Jr. Staff Accountant

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

· Report to the Controller and work directly with the finance team on month-end close.

· Prepare and post general ledger journals including cash, bad debt reserve, intercompany expense, prepaid expense, accruals, and other ledger activity as needed.

· Ensure the accuracy, integrity and timeliness of the financial statements and other information reported to internal and external users.

· Record and reconcile daily cash activity.

· Complete the monthly financial close process within established timelines.

· Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations within established timelines.

· Maintain fixed assets; includes asset additions, disposals, sales, and monthly depreciation.

· Back up various accounting functions, as needed.

· Finance ad hoc reporting and projects.

· Assist in the development and documentation of standard operating procedures.

· Work closely with Accounts Payable to ensure proper coding of expenses.

· Work closely with Accounts Receivable team to ensure proper posting of payments to customer accounts that reconcile with cash entries in the accounting system.

· Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while achieving department goals and objectives.

Basic Qualifications:

· Bachelor's degree in accounting OR associate degree AND two years of full-cycle accounting experience.

· Working knowledge of GAAP and accrual-based accounting.

· Beginner to Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills to include pivot tables and Vlookups.

· Ability to manage multiple priorities, work under pressure, and adapt when changes occur to priorities, procedures, and responsibilities.

· Strong attention to detail.

· Proactive communicator keeping supervisors, other leaders, and their respective teams updated.

· Team player with the ability to work independently and within a team.

· Understand and respect the need for confidentiality of company data.

· Quick learner with strong oral and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

· Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills

· Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 or other General Ledger system

· Knowledge of reviewing financial statements and reconciling accounts

· Fixed Asset accounting

EOE