What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant position at S+H Search?
Staff Accountant
Salary - $65,000-70,000
Office Setting – Hybrid Flexible – 1-2 WFH days a week
- Healthcare/dental/vision insurance, 401K, 120 hours PTO 7 sick days, 2 floating holiday’s, 10 company holiday’s
- Degreed with at least 1-3 yrs of experience
- Manufacturing experience a plus
- Use Infor Syteline software but not required
The Accountant I is responsible for supporting period-end accounting closing cycles, preparing and recording general journal entries, asset and liability account reconciliations, system maintenance, monthly reporting, audit support schedules, balance sheet, and income statement account variance analysis and accounting projects. The Accountant I will work effectively with personnel from other departments and business units to ensure timely, accurate completion of accounting cycle closings and service request responses.
Essential Functions:
- Analyzes business transactions and events as the basis for preparing general journal entries and properly document transactions.
- Provides conclusive support for journal entries in the form of underlying documents, schedules, and explanations.
- Reviews journal entries for accuracy prior to recording the entries and after recording the entry to verify the expected impact to the balance sheet and related income or expense accounts.
- Performs month-end reconciliations of accounts and provides reasonable explanations and insightful analysis of the components of assigned accounts.
- Researches and applies generally accepted accounting principles in support of accounting and proposes reasonable solutions to accounting problems based on a keen understanding of accounting principles and business activities.
- Communicates and collaborates with co-workers in relevant business units, the shared services center, and management to ensure understanding of business transactions and achieve efficient and effective accounting results.
- Assists in the design and execution of preventative and detective controls to the completeness and accuracy of account balances and periodic activity.
- Prepares monthly percentage of completion journal entries (as required).
- Prepares monthly reconciliations and validations of various sub-ledgers to general ledger control account balances, including but not limited to:
- Cash accounts
- Certain current and long-term assets
- Certain current and long-term liabilities
- Supports assigned internal and external audit activities, including SOX compliance.
- Completes special projects and analyses as requested by department leadership.
- Proactively seeks to keep abreast of accounting, reporting, and disclosure standards of FASB and the SEC that affect internal accounting and reporting practices.
- Provides sound analysis and supports the impact of changes.
- Other duties as assigned.
Salary : $65,000 - $70,000
