Staff Accountant

Will be responsible for supporting period-end accounting closing cycles, preparing, and recording general journal entries, asset and liability account reconciliations, system maintenance, monthly reporting, audit support schedules, balance sheet and income statement account variance analysis and accounting projects. Will work effectively with personnel from other departments and affiliated companies to ensure timely, accurate completion of accounting cycle closings and service request responses. Position has expectations for growth into steadily increasing complexity of tasks.Analyzes business transactions and events as the basis for preparing general journal entries and properly documents transactionsProvides conclusive support for journal entries in the form of underlying documents, schedules, and explanationsReviews journal entries for accuracy prior to recording the entries and after recording the entry to verify expected impact to the balance sheet and related income or expense accountsPerforms month-end reconciliations of accounts and provides reasonable explanations and insightful analysis of the components of assigned accountsResearches and applies generally accepted accounting principles in support of accounting, and proposes reasonable solutions to accounting problems based on a keen understanding of accounting principles and business activitiesCommunicates and collaborates with co-workers in relevant operating groups and management to ensure understanding of business transactions and achieve efficient and effective accounting resultsAssists in the design and execution of preventative and detective controls to the completeness and accuracy of account balances and periodic activityPrepare monthly reconciliations and validations of various sub-ledgers to general ledger control account balances, including but not limited to:

Cash accountsCertain current and long-term assetsCertain current and long-term liabilitiesReconcile bank accounts monthly.

Assist with the annual audits performed by external auditors and lenders by preparing audit schedules and/or reports providing appropriate explanations as requiredAssist operating companies, other internal service providers and external auditors with accounting related inquiries and requestsSpecial projects as assignedEducation/Experience/Skills Required:Bachelor’s degree in accounting requiredA minimum of 1-2 years general accounting experience or relevant business experience preferredPrevious experience and expertise with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel requiredAdvanced skills in Excel desirableStrong analytical capabilities and strong written and verbal communication skills requiredSAP or equivalent ERP system experience desired with knowledge of basic accounting system functionality requiredSelf-starter who is drawn towards taking initiative, can multi-task, has strong interpersonal skills with an ability to respond to inquiries and effectively present information to accounting and business managersAbility to identify and define problems, collect supporting data, establish facts, propose solutions, and meet deadlines

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