Staff Accountant

Senior Accountant

Reporting to the Controller, the Senior Accountant will be performing general accounting tasks daily for income statement and balance sheet accounts with particular focus on accounts receivable and cash management. As our business evolves and grows, you will partner with the accounting team in implementing processes, systems, and best practices. Pay is $65-75K.

Duties and Responsibilities

Primary:

• Perform day-to-day processing of financial transactions to ensure that Company finances are maintained in an effective, up-to-date and accurate manner.
• Perform collection activities to maximize cash receipts.
• Issue credit hold notifications.
• Communicate with internal Billing and Account Managers as necessary to complete job duties.
• Post and reconcile customer payments to general ledger.
• Maintain accurate records about the customer payment status.
• Post A/R entries to the general ledger.
• Review all credit balances, refunds and adjustments, and apply adjustments and/or corrections to corporate billing records.
• Balance daily A/R batches.
• Play a key role in the month-end financial close process by preparing, reviewing and analyzing accounting entries and account reconciliations.
• Research and analyze transactions to ensure accuracy and resolve differences.
• Responsible for more complex accounting areas requiring precision and judgement, including ensuring accuracy of valuation, reserve calculations, and estimates.
• Assist with the preparation of financial reporting as well as support the audit process.
• Ensure accounting practices are in compliance with US GAAP and company policy.
• Maintain effective internal controls, identify risks and related control changes.
• Participate on company projects and initiatives.
• Partner with accounting team and business department owners to understand the key financial drivers and variances, support planning efforts and provide decision support analysis.
• Establish effective relationships and work cross-functionally across the organization.
• Perform other duties as required.

General:

• Protect organization’s value by keeping information confidential.
• Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
• Perform ad hoc projects.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• 3-5 years of relevant accounting experience preferred.

Skills & Abilities

• Must be reliable, accurate and trustworthy.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related programs.
• Must be able to learn other accounting software systems, specifically Sage 300.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain confidential and meticulous records.
• Ability to anticipate work needs and interact professionally with customers and vendors.