Job Summary
Role: Staff Accountant

Job Summary:
The Staff Accountant will prepare and maintain financial records to track the organization’s assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liabilities, and other related financial activities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs general cost accounting and other related duties for the organization.

• Prepares monthly balance sheets, income statements, and profit and loss statements.

• Maintains the general ledger and closes monthly books; posts transactions, imports sales transactions from multiple systems, categorize records in the GL and ensures proper documentation for each transaction.

• Prepares journal and maintains accruals and prepaid expenses schedule, post payroll journal entries to accounting system

• Oversee inventory cost management; monitor transactions, update general ledgers, gather and analyze data, perform audits and assessments and produce regular inventory reports.

• Posts bank transactions and reconciles bank accounts weekly and monthly

• Reconciles cash disbursement accounts, payroll, customer accounts, and other financial accounts; manages accounts receivable collections

• Provides outside auditors with assistance; gathers necessary information and documents to perform annual audit.

• Manages the purchasing and invoicing system; Verifies vendor invoices associated with accounts payable, submits for approval and payment via the AP system.

• Maintains knowledge of acceptable accounting practices and procedures

• Performs other related duties as assigned 

 

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

• Knowledge of general financial accounting and cost accounting

• Understanding of and the ability to adhere to generally accepted accounting principles.

• Proactive and ability to work with minimal supervision

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, intermediate to advanced skills preferred (very good in pivot tables and formulas).

• Knowledge and experience in inventory management preferred

• Skilled in Quickbooks accounting software

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration

• At least three years of related experience required