Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant

At Suddath, you can be part of something special and inclusive! Join a team that has a 100+ year reputation for excellence as an innovative, growing and financially stable company that is dedicated to promoting a culture that thrives on inclusion and diversity. From numerous awards to being recognized as one of the best places to work, Suddath offers a caring, family environment while providing relocation and logistics services to people and companies all around the world.

The Staff Accountant is responsible for supporting the Corporate Accounting team through the preparation and maintenance of accurate financial records, account reconciliations, and month-end close activities. This position performs critical accounting functions including bank reconciliations, fixed asset accounting, intercompany accounting, and audit support while ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP and company policies. The Staff Accountant collaborates with business units and cross-functional departments to promote accurate financial reporting, maintain strong internal controls, and support continuous process improvement initiatives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare and record journal entries, cash transactions, corporate allocations, general ledger account analysis, roll forwards, and other analysis required for the month-end close.
• Timely and accurate completion of monthly financial close
• Monthly reconciliation and resolution of balance sheet accounts including but not limited to bank reconciliations, intercompany transactions, and fixed asset accounts.
• Editing and reconciling financial reports and providing resolutions for accounting issues
• Understanding of accounting principles and policies.
• Assist in the preparation of financial reports for management with understanding of causes of variances to prior month, previous year, and budgeted results.
• Special projects as required
• Calculation and reconciliation of commissions, referrals, audit and filing fees, rebates, etc.
• Understand and assist in management of financial controls
• Working knowledge of Accounting Operations (A/P, A/R, Billing, Document Mgmt)

Qualifications:

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

Required Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree and 2 years of experience in General Ledger Accounting
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products with at least an intermediate skill level in Excel (Vlookups, pivot table, external content, etc.)
• Experience with Great Plains, LeaseQuery, Blackline, and FAS would be helpful but not required.
• Must be highly skilled in dealing with financial and numeric data and have excellent verbal/writing skills.
• Must be willing and able to work with several different departments/locations and manage multiple tasks daily.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to adhere to established deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and follow through.

Language Skills:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Mathematical Skills:

• 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 solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Operations:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, and the ability to learn and effectively use software applications such as move management, accounting/billing, HRIS, timekeeping and other applications used in the performance of job duties.

Planning/Organization:

• Ability to prioritize and re-prioritize as situations and needs change throughout the workday
• Ability to multi-task and organize workflow to manage daily responsibilities, meet deadlines and prioritize work.

Working Conditions:

• Cubicle working environment
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

Physical/Environmental Demands:

Activity:

• Stand - Under 1/3 Time
• Walk - Under 1/3 Time
• Sit – Over 2/3 Time
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel - Over 2/3 Time
• Reach with hands and arms – 1/3 to 2/3 Time
• Climb or balance – None
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl – Under 1/3 Time
• Talk or hear – over 1/3 to 2/3 time
• Taste or smell – None
• Other - None

Physical Activity Level:

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.

Manual Dexterity:

• Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items, works with the fingers, and perceives attributes of objects and materials.

Special Vision Requirements:

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

The Suddath Companies is a multifaceted group of companies that specialize in worldwide corporate employee relocations, household moving, warehouse and logistics management and specialized transportation services.

The Suddath Companies provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.