Accountant

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.
• Month-End Close Process. Prepare monthly general and standard journal entries, income and balance sheet statements, account reconciliations, and various other accounting statements and reports for multiple divisions, post-retirement plan, and non-operating divisions.
• Review lease agreements, create, maintain, and reconcile lease schedules, record sales invoices and post subsequent cash receipts, and maintain books monthly.
• Prepare federal, state, and other regulatory reports, ensuring compliance with established guidelines; stay informed of governmental regulations and procedures affecting the institution's finance and accounting procedures.
• Prepare and file sales tax returns for multiple divisions.
• Reconcile bank accounts monthly for multiple divisions.
• Maintain CONTINUING PROPERTY RECORDS for multiple divisions.File Property and Real Property tax returns for multiple divisions (including non-operating).
• Close work orders and reconcile assets for all companies monthly.
• Assist in taking physical count of inventory each year and reconcile the physical count to the perpetual count.
• Responding to information requests and assistance with regulatory and financial audits.
• Assist in cost studies and audit preparation.
• Ability to apply broad knowledge of advanced accounting methods and procedures.
• Assist Controller with all other projects as directed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting.
• Minimum of 5 years of accounting experience.
• In-depth understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills and ability to multi-task.
• Ability to work independently and as a team.
• Strong knowledge and proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook. Must be able to write formulas, create pivot tables, proficient with all "lookup", etc. in excel.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability and willingness to maintain confidentiality.
• Proven systems knowledge in ERP systems.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and priorities at one time and consistently achieve results on a timely basis.
• Experience working with intercompany transactions and reconciliations preferred.