Job Summary: The Staff Accountant is responsible for ensuring the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, analyzing and entering transactions.
Responsibilities and Duties:
Assists in preparation of monthly management report and accompanying schedules, worksheets and narratives, including “Budget vs. Actual” variance reports. Assists in providing follow-up and documentation of significant variances.
Prepares and records assets, liability, revenue, and expense entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
Aids in designing, implementing and monitoring fiscal internal controls surrounding the revenue cycle.
Reviews revenue KPIs and provides revenue trends/analysis.
Ensures monthly revenues are properly reflected in the GL system/ERM via journal entries/uploads.
Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions and resolving discrepancies.
Maintains general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts, preparing a trial balance and reconciling entries.
Summarizes financial status by collecting information, preparing balance sheet, profit and loss and other statements.
Performs monthly reconciliations, records daily cash activity, review daily deposit packets for accuracy and completeness.
Analyzes financial information and summarizes financial status.
Spots error and suggests ways to improve efficiency and spending.
Assists with annual and interim audits by completing requested materials and preparing assigned schedules.
Assists with completion of the quarterly and annual regulatory filings, including the preparation of assigned quarterly and annual statutory statement pages/schedules.
Conforms with and abides by all regulatory guidelines and internal policies & procedures.
Documents policies, procedures and workflow for assigned areas of responsibility.
Acts as a backup for Payroll and Accounts Payable.
Contributes to department and organization special projects as assigned.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or other related field.
Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process.
Hands-on experience with accounting software packages; Sage 100, FAS.
Advanced MS Excel skills including Vlookups and pivot tables.