Jr. Staff Accountant

Responsibilities:

· Report to the Controller and work directly with the finance team on month-end close.
· Prepare and post general ledger journals including cash, bad debt reserve, intercompany expense, prepaid expense, accruals, and other ledger activity as needed.
· Ensure the accuracy, integrity and timeliness of the financial statements and other information reported to internal and external users.
· Record and reconcile daily cash activity.
· Complete the monthly financial close process within established timelines.
· Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations within established timelines.
· Maintain fixed assets; includes asset additions, disposals, sales, and monthly depreciation.
· Back up various accounting functions, as needed.
· Finance ad hoc reporting and projects.
· Assist in the development and documentation of standard operating procedures.
· Work closely with Accounts Payable to ensure proper coding of expenses.
· Work closely with Accounts Receivable team to ensure proper posting of payments to customer accounts that reconcile with cash entries in the accounting system.
· Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while achieving department goals and objectives.
Basic Qualifications:
· Bachelor's degree in accounting OR associate degree AND two years of full-cycle accounting experience.
· Working knowledge of GAAP and accrual-based accounting.
· Beginner to Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills to include pivot tables and Vlookups.
· Ability to manage multiple priorities, work under pressure, and adapt when changes occur to priorities, procedures, and responsibilities.
· Strong attention to detail.
· Proactive communicator keeping supervisors, other leaders, and their respective teams updated.
· Team player with the ability to work independently and within a team.
· Understand and respect the need for confidentiality of company data.
· Quick learner with strong oral and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

· Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills
· Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 or other General Ledger system
· Knowledge of reviewing financial statements and reconciling accounts
· Fixed Asset accounting
EOE