Description Position Summary

The primary job of the Staff Accountant is to perform transactional / operational accounting functions, including journal entries, accruals, and reversals. Performing account reconciliations, preparing schedules to support the preparation of financial statements. The Staff Accountant leverages financial accounting skills to record and analyze financial transactions and balances in support of the accounting department in achieving departmental and company goals and objectives.

Essential Duties

- Maintain accurate financial record of all receivable and payable transactions, verifications and process all supporting documentation

- Produce error-free accounting reports and present their results to accounting team

- Resolve issues with delinquent accounts through contacting and working with the customers through positive interactions

- Maintain accounting records both hard and soft copies as needed in an organized and efficient manner

- Reconcile transactions with statements, analyzing information to identify refunds, delinquent accounts, and insufficient payments

- Maintain credit approval process for new and existing customers

- Assist controller in budgeting process, review, and analysis

- Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records, financial statements and financial reports

- Process, review, maintain, and report sales commissions

- Reconcile expense reports, travel accounts providing feedback to department managers on any potential issues

- Complete special projects and miscellaneous assignments as needed

- Make Collection Calls

- Process Accounts Payable records

Essential Areas Of Responsibility

- Accounts Payable / Receivable

- Account & Transaction Reconciliation

- Support month-end and year-end close process

- Collections

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience Requirements

- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance - Have 3+ years of proven accounting experience preferably with manufacturing company

- Self-directed with excellent initiative and organizational skills

- Solid understanding of accounting concepts and GAAP

- Advanced working experience with strong proficiency in Office 365 and expert proficiency in excel

- Strong work ethic with ability to work with little supervision, managing multiple tasks and deadlines, ensuring completion and accuracy

- Must have collections experience with customer friendly demeanor

- Ability to handle multiple demands with a sense of urgency, drive and energy

- Experience with financial reporting requirements, month-end and year-end close process

- Experience working within ERP system

- Dependability – position requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable in fulfilling obligations

- Accuracy & Attention to Detail – position requires being detailed and thorough in completing tasks

- Numerical Reasoning – position requires a strong understanding and ability to interpret graphs, data, statistics, charts, and financial statements

- Ethical – position requires professional ethical behavior and adherence to standards, regulations, and industry standards