Accountant

Accountant

The Accountant is responsible for completing various accounting activities within the financial accounting department. This position requires a strong understanding of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and the accountant should be able to apply these concepts in practice. This includes, but is not limited to tasks such as, proposing journal entries, performing account reconciliations, performing financial analysis, and researching accounting and IRS guidance. They should have interpersonal skills to be able to interact and communicate with various individuals at different levels within the organization ranging from staff to senior executives.

Additionally:

• Contracts and work with Operations to administer and record expenses and accruals.
• Monitor accruals for multiple locations and corporate.
• Review/monitor contracts to record billings to outside companies.
• Prepare and reconcile general ledger accounts, including bank accounts.
• Make any and all necessary journal entries as assigned.
• Balance multiple tasks and deadlines independently.
• Adapt to quickly changing deadlines and informational requests from employees outside the Finance department.
• Identify process improvements and propose ideas for streamlining processes and reporting procedures.

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or related business field required. Masters Preferred.

Licensure: CPA preferred.