Staff Accountant

Essential Duties and Accountabilities:

• Prepare, review, and upload journal entries in various accounting systems, including AX Dynamics and QuickBooks.
• Assist in ensuring the accuracy of financial transactions and compliance with accounting standards.
• Perform monthly reconciliations of balance sheet accounts, including banks, accounts receivable (AR), accounts payable (AP), fixed assets, and prepaid expenses.
• Assist in the preparation of month-end accruals and adjustments.
• Update and maintain profit & loss (P&L) schedules related to utilities, equipment rentals, temporary labor, and other key accounts.
• Analyze and interpret financial data sets, including general ledger (GL) data, AR/AP aging reports, and various others.
• Demonstrate an understanding of financial statements, including P&L and balance sheet statements, and the general ledger.
• Perform variance analysis on P&L schedules and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Investigate and explain fluctuations, discrepancies, and trends to support financial decision-making.
• Work in accordance with the company’s safety, quality, and financial policies.
• Support audits by preparing requested documentation and reconciling financial data as needed.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work area.
• Perform other related duties as required and/or as assigned.
• Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and forecasts.
• Coordinate with external auditors during financial and operational audits.
• Develop and implement accounting procedures and policies to enhance workflow efficiency.
• Monitor and manage cash flow, including forecasting and reporting.
• Prepare and file tax returns and ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.
• Provide training and support to junior accounting staff.
• Participate in financial planning and analysis (FP&A) activities.
• Ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll.
• Maintain and update fixed asset records and depreciation schedules.
• Collaborate with other departments to support overall company goals and objectives.
• Stay updated with industry trends and changes in accounting regulations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or comparable program.
• Entry level/up to one (1) year experience in general accounting.
• Detail oriented with analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office software programs such as Word and Excel.
• Must read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Must be a US person.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

• Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.
• The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (as in typical office or administrative work).
• Visual Activity: The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing: Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and making fine discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive Motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.