Internal Accounting Senior Associate

Description & Requirements

We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Facilities & Capital Projects Accounting Senior Associate with expertise in Workday Financials. This position will execute the Facilities and Capex accounting function within the National Office Accounting Department.

Skills will include a working knowledge of generally accepted accounting standards and procedures, ability to compile and maintain accurate accounting and finance records and maintain confidentiality of all information. This position serves as the primary point of accountability for Facilities and Capex accounting processes, driving standardization, automation, and continuous improvement across the firm.

What You Will Do:

Accounting Operations:

* Understand, execute and analyze the end-to-end accounting business processes for:

* Facilities - Including payments to landlords

* Capital Spending - Capitalization - Depreciation - Disposals -- Repair and Maintenance Expenses

* Goodwill and Intangibles

* Property Taxes

* Overhead Charges - Shared Facilities Allocation

* Maintain Workday Capital Assets to track asset cost activity

* Establish and maintain verification and review and internal control procedures to ensure business processes yield appropriate results on a routine basis.

* Execute monthly close procedures for accounting business processes noted above and collaborate with Revenue - Cash - Facilities team on improvements and changes in the monthly close process.

* Prepare reconciliations and specific analysis for accounting business processes noted above.

* Assist in preparation of documentation to create standardized accounting procedures to enhance operational efficiency and consistency.

* Monitor payments of property taxes and property tax filings prepared by others.

* Assist in design and implementation of account reconciliation applications in coordination with the overall Finance goal of automating reconciliations and using modern day apps for sign off and validation.

* Learn Forvis Mazars change management process and implement accordingly for practice structure changes, Workday dimension changes and merger/acquisition activity.

* Using firm resources, internal training and external training, establish appropriate use of AI agents to assist with accounting business processes noted above.

* Assist in preparation of budget information for certain accounting business processes on an annual basis in coordination with Financial Planning & Analysis team and Managing Partners.

* Record new goodwill and purchase/sale transactions, perform monthly goodwill amortization, and prepare monthly reconciliation.

* Perform monthly reconciliation of certain balance sheet accounts.

* Other duties as assigned, including acting as backup if needed for other members of the accounting team.

Workday Financials:

* Learn and maintain superior working knowledge of Workday business processes for the areas noted above.

* Configure, troubleshoot, and improve Workday accounting workflows and reporting tools.

* Develop and generate Workday financial reports, dashboards, and analytics to support leadership decision-making.

* Collaborate with Workday teams to test bi-annual release changes, new modules, and system enhancements.

* Collaborate with multiple teams to support Workday functionality and optimize workflows for efficient financial operations.

* Leverage the platform to streamline accounting processes and improve efficiency.

* Recommend improvements to accounting operations, with a focus on automation.

Team Leadership and Collaboration:

* Establish a culture of ownership and precision within the accounting team.

* Maintain a culture of unmatched client experience within the accounting team based on Forvis Mazars guidelines.

* Establish and foster a culture of change management and change agility within the accounting team based on Forvis Mazars guidelines.

* Collaborate with cross-functional teams (ERP, Treasury, FP&A, Real Estate, Accounting, HR) to provide financial insights and support business decision-making.

Minimum Qualifications:

* Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance or related field

* 3+ years of related experience

* High proficiency with Microsoft Excel

* Strong understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and

procedures

Preferred Qualifications:

* 5+ years of related experience

* CPA certification

* Hands-on Workday Financials experience, including projects and revenue

recognition