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Form of workThe Staff Accountant is responsible for recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions for the preparation of multiple financial statements and assisting with day-to-day accounting needs to include both internal and external reporting requirements.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintains and balances company accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions, and resolving discrepancies
- Summarizes financials by collecting information and preparing balance sheets, profit and loss, and other management statements
- Accurately calculate sales taxes for multiple states and file the state sales tax reports and payments with the states on a timely basis each month
- Analyze, verify, and prepare data for input into the G/L system while maintaining records and files
- Assist in the completion and/or review of monthly financial statements
- Reconciles balance sheet accounts and credit card statements monthly
- Answers accounting and financial questions by researching and interpreting data
- Calculates the monthly sales commissions
- Assists in cross-training other accounting team members in the daily functions
- Recommend new processes and procedures for review and approval of upper management that provide solutions and take advantage of continuous improvement opportunities
- Ensure confidentiality and protect the integrity of financials through process documentation and control, knowledge of GAAP, and following internal control procedures
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting
- Excellent analytical skills with a sound understanding of accounting principles and internal controls
- Proficiency in all Microsoft Office Applications with intermediate Microsoft Excel skills
- Three to five years' experience in the accounting field- preferably with one to three years of public accounting
- Knowledge of state and federal tax form processes and how to accurately prepare forms for each
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team and actively contribute to the success of the team
- Continuous improvement mindset with strong organizational and communication skills
