Assistant Corporate Accountant

The Assistant Corporate Accountant is the primary person responsible for (1) daily processing of the Company's Travel and Expense program, (2) cash handling for corporate, joint venture, and third-party entities, (3) daily processing of invoices for payment, and (4) monthly generation of Sales and Use tax filings. This position is also responsible for performing accounting and clerical tasks related to general corporate accounting processes.
WORK PERFORMED:

• Process travel and expense reports daily in Concur software, including monitoring transactions for compliance with company policies.
• Complete travel and expense exception reports monthly
• Maintain the Concur database of employee information
• Assist employees with travel and expense questions
• Prepare expense reports for designated Accounting and Asset Management employees
• Process incoming cash receipts, including check endorsement and deposit slip preparation for both remote and branch deposits, and researching general ledger coding
• Code and process invoices in Nexus for Asset Management, IT, and AP departments
• Serve as a backup for coding and processing invoices in Nexus for all of the Company's divisions
• Process the monthly Sales and Use tax filings and make applicable payments for multiple states
• Prepare journal entries and corporate account analyses/reconciliations
• Assist with assembling information for external auditors for audits
• Ensure compliance of the Accounting department with the Company's document retention policy
• Maintain and reconcile the Company's petty cash
• Other special projects as assigned related to administrative functions for the Accounting department

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Well-developed organizational and analytical skills, with particular focus on attention to detail and time management
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• High proficiency in word processing
• Ability to sustain productivity in a fast-paced environment with strict deadlines

PREFERRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Associate's degree or equivalent relevant experience in Accounting
• 2-3years experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel
• Experience with JD Edwards general ledger, Nexus, and/or Concur software platforms a plus

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
This job operates in an office setting.This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, scanners, and video conferencing equipment.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.
Work is of a general office nature; while performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and see; required to use arms and hands to reach and handle; typing on a computer keyboard and using a phone required. Ability to read, understand, and communicate information and ideas clearly in writing and orally required. The employee may occasionally need to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, lift, and/or move up to 10 pounds.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)