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About the Role

The Senior Accountant is an experienced accounting professional responsible for supporting the WCIRB’s core finance and accounting functions, including monthly financial close, financial reporting, budgeting, projections, capital project and fixed asset accounting, vendor payables, audit support, tax schedules, and financial systems operations. This position ensures financial records, reconciliations, reports, schedules, and supporting documentation are accurate, timely, and complete in accordance with GAAP, WCIRB policies, and Finance Department standards. The role provides accounting expertise, financial systems support, budget and projection analysis, capital project reporting, fixed asset accounting, and process documentation, working collaboratively with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Lead assigned areas of the monthly financial close process, including preparation and review of journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, financial schedules, management reports, and supporting documentation.
Analyze and reconcile assigned balance sheet and income statement accounts, investigate variances and discrepancies, and prepare adjusting or reversing journal entries.
Prepare and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting packages, including Statement of Activities reporting, capital purchase reporting, variance analyses, and supporting schedules.
Prepare and maintain budget templates, overhead expense worksheets, forecasting schedules, variance analyses, and documentation of assumptions and methodologies.
Partner with department leaders to gather budget and forecast inputs, evaluate assumptions, and analyze variances.
Maintain fixed asset, capital project, and work-in-process accounting records, including additions, disposals, depreciation, amortization, asset lives, roll-forward schedules, and related analysis.
Serve as a senior Finance resource for accounting and budgeting systems, including system administration, report development, troubleshooting, testing, process documentation, and user support.
Develop and maintain recurring and ad hoc financial, budget, forecasting, operational, and capital project reports; analyze trends, results, and key drivers.
Serve as the secondary contact for vendors, Finance staff, and department leaders on accounts payable, purchasing, invoice coding, expense accruals, and payment-related matters.
Provide primary back-up support for accounts payable activities and other Finance Department responsibilities.
Prepare annual audit schedules, account analyses, reconciliations, tax schedules, cost allocation analyses, and other supporting documentation.
Respond to assigned auditor requests and support successful completion of financial audits and other compliance reviews.
Recommend, develop, and maintain Finance policies, procedures, work instructions, training resources, and documentation standards.
Provide technical guidance, training, and cross-training support to Finance colleagues, business stakeholders, employees, and less experienced accounting staff.
Identify, recommend, and participate in process improvements that enhance efficiency, accuracy, reporting, internal controls, system utilization, documentation standards, and service delivery.
Assist the Accounting Team Leader with special projects, system enhancements, organizational reporting requests, training activities, process improvement initiatives, and other departmental priorities.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
5-7 years of progressively responsible accounting and financial reporting experience.
Strong working knowledge of GAAP and full-cycle accounting principles, including double-entry accounting, accruals, adjusting entries, reconciliations, fixed and intangible assets, and financial reporting requirements.
Demonstrated experience with annual budget preparation, quarterly forecasts, and reporting.
Knowledge of external audit requirements and tax-related support schedules.
Advanced proficiency in MS Excel; proficiency with MS Word, SharePoint file structures, Adobe Acrobat Pro and Outlook.
Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning systems; Sage Intacct and financial system implementation or upgrade experience preferred.
Strong understanding of accounting and reporting systems, including data uploads, reporting, third-party system interfaces, and automated reconciliations.
Demonstrated personal ownership, sound judgement, discretion, attention to detail, and commitment to quality.
Strong mathematical, analytical and critical thinking skills, including the ability to perform accounting computations, troubleshoot issues, and establish appropriate financial reporting methodologies.
Advanced verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain financial and accounting matters clearly and concisely to internal and external business partners.
Excellent written communication skills to effectively prepare presentations, reports, training resources, policies, procedures, and supporting documentation.
Ability to comprehend, interpret, and take appropriate action on invoices, statements, statements of work, contracts, and other project and accounting documents.
Demonstrated initiative and ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues, department leaders, vendors, auditors, and other stakeholders.
The successful candidate will reside in California.

Skills

GAAP
Full-cycle accounting
Double-entry accounting
Accruals
Adjusting entries
Reconciliations
Fixed assets
Intangible assets
Financial reporting
Budget preparation
Quarterly forecasts
MS Excel
MS Word
SharePoint
Adobe Acrobat Pro
MS Outlook
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
Sage Intacct
Financial system implementation
Financial system upgrade
Accounting systems
Reporting systems
Data uploads
Third-party system interfaces
Automated reconciliations
Mathematical skills
Analytical skills
Critical thinking skills
Verbal communication
Written communication
Collaboration

Location

San Francisco, California

Work Type

Hybrid
Full-time

Experience Level

Senior
5-7 years

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision benefits
Competitive PTO Program
Wellness benefits
401K and pension plan
Social activities
Community volunteer involvement

About the Company

For over a century, the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) has been California's trusted, objective provider of actuarially based information and research, advisory pure premium rates and educational services integral to a healthy workers' compensation system.
The WCIRB is a California unincorporated, private, nonprofit association comprised of all companies licensed to transact workers' compensation insurance in California.
The operations of the WCIRB are funded primarily by membership fees and assessments; no state money is used to fund its operations.
The WCIRB is a stable company and a proven leader in the workers’ compensation insurance industry nationwide.
The WCIRB employs approximately 175 people with the average tenure of over 10 years.
We are committed to fostering a healthy, safe and diverse work environment leading to a dedicated, collaborative and innovative workforce.

Equal Opportunity

WCIRB is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.