Staff Accountant

Benefits include 3 weeks PTO (prorated); 10 paid holidays; Medical; Dental; Vision; 401K with matching.

Job Functions/Duties and Responsibilites

Staff Accountant responsibilities include reconciling account balances and bank statements, maintaining the general ledger, and preparing month-end closing procedures. A successful Staff Accountant combines excellent analytical skills with a thorough knowledge of accounting principles to analyze financial reports and forecasts. Staff Accountant duties include ensuring accuracy and effectiveness in all our accounting tasks.

• Verify, allocate, post, and reconcile details of business transactions to GL accounts.
• Reconcile and balance all GL and Bank accounts for CASL and all subsidiaries.
• Responsible for Month-end and year-end close process.
• Review, compile and submit monthly invoices for State and Local Funders according to contract terms.
• Produce and compile accurate accounting reports to show statistics such as cash receipts and expenditures, accounts payable and receivable, profit and loss, and other items pertinent to operation of business.
• Analyze financial information and summarize financial status.
• Participate in financial standards setting and in forecast process.
• Assist in the preparation of annual and special project budgets.
• Assist and prepare schedules for external audits to ensure compliance.
• Confirms, maintains, and monitors fixed asset inventory.
• Provides backup to A/R and A/P.
• Assist with development of business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls. Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures.
• Assist with special projects.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP principles.
• Serves as backup for payroll management, processing, and preparation.
• Must maintain appropriate boundaries in the workplace and to work professionally (ethically), especially regarding confidentiality of both residents and employees.
• Interact professionally with residents, co-workers, and vendors. Must be able to maintain tact and professionalism.
• Continuously seek out ways to improve efficiency.
• Check company email while on duty, responding timely, appropriately, and professionally, to communicate internally and externally.