Accountant

The Kina'ole Family of Companies offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• 401K
• ...and much, much more!

Job Description:

The accounting system is mission critical of the company. The accountant position is a viable part of the on-going success of the company. The accountant must be able to exercise discretion and independent judgment. The position will require adherence to accounting policies and procedures and adaptation of new processes and tasks to ensure proper maintenance of the accounting system.

The accountant must follow established policies and procedures, alert his/her supervisor if a task or process is out of compliance to existing policies and procedures and recommend changes to the policies and procedures when new tasks or procedures are implemented. They must possess strong written and verbal communication skills and understand math and bookkeeping. They must be professional, motivated, and highly organized. They must be able to work independently to analyze and record financial data to the proper general ledger accounts in accordance with GAAP, and DCAA guidelines. They must be able to collaborate well with their co-workers, vendors, or customers. The accountant must be able to follow instructions and be adept at general office skills. They must be willing to acquire the basic knowledge to process information in the company accounting databases.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintaining accounts receivable, document bills and supporting documentation.
• Maintaining accounts payable, ensure timely payment of invoices, confirming validity of the debt and gathering appropriate signatures.
• Updating financial records via accounting software.
• Gathering payroll expenses and input into appropriate entry line.
• Analyzes and investigates variances, and summarizes financial data, information, and trends.
• Performs the bookkeeping functions classifies, records, and summarizes financial data for the purpose of financial statements and recordkeeping requirements.
• Responds to financial inquiries by gathering, analyzing, summarizing, and interpreting data.
• Complies with and stays current with regulations for state and federal quarterly and annual tax filings and reports.
• Supports annual Audit process by assisting in the collection of requested audit samples for AR, AP, & other financial records as requested.
• Assists the department in maintaining and organizing shared physical and electronic record files for, AR, and AP, to ensure ease of access to information; maintains/ updates department standard forms.
• Operate company financial software to record, store and analyze information. Accountant must be able to process information by inputting, maintaining, and retrieving data using WAWF and Unanet computer systems and ensuring that information is collated and stored in an accurate and efficient manner.
• Supports timecard maintenance to ensure accurate transfer of data for the processing of client invoices, and company expenses.
• Maintains financial security by following internal accounting controls.
• Maintains financial operations by following policies & procedures; & reporting needed changes.
• Provides information by answering questions and requests.
• Performs additional ad hoc duties and analysis of AR & AP as assigned.
• Maintains and updates accounting policies and procedures for compliance with GAAP and DCCA guidelines.
• Provides training & guidance to KFOC accounting staff.
• Processing invoices and vendor payment batch reports for approval.
• Obtain the required data, documents, approvals.
• Prepare purchase orders & deposits.
• Maintain the accounting system database master file for AP & AR.
• Maintain vendor W9 and Contract Master File.
• Prepare internal spreadsheets to track AP/AR Data.
• Analyze data Review GL entries for accuracy.
• Process journal entries and monthly reports and enter data into financial systems.
• Prepare Open AP Reports, 1099-MISC to customers & 1099-INT to Shareholders.
• Perform general ledger reconciliation.
• Performs ADP and Unanet reconciliations.
• Post Cash Disbursements from Expense report and summary reports.
• Other Receivables work with Accounts Receivables Assistant.
• AP Entries to Accrued Wages.
• Maintain and update the job procedures documents files & folders.
• Assist with the annual audit.
• Enter contract and generic invoices to UNANET.
• Maintenance of customer contracts & file.
• Follow-up on outstanding customer payments.
• Train Accounting Staff as assigned.
• Must be able to work independently to obtain the required data, documents, approvals to complete their tasks.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or the equivalent and extensive knowledge of the accounting field.
• A college degree in a related field.
• 5 years processing invoices related to government contracts.
• Experience working in WAWF system.
• Experience in working in Unanet system.

KFoC is an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.