What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant position at Summit Clinical Research?
Job Details
Summit - TX - Texas, TX Full Time None Accounting
Description
Overall responsibility
Responsible for maintaining the day-to-day accounting functions, accruals, financial statement preparation, and completing general accounting functions as required for supporting Summit's departments and business operations by performing the following duties.
Key Tasks:
Requirements:
Supervisory Responsibilities:
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.
Language Ability:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Math Ability:
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, web-based enterprise solutions, and project management software.
Specialized Training:
Valid driver’s license and personal auto insurance
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, ability to adjust focus, and ability to see color.
Summit - TX - Texas, TX Full Time None Accounting
Description
Overall responsibility
Responsible for maintaining the day-to-day accounting functions, accruals, financial statement preparation, and completing general accounting functions as required for supporting Summit's departments and business operations by performing the following duties.
Key Tasks:
- Reviews incoming mail and correlates accounts payable bills, invoices, and documentation.
- Matches accounts payable invoices with receiving documentation which includes reviewing for appropriate receipt of goods and the proper authorization of charge.
- Scan and index all payable invoices and link them to accounting software.
- Codes and inputs accounts payable invoices to the software database for payment processing.
- Expense Point tracking
- Maintain fixed assets inventory.
- Reviews incoming mail and correlates cash payment, statements, and documentation.
- Responsible for the full cycle accounts receivable which includes the preparation of monthly invoices and maintaining customer and vendor records.
- Back up to Accounting Manager for payroll processing.
- Prepares annual 1099’s.
- Prepares and reviews all expense reports for accuracy and proper expense disclosure.
- Assist with balance sheet reconciliation.
- Prepare monthly reports.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree (B. A. / B. S.) from four-year college or university.
- Two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience Ability to convince and negotiate.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent reporting skills.
- Ability to effectively work with multiple organizations in a professional manner. Must be able to identify and take appropriate initiative to fulfil the requirements of the role and possess the ability to maintain a high level of productivity with minimal supervision.
- Must be able to manage multiple projects and priorities.
- Strong organization skills.
- Strong mathematical knowledge.
- Strong computer skills (efficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint)
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.
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.
Language Ability:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Math Ability:
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, web-based enterprise solutions, and project management software.
Specialized Training:
- GCP Training
Valid driver’s license and personal auto insurance
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, ability to adjust focus, and ability to see color.
