What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accountant position at Northern Nurseries Inc.?
Reports to: Chief Accountant
Overview:
The key responsibilities of this position are to close the general ledger each month, prepare accurate and timely financial statements, prepare account reconciliations, process weekly payroll, develop and revise accounting reports using Crystal Reports software, file monthly sales tax returns and is the point person for our IT needs.
Responsibilities:
Financial Statements & General Ledger Duties
- Prepares and enters journal entries.
- Balances general ledger key accounts (cash, AR, Inventory, AP) before running financial statements.
- Runs financial statements and reviews gross profits and expenses for accuracy.
- Distributes final copies of financial statements to General Manager, Chief Accountant, & the Robert Baker Companies Controller.
- Performs bank account reconciliations.
- Schedules miscellaneous accounts receivable and verifies items in these accounts are correct.
- Manages fixed assets and works with auditors to get yearly schedules.
Payroll Duties:
- Work with HR Manager to add employees and terminate employees and to make pay changes and deductions in Paylocity.
- Processes payroll and transmits to Paylocity on a weekly basis.
- Maintain employee vacation and sick balances in Paylocity.
- Upload employee 401K contributions to company’s 401K Plan
Other Duties:
- Acts as a backup to Chief Accountant and be cross trained in order to perform duties in their absence.
- Serves as primary contact for IT Support and General Ledger support vendors.
- Provides support to our Sites, mainly to the Office Supervisors and Site Managers regarding accounting and computer questions.
- Files monthly sales tax reports.
- Files city personal property reports as well as government surveys
- Makes collection calls and reviews accounts receivable for half of the Northern sites.
- Prepares sales margin, inventory and purchasing reports (Crystal & SQL) for our sites and the Purchasing department.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
- 5 years of experience in positions of increasing responsibility
- Proficient with Microsoft Office
- Proficiency with Crystal Reports Software
- Ability to multi-task and work within tight deadlines
- A self-starter who can work with minimum supervision
Additional Skills:
- Familiar with Microsoft Access and SQL
- Experience with Paylocity or other payroll software
- Ability to work with customers, vendors, auditors, site personnel, and personnel in the Corporate Office.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
Education:
- Bachelor's (Required)
Experience:
- General ledger accounting: 5 years (Required)
- Journal entries: 5 years (Required)
- Paylocity: 5 years (Preferred)
- Accounts receivable: 5 years (Required)
- Accounts payable: 5 years (Required)
- Account reconciliation: 5 years (Required)
- Sales Tax Reports: 5 years (Required)
- Crystal Reports: 5 years (Preferred)
- SQL: 5 years (Preferred)
- Payroll: 5 years (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
