What are the responsibilities and job description for the Entry Level Accountant position at UFT Professional Services, LLC?
Description
We are a rapidly growing company - and we need to expand our team of FinTech rock stars by hiring a Staff Accountant! This is a full-time role that will be responsible for providing support to all accounting related functions with a strong analytical background, GAAP and financial statement preparation experience. The ideal candidate will have a passion for the start-up environment and an entrepreneurial spirit. The candidate would also have a proven track record of managing multiple priorities at once to support and fulfill the strategic objectives of a highly cross-functional organization.
Responsibilities includes the below but not limited to:
- Maintains and balances parent/subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, and reconciling transactions and resolving discrepancies.
- Assists with the accuracy/appropriateness of financial information collected and preparing of the balance sheet, income statement, and other statements.
- Analyzes and reviews company expenditures, confirms proper allocation of expenses and prepares monthly/quarterly reports to the various departments.
- Analyzes the financial statements for any discrepancies and issues.
- Assists in month-end and year-end close activities.
- Ensures compliance with GAAP principles.
- Assists maintaining accounting transactions including AP, GL, journal entries, depreciation/amortization schedules.
- Develops, maintains, and improves accounting policies and procedures to ensure compliance with GAAP accounting principles, regulatory, state/federal tax and management reporting requirements.
- Develops reports and margin analysis regarding multiple product/revenue lines and entities.
- Develops and compiles reports for internal and external use including management and departmental reports.
Desired Skills & Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business-related field (Required)
- 1-3 years of Accounting experience (Required).
- Intermediate GAAP knowledge and financial statement (Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Statement of Cash Flows) experience (Preferred)
- CPA certification (In process) (Preferred).
- Advanced proficiency with Excel, Word and PowerPoint (Required).
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of major accounting software packages for both general ledger and statutory accounting. NetSuite (Preferred).
- Strong analytical, organizational, quantitative, qualitative and problem-solving skills.
- Self-starter with exceptional attention to details and the ability to effectively multi-task in a deadline driven environment.
- Flexible team player that is looking to thrive in a fast growing and often times uncertain environment.
Location
Irvine, CA
We are looking to fill this position immediately.