Staff Accountant

Job Summary 

The desired Staff Accountant will have a solid work ethic, excellent judgement and desire to build a long-term career with us. Assist in overall function of the accounting department, with focus on regular weekly, monthly, and year-end closing responsibilities. Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the entities financial reporting and general ledger structure. 

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for ledger and financial statements of one or more operating units.

• Review and analysis of general ledger accounts and preparation of journal entries.

• Assist and prepare monthly, quarterly, annual entries and filings.

• Perform regular and recurring accounting functions that require professional competence.

• Maintain accurate records with high level of detail and thoroughness.

• Reconcile bank statements, prepare and analyze a variety of account reconciliations and support the reconciliation of intercompany accounts, posting entries, analyzing and resolving variances.

• Prepare revenue recognition updates and provide job analysis for month-end close process.

• Financial statement reporting, projections, and variance analysis. 

• Engage in the budget process, reviewing and analyzing budgets.

• Contribute to departmental/organization-wide projects and prepare ad hoc reporting as assigned.

Job Qualifications 

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Associates in Accounting with equivalent experience. 

Experience:

• 1-2 years of experience in Accounting

• Foundational understanding of financial accounting

• Strong computer skills – Microsoft Office/Excel required, Oracle/JD Edwards preferred

Skills:

• Ability to focus on complex tasks

• Self-starter & works autonomously under deadlines

• Demonstrates ability to learn from mistakes and change approach

• Understands limits of personal knowledge, asks questions, clarifies expectations

• Ability to clearly communicate complex technical issues

Working Conditions

• Able to work a varied schedule to complete projects and meet deadlines in response to changing demands. 

• Able to work overtime (scheduled and/or unscheduled, and/or weekends) as needed or required to meet established deadlines. 

• Able to work in fast paced environment with high daily pressure to meet deadlines. 

• Able to perform work indoors in an office environment, regardless of whether cubicle, open office or private office. 

Physical Requirements

• Able to demonstrate the manual dexterity to operate a personal computer effectively. 

• Able to communicate orally in a clear manner. 

• Able to hear oral communication either in person or on equipment such as telephone or mobile phone. 

• Able to operate a personal computer, either desktop or laptop, for extended periods of time creating, composing and reviewing documents and spreadsheets. 

• Able to operate office equipment, including telephone, mobile phone, photocopier, fax machine, scanner and calculator.

Direct reports

This position has no direct reports. 

*We are an Equal Opportunity Employer*