Staff Accountant

Pay Range: $32.67hr - $37.67hr

Job Overview:

The Staff Accountant participates in all function-based accounting activities, including cash and banking, revenue deferrals, selling expenses, G&A expenses, and marketing. The candidate also performs all month-end close items and reconciles balance sheets.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for various function-based accounting activities, including cash and banking activities, revenue deferrals, recording of legal expense, and marketing.
• Completes month-end close duties accurately and timely, including processing manual journal entries and performing variance analysis.
• Interacts with accounting partners in North America and across the world.
• Prepares reconciliations for various balance sheet accounts.
• Analyzes cash balances to ensure they are accurately posted and communicates unreconciled items to proper parties.
• Works closely with senior staff and management for daily and weekly cash clearing.
• Works directly with internal and external auditors to ensure successful and timely completion of internal audits and quarterly/annual reviews.
• Proactively identifies and implements process improvements as necessary.
• Completes special project work as assigned.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 2+ years of comparable accounting experience.
• Strong accounting background.
• Strong critical thinking skills.
• Highly analytical.
• Self-disciplined, self-motivated, energetic, and detail-oriented.
• In-depth understanding of internal controls and segregation of duties.
• Intermediate MS Excel and Word skills.
• Ability to effectively work within two different SAP systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Solid organizational and multi-tasking skills.
• Demonstrated willingness and ability to be a self-starter, taking the initiative to solve problems.
• Demonstrated ability and desire to initiate and successfully accomplish personal and business goals.
• Ability to analyze problems, compile data, determine facts, and reach a logical conclusion.
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task.
• Constructively challenge the process and take the initiative to search for opportunities to grow, improve, and innovate.
• Effective time management, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to interact professionally with coworkers and management.
• Ability to build strong business relationships in a team environment.