Staff Accountant

• The Staff Accountant supports the accounting department in the handling of
• monthly journal entries, account reconciliations (balance sheet, banking and
• P&L), fixed asset accounting, processing of expense reports, ad hoc reporting
• and audits. This role ensures that procedures and practices promote safety and
• soundness to mitigate fraud or inaccurate reporting utilizing independent

judgment and expertise

Reports To

Assistant Controller

• Coordinate and participate in the monthly close process including: Preparing

• monthly journal entries (depreciation, payroll, prepaids, etc.), completing
• account reconciliations and updating various monthly financial reports

• Maintain accrual schedules (Accrued Expenses, Prepaid, etc.) to complete

timely recognition of revenue and expense

• Perform monthly reconciliations of balance sheet accounts; complete

reconciliations of expense accounts for reviewing financial results

• Maintain fixed assets in the subledger by ensuring proper departmental

expense and appropriate depreciation

• Set up and maintain vendor account information for Accounts Payable
• Analyze P&L to ensure accuracy and predict future results; ability to

concisely explain results to leadership

• Review, audit and record employee expense reports in the general ledger
• Ability to work in multiple systems and learn new systems as processes are

improved

• Prepare supporting documentation and analytical information for external

auditors

• Overall focus on process improvement, challenging the status quo and creating

efficiencies

• Ability to work cross functionally to solve business problems and ensuring

proper accounting policies and procedures

• Prepare and file State/Local filings as required
• Passionate about documenting procedures for cross training and backfill

coverage

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting
• CPA preferred but not required
• 1-3 years of accounting experience
• Advanced Excel skills required, including: VLOOKUP, SUMIFS and Pivot Tables
• Strong communication and organization skills
• Demonstrated time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to work well with a team, but can manage their workload independently
• Enthusiastic, adaptable, and see challenges as an opportunity to grow
• Experience in Sage 300, TRUX, Platform, Tower, QuickBooks would be valuable

in this role

• Physical Demands / Environmental Factors
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required

to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and

talk or hear

• Occasionally required to stand and walk
• Must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance

vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

• Some regional travel required