Staff Accountant

Major, established, and growing company with a very good working culture that has been an industry leader for many years has a newly created opportunity for a Staff Accountant at their facility in the Columbia, SC metropolitan area.   They have a customer focused approach and  continue to grow in new markets  It is their intention to continue to create a positive culture that has 5 Core Values: Pride, Pursuit of Fairness, Reliability, Balanced, and Open to Growth.   This is a company that gives of time and resources toward improving lives thru service projects during the year.   There is an attractive 25% bonus potential, 5% match on their 401K, and no payroll deduction for insurance. 

GENERAL FUNCTION:    

Under the immediate supervision of the CFO, oversees the financial and general accounting processes for the company. 

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

   Finance / Accounting

• Manages accounts receivable, cash requirements, general ledger and payment run  processing.
• Handles and reconciles all bank accounts, balance sheet accounts and credit card accounts.
• Participates in period-end closing process.
• Prepares cash requirements report for each payment run for approval by CFO. 
• Prepares and maintains internal reporting as requested by CFO.
• Tracks and reports on operational performance benchmarks and actual results for weekly scorecard. 
• Performs trend analysis on benchmarking data.
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
• Serves as finance office liaison with closing attorney, contract administrator and customers for deposits, wires, HUD postings, etc.
• Assist with financial statement audits and tax return preparation.

SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Strong interpersonal skills to professionally handle communication with customers, employees and vendors.
• Accounting and finance ability to maintain accurate records, schedules and financial statements.
• Computer aptitude and willingness to learn to process needed data and to clearly communicate via reports, spreadsheets, and other written communication.
• Ability to hold confidential information that is proprietary to the management of the company.
• Cost accounting, general accounting, and financial analysis are important aspects of the role.
• Manufacturing or distribution experience would be beneficial or experience working in a public accounting firm.
• Good proficiency with Excel is required
• Bachelor degree in Accounting related area and at least 3 years of relevant experience.

ACCOUNTABILITY MEASUREMENTS:

·                Timeliness in processing cost adjustments and ancillary worksheets to management for decision making.

·                Accuracy of financial data.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS:

REPORTS TO:      CFO

WORKS WITH:    Management Team, Procurement & Estimation, Builders, Support Personnel