Compliance Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

Job Title : Compliance Accountant

FLSA Status : Exempt

Employment Type : Fulltime

Salary : $60,000 - $65,000 Annually

Location : Ypsilanti, MI | Hybrid |Onsite 2 days a week

Position Summary :

The Compliance Accountant is one of the most highly confidential positions at Jacobsen|Daniels (J|D) and is mainly responsible with ensuring the company complies with all applicable laws and regulations. This role involves managing various compliance-related tasks, such as tax registration, government registrations, business license renewal, insurance renewal, and annual business filings. The Compliance Accountant is also responsible for compiling financial payment audit data and ensuring that the necessary information is provided to auditors in a timely manner. From time to time, the Compliance Accountant will perform certain tasks related to contract and project administration to ensure compliance for our vendors and subcontractors. These tasks will be performed on an as-needed basis.

Requirements :

Essential Functions of the Position :

• Manage and maintain DBE, ACDBE, MBE, LDBE, and SBA certifications on behalf of the company.
• Manage tax registration (unemployment insurance and withholding) accounts and applications.
• Manage government registrations (SAM), JDA, and JD Rovolus.
• Manage Jacobsen|Daniels Associates ("JDA") business license registration and renewal by state.
• Manage the company's insurance renewal process.
• Manage annual business filings for various Jacobsen|Daniels entities including JDA, JDE, JD RoVolus, Dansen, and ASG.
• Review insurance details on contracts and provide Certificate of Insurance (COI).
• Compile financial payment audit data that details when vendors / subcontractors are in compliance and relevant payment activities.
• Ensure that compliance-related administrative tasks are completed promptly.
• Serve as the alternate to the C-Suite Executive Assistant when negotiating contracts and / or bridging the gap where needed

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

Education and Experience :

Four-year college degree or a minimum of four years of relevant work experience. Relevant experience in audit, regulatory, risk or compliance environment preferred.

Licensing and Certifications :

None.

Physical Demands :

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit for long periods of time, bend, use hands to manipulate (type), talk and hear; walk; sit, and lift or move no more than ten pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral visions, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Mental Demands :

While performing the duties of this position, employees are regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret data, information, and documents; analyze and solve problems, use math and mathematical reasoning; observe and interpret situations; learn and apply new information or new skills; work under deadlines with occasional interruptions, and interact with staff and other organizations.

Working Conditions :

Primarily in a home office or work office environment. Periodic weekend or evening work may be required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Reporting Relationships :

Reports to a member of the Finance Team or other supervisor identified during the hiring or annual review process.

Travel : None.

Supervisory Responsibility :

None.

This position description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person assigned to this job. This is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties that may be performed by an employee so classified.

Jacobsen|Daniels is an Equal Opportunity Employer and strives for diversity. J|D, in accordance with applicable law, does not discriminate in hiring or otherwise in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. EOE / AA / Vets

Salary : $60,000 - $65,000