Staff Accountant

Department:  Finance

Position Title:  Staff Accountant

Supervisor: Accounting Manager

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Hourly rate from $24.00 to $27.00

JOB SUMMARY:

Perform accounting functions including recording journal entries, reconciling accounts, maintaining vendor information, and respond to internal and external inquiries. Assist supervisor in other finance duties as needed.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Record journal entries.
• Perform assigned account reconciliations and other monthly closings procedures including clearing internal company transactions.
• Assist Corps Officers and/or Department Heads in all finance matters as needed.
• Setup and maintain customers and vendors.
• Work directly with department heads and funding agencies in relation to billing revenue and collecting receivables on a timely basis.
• Assist accounting manager and controller with internal & external audits schedules and other requests as needed.
• Maintains knowledge of acceptable accounting practices and procedures
• Ensure internal controls are in place and maintained.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The position requires sitting; climbing and/or balancing; stooping, kneeling, bending,
stretching, crouching and/or crawling; standing; walking; manual dexterity and eye-hand
coordination; use of vision; driving a vehicle; pushing/pulling/lifting/carrying 25-50
pounds and occasionally more than 50 pounds; travelling by airplane.

COMMUNICATION DEMANDS:
The position requires talking to co-workers, clients, vendors; requires written
communication to and from co-workers, clients, vendor; talking on the telephones;
requires responding to written or verbal requests of co-workers, clients, and vendors;
requires training/giving verbal and written instructions; requires receiving verbal and
written instructions; requires writing/composing written language; requires reading;
requires visiting/working at other worksites; requires communication via the latest
technologies

SKILLS/TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a year equivalent work experience in related filed.
• Proficient in Excel and other office applications
• Valid Hawaii driver’s license
• Travel off-island as necessary.