Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant

Key role, support for all functional areas of accounting and finance in a growth-mode engineering and architecture business environment.

We are looking for a Staff Accountant to join our team! You will be responsible for preparing, maintaining, processing, and assisting with financial transactions for our company. You will process client billing, including all aspects of financial project controls in a professional services consulting environment.You will assist in special projects and tasks to support the operations/financial functions of the company.

Responsibilities:

Accounting

• Apply and post Accounts Payable and Account Receivable transactions daily
• Prepare various daily reports based on the Accounting and Finance KPI's for management
• Assist with credit card transaction review, posting, and reconciliation
• Assist with all ERP transactional records (timesheets, expense sheets, purchase journals, sales journals, general journals) for GAAP compliant sales & use tax, data accuracy, client backup rules, and other transaction elements of review. High attention to detail and excellent ability to learn, retain, apply and make independent decisions based on workflow rules required.
• Assist with any other transactional record review, proofing, processing, or verification to support any financial transaction or as requested by operations or accounting teams.
• Analyze, prepare and examine accounting records, financial transactions, and other financial reports to meet reporting and budget reconciliation goals/needs
• Assist with development and analysis of business operations plans and budgets
• Assist with year-end, 1099, firm reporting and other required periodic tax filing duties
• Assist with financial audits, ensuring adherence to standard requirements
• Assist with preparing reports and analysis for the management team
• Assist with new hire/new employee ERP software training/onboarding
• Assist with ERP tasks, setup, new functionality testing, roll-out, etc. as needed
• Assist with project setup and other ERP process tasks to support operations/accounting as needed

Accounts Receivable Billing

• Review client agreements, requirements, purchase orders, and all other supporting documents to accurately maintain client billing records and project billing records
• Review all project proposals, contracts, purchase orders, and other supporting documents to determine client billing requirements
• Track and monitor billing due dates/deadlines and specific client requirements for document delivery, supporting documentation needed, and other forms and procedures required per client to support and perform client billing
• Review of all projects financial metrics and information to determine project health, budget to actual metrics, billed to date status, and comprehensive knowledge of scope of work and project specifics to determine if and when and how much billing should be done and to cross-check requirements with project managers and other operational/accounting teams for 100% accuracy on all billing
• Ability to review and proof each invoice and one’s own work product to meet/exceed all requirements
• Tracking and verification of invoice delivery to each client by all available means; note taking for collections and cash flow projections
• Prepare and guarantee correct information on client required forms and supporting documentation as needed
• compile and deliver complete invoicing packages to clients on time, 100% accurate, and withing contract and project parameters
• Readily share information and concerns around project health and financials metrics to resolve and correct proactively any issues with data accuracy or project transactional data/records
• Assist Controller and other accounting staff in the communication to clients for timely collection of billing/payment; professional and courteous interaction at all times with all related parties
• Prepare various reports based on the Accounting and Finance KPI's for management
• Ability to work under pressure and on tight deadlines and maintain 100% accurate work product

​Qualifications:

• Associates Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field of study; associates or higher degree required.
• Previous experience in accounting or other related fields, 1-3 years’ experience preferred in an AE firm or professional services company
• Fundamental knowledge of GAAP, accounting theory, and current accounting standards
• Experience with current computer accounting programs and reporting tools, including strong Office Suite tools (i.e. Excel) knowledge
• Detail and deadline-oriented, dependable
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Able to handle constantly changing tasks and assignments and a wide list of duties

Excellent customer service attitude, including excellent written and verbal communication skills

Excellent organizational and time management skills; ability to track and maintain deadlines/deliverables

Skills Sought:

• Basic to Intermediate Excel skills
• Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Client Billing, Month-end Close

• Credit Card Transaction Reconciliation

Accounts Receivable experience (all aspects)

Contract Law-basic knowledge (desired)

• Construction-based billing experience (1 year minimum desired)
• US GAAP and accounting theory
• Work in Process & Earned Value-Services Accounting (nice to have)
• Financial reporting and analysis (nice to have)
• Accounting/ERP/PSA software use/experience (nice to have)

Position Requirements:

Salaried, Full-Time Position-In Office Required Salary Range: $47,500 - $65,000

Reports to:Corporate Controller Department: Accounting & Finance

This position involves physical requirements of sitting at a desk for 8-10 hour days, filing, lifting 5-25 pound boxes, and bending/lifting for records retention management on an as needed basis.

Job Location: 201 S Maple Ave, Ambler PA 19002 www.precisengineering.com

Benefits:

Bonus Compensation Medical Insurance Dental Insurance

401(K) Voluntary Life Insurance Flexible Spending Account

Short and Long-term Insurance Vacation/Sick/Holiday Benefits