent, technical expertise, management, financial discipline, technology, production, and business development to build projects and opportunities designed for long-term growth.
Application
Interested candidates should submit an application outlining their relevant education, professional accounting experience, general-ledger experience, financial-reporting experience, account-reconciliation experience, and other relevant qualifications.
Applicants may also be asked to provide a résumé/CV, professional references, relevant accounting certifications, or other information demonstrating their accounting qualifications.
Applicants should not submit confidential financial information belonging to a current or previous employer as part of their application.
The Antwi Group is an equal opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to characteristics protected by applicable law.