Position Summary

The accountant provides organized and detail oriented professional services for full cycle accounting support within the Finance division of a growing financial company

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• G/L postings, fixed assets/depreciation, cost-center allocations, prepaid expenses, and accrued liabilities support.
• Review and verify invoices and check requests
• Enter and/or upload invoices into system
• Track and classify expenses
• Bank reconciliation
• Post transactions to journals, ledgers and other records
• Balance sheet reconciliations and transactional review support.
• Process corporate AR transactions; including invoicing and payment applications
• Produce daily, weekly, and monthly GL, AR, and Cash reporting.
• Assist in monthly close process and financial statement preparation.
• Assist with budgeting, financial statement, loan covenant, and variance analysis.
• Monitor and maintain integrity of the GL accounting system, specifically the chart of accounts and subaccount list.
• Correspond with banks and other agencies for issue resolution and responses to inquiries in a professional manner.
• Assist with preparation and responses for audits.
• Update and maintain policies & procedure documentation.
• Meet the contractual commitments to client(s) through timely and accurate reporting and issue resolution.
• Perform other job-related duties as directed by supervisor.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS - HARD & SOFT SKILLS

• Strong English language skills, both written and spoken
• Strong understanding and experience with accrual accounting
• Intermediate level of understanding and experience with Microsoft excel, preferably with experience using pivot tables
• Communicates effectively in individual or group situations including demonstrating active listening skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, using accurate grammatical form, and able to read and interpret written information.
• Ability to coach and develop accounting team.
• Ability to effectively interact with customer base and maintain excellent customer relations.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to work effectively with other internal and external departments.
• Ability to work independently and as a team player.
• Problem solving skills are mandatory as well as ability to manage resources to complete team goals.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills; strict attention to detail.
• Excellent computer skills: Excel, Word and E-mail. Sage Intacct & Prism HRP experience is a plus

Experience:

• A degree in accounting or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 2+ years' experience in accounting, at both transactional and analysis level.
• Experience with multi-company / divisional financials and job costing highly desirable.
• Experience with external and internal auditing and compliance preferred.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills; strict attention to detail.
• Excellent computer skills: Excel, Word and E-mail. Sage Intacct and Prism HRP experience is a plus.
• high standard of integrity and sound business ethics.
• Ability to work effectively with other internal and external departments.
• Ability to work independently and as a team player.