STAFF ACCOUNTANT

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title : Staff Accountant

Business Unit : Cullman, AL

Reports To : Assistant Controller

Prepared Date : February 3, 2025

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for assisting with the oversight of R.E. Garrison’s general ledger and accounting operations located at their headquarters in Cullman, Alabama. The individual will assume ownership of assigned duties and task within the corporate accounting group, displaying initiative, analysis, and problem-solving skills, improving, and maintaining the value of financial data and working with Assistant Controller to ensure the timely and accurate filing of monthly and annual financial information.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following :

• Assisting in Account Payable / Receivable duties as needed
• Evaluate capital expenditures and depreciation.
• Analyze historical and current financial data.
• Assist with month-end closing procedures for Company in compliance with accounting standards.
• Assist in Billing and Accounts Receivable to ensure billing, pricing and balances are accurate and correct.
• Assist management in generating monthly financial reports for the management team.
• Assist in gathering information for various audits including the financial year-end audit, workers compensation, preliminary audit testing, ESOP, and 401k audits.
• Maintain the integrity of general ledger and perform monthly review and reconciliations of necessary ledger accounts.
• Record weekly payroll entries.
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations.
• Record monthly accounting entries related to accruals and deferrals.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with management team.
• Assist in budget preparation and analysis.
• Identify and investigate accounting discrepancies.
• Prepare and distribute critical data reports; prepare and distribute monthly and quarterly reports and ad hoc reports in a timely, accurate manner.
• Other duties may be assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance (BA / BS) from a four-year college or university required. Transportation experience is a strong plus.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Ability to comprehend and interpret instructions, short correspondence, and memos and ask clarifying questions to ensure understanding. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from clients, co-workers, and / or supervisor. Ability to effectively present information to an internal group.

FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE Requires general knowledge of accounting principles (US GAAP) and general ledger accounting.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to understand and carry out general instructions in standard situations. Ability to solve problems in standard situations. Requires basic analytical skills.

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY

Decisions made with general understanding of procedures and company policies to achieve set results and deadlines. Errors in judgment may cause short-term impact to co-workers and company results.

Physical Requirements :

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential duty and / or function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the company reserves the right to change this job description and / or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the company may deem appropriate. Employment with RE Garrison is at-will, which means that either you or the Company can end the employment relationship at any time with or without cause or notice.