Staff Accountant

Functional Responsibilities:

• Timely completion of month-end close including the following items:
  • Budget variance reporting and actual versus plan
  • Bank reporting
  • Job closings

• Profit Degradation for CEO
• Assists in yearly forecasting and budget process, by assessing and analyzing current year information in conjunction with future year goals.
• Timely external reporting including, but not limited to:

• • Property tax declaration
  • Annual reports
  • License renewals
  • Prepares Pre-Qualification Reports and other bid-related documents when needed.
  • Sales and use tax returns as required per state guidelines.

• Maintains up to date exemption certifications.
• Keeps up to date and complies with applicable state sales and use tax regulations, including county/state additions.
• Reconciles all sales and use tax liability accounts.
• Internal reporting including, but not limited to:

• • Sales reports
  • Customer and vendor related reports
  • Vertical market report
  • Internal management reports
• Process A/P checks, ACH payments and credit card payments.
• Perform other accounting, financial or administrative tasks as required.
• Reviews backlogs/WIP reports, received deposits, and utilizes resources available to ensure timely invoicing.
• Reconciles customer and vendor credit card statements monthly and makes appropriate journal entry.
• Files, maintains and distributes accounting documents, records and reports.
• Prepares and ensures accuracy and integrity of accounting records to ensure proper financial reporting, journal entries, full cycle accounting.

Knowledge/Skills/Attribute/Behaviors Needed:

• Strong organizational skills.
• Must be accurate and detail oriented.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Work well in a team.
• 10-key by touch.
• Time Management - effectively managing tasks and timelines.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel Skills.
• Analytical - collects and researches data; uses intuition and experience to complement data.
• Exercises initiative in completing tasks and making process improvements.
• Follows up/responds promptly to requests, meets commitments.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Independently provides prompt, courteous and professional communication/customer service to clients and team members.
• Maintains utmost confidentiality in regards to proprietary company information.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Prioritizes and maintains a sense of urgency in completing tasks and meeting deadlines.
• Adherence to all company policies and rules.
• Ability to bend, reach and lift up to 20 lbs.

Education and Specifications:

• Associates Degree required, Bachelor's Degree in finance or accounting preferred 
• 1 to 3 years of experience required

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