What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant position at QCi?
About Us
Quantum Computing Inc. (QCI) is a full-stack quantum software and hardware company on a mission to accelerate the value of quantum computing for real-world business solutions. The company recently acquired QPhoton, a quantum photonics innovation company, and has post-merger developed a series of quantum photonic systems (QPS). The combination of QCI’s flagship ready-to-run software product, Qatalyst, with the company’s commercialized QPS, positions QCI to deliver a broadly accessible and affordable full-stack quantum solutions that can be used by non-quantum experts, anywhere, for real-world industry applications.
Position Description
We are seeking a motivated Staff Accountant to tackle the Company’s day-to-day accounting responsibilities. The Staff Accountant will work closely with the Finance Lead and Controller, executing daily, monthly and year-end accounting activities, such as recording transactions, preparing journal entries, tracking budgets, and preparing reports. The ideal candidate for this role will have a strong basis of accounting and be excited to grow their finance career with a rapidly evolving technology company.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Enter accounting transactions for procure-to-pay and order-to-cash processes
- Prepare accrual and other journal entries with supporting documentation in accordance with best practices
- Prepare monthly fluctuation analyses, roll forward schedules and reconciliations, and financial statement footnotes
- Use accounting knowledge to resolve reconciling items and work to minimize such items on a go-forward basis
- Conduct account analysis and research in support of management budget and actuals reporting
- Support consolidated and / or statutory audits by preparing deliverables and responding to audit inquiries and issues
- Conduct all accounting and reporting activities in accordance with U.S. GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) standards
- Responsible for documenting key accounting processes and performing related accounting operation controls; identify ways to build efficiencies into current processes
- Provide cross-training and mentoring with peers; develop fluid working relationships across the Management team and all levels of the organization
- Participate in financial system enhancements and implementations
- Perform other accounting and financial ad-hoc reporting as directed
Required Skills and Experience
Incumbent(s) in this position may be required to perform other duties and special assignments not
specifically stated above.
Statements outlined in this section are designated as essential job functions in accordance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.