Junior Staff Accountant

Why Choose Suddath to “Move” your Career to the Next Level?

At Suddath, you can be part of something special and inclusive!  Join a team that has a 100+ year reputation for excellence as an innovative, growing and financially stable company that is dedicated to promoting a culture that thrives on inclusion and diversity. From numerous awards to being recognized as one of the best places to work, Suddath offers a caring, family environment while providing relocation and logistics services to people and companies all around the world.

What We Offer!

• A competitive wage with a comprehensive benefits package, including a 401(k) plan with company matching
• Weekly pay for hourly-paid employees.  Biweekly pay for salaried employees.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid company holidays
• A tuition reimbursement plan where employees are encouraged to continue their education and development
• For more information on our benefit offerings, please visit https://suddath.com/about/careers/ and scroll down to view our employee benefits. 

General position summary:

Coordinate accounts payable and help maintain financial records for the company.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Prepare journal entries, General Ledger account analysis, roll forwards, and other analysis required for the month-end close.
• Calculation and reconciliation of commissions, referrals, audit and filing fees, rebates, etc.
• Administration duties to include setting up contractors within moving software.
• General ledger account analysis with understanding of causes for variances to prior month and previous year.
• Editing and reconciling financial reports and providing resolutions for accounting issues.   Complete understanding of accounting principles and policies.
• Experience processing 1099s and estimated taxes.
• Complete quarterly balance sheet reconciliations for A/R, Prepaid Expenses, Inventory, Other Assets & Liabilities / Reserves
• Special projects as required
• Understand and assist in management of financial controls
• Working knowledge of Accounting Operations (A/P, A/R, Billing, Document Mgmt)
• Workload and workflow management
• Identify process efficiencies       
• Ability to multi-task and organize workflow to manage daily responsibilities, meet deadlines, and prioritize work

Job Skills:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office products with at least an intermediate level knowledge of Excel (Vlookup, pivot table, external content, etc.)
• Experience with Great Plains and QuickBooks would be helpful but not required.
• Prior experience in the moving industry is highly desired but also not required.
• Must be highly skilled in dealing with financial and numeric data and have excellent verbal/writing skills.
• Must be willing and able to work with several different departments/locations and manage multiple tasks daily.
• Excellent attention to detail and follow-through.

Education & Experience:

Bachelor’s Degree and 2 years of experience in general ledger accounting (international and intercompany transactional experience preferred but not required)

Language Skills:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Mathematical Skills:

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Operations:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, and the ability to learn and effectively use software applications such as move management, accounting/billing, HRIS, timekeeping and other applications used in the performance of job duties.

Planning/Organization:

• Ability to prioritize and re-prioritize as situations and needs change throughout the workday
• Ability to multi-task and organize workflow to manage daily responsibilities, meet deadlines and prioritize work

Certificates/Licenses/Registrations:

• None required.

Travel:

• Minimal travel required.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Directly and indirectly supervises employees in the customer engagement teams. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems

Other Duties & Responsibilities:

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Working Conditions:

• Cubicle working environment
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

Physical/Environmental Demands:

Activity:

• Stand - Under 1/3 Time
• Walk - Under 1/3 Time
• Sit – Over 2/3 Time
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel - Over 2/3 Time
• Reach with hands and arms – 1/3 to 2/3 Time
• Climb or balance – None
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl – Under 1/3 Time
• Talk or hear – over 1/3 to 2/3 time
• Taste or smell – None
• Other - None

Physical Activity Level:

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.

Manual Dexterity:

• Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items, works with the fingers, and perceives attributes of objects and materials.

Special Vision Requirements:

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

The Suddath Companies is a multifaceted group of companies that specialize in worldwide corporate employee relocations, household moving, warehouse and logistics management and specialized transportation services.

The Suddath Companies provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.