Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for an Accountant to help a growing team just outside of Iowa City. In this role, you will help maintain accurate financial information, support reporting cycles, and contribute to compliance with established accounting standards. This position suits a detail-oriented individual who can balance day-to-day transaction accuracy with analysis, reconciliation, and cross-functional financial support.

Responsibilities:

• Record and review accounting activity to ensure financial transactions are entered correctly and completed within required timelines.

• Administer fixed asset accounting, including capital spending documentation, construction-in-progress tracking, asset setup, depreciation entries, and periodic reporting.

• Maintain lease-related accounting schedules and prepare recurring entries in accordance with applicable lease accounting guidance.

• Analyze inventory movements, investigate discrepancies, reconcile balances to the general ledger, and assist with stock counts and audit observation activities.

• Perform account reconciliations, identify errors or unusual items, and make appropriate corrections while meeting close and reporting deadlines.

• Partner with audit teams by preparing schedules, explaining account activity, and providing documentation to support internal and external review processes.

• Assist with Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Treasury-related tasks, including aging analysis, cash-related reconciliations, and account support.

• Contribute to month-end, quarter-end, and year-end reporting while helping improve accounting procedures, documentation, and workflow efficiency.

• Experience working with general ledger accounting and preparing journal entries in an accounting environment that requires strong attention to detail.
• Practical knowledge of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and bank reconciliation processes.
• Ability to investigate variances, reconcile accounts, and resolve discrepancies with strong attention to detail.
• Familiarity with fixed asset accounting, depreciation, and financial reporting activities.
• Understanding of core accounting principles and their application in day-to-day financial operations.
• Comfortable working across multiple financial systems and assessing how transactions affect related records and reporting.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing deadlines during monthly and quarterly close cycles.