What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accountant position at Cortec Corporation?
Support the accounting department by processing payroll, reconciling bank accounts, creating journal entries, reconciling payroll and benefits, filing sales and use tax payments, and performing other accounting functions, in a professional and confidential manner.
The following are essential job functions.
General Accounting functions:
- Prepare monthly bank reconciliations
- Conduct monthly reconciliations of GL accounts and provide detailed analyses and explanations of all transactions
- Assist Accounting Manager and VP of Finance with special projects
- Prepare all payroll, benefits and sales tax journal entries monthly
- Reconcile benefits worksheet with payroll deductions
- Protect company value by keeping confidential information
Payroll functions:
- Process payroll and balance payroll summary each period while ensuring accuracy
- Edit employee payroll records and make changes as needed.
- Enter PTO and any miscellaneous deductions into Payroll system.
- Review payroll after processing and enter payroll information into monthly payroll entry spreadsheet
- Register payroll tax and unemployment taxes in new states as needed.
- Process payroll garnishments on a bi-weekly basis
- Confirm 401k contributions on a biweekly basis
SALT Coordinator:
- Reconcile sales tax GL to monthly sales tax reports
- Prepare property tax returns, annual informational returns, and census reports
- Submit monthly/quarterly sales tax filings to multiple state tax authorities in a timely and accurate manner using Avalara reports
- Oversee Cert Capture program is updated with accurate tax certificates as needed
- File for new state tax accounts as needed.
- File annual report to the Secretary of State office, and other annual reports as required
- Perform other related duties as assigned such as (but not limited to): photocopying, creating correspondence, performing audits and various projects – which may or may not involve accounting department functions or tasks.
Position Requirements / Specifications:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field.
Experience: Minimum 3 years of experience in the accounting field.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $66,500.00 - $73,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Salary : $66,500 - $73,000