Accounting Generalist

Job Title: Accounting Generalist

Department: Accounting

Reports To: Financial Controller

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt, full time

The Accounting Generalist reports to the Financial Controller. This individual is an accounting support professional who performs duties for the Finance Department. 

Accounting responsibilities will include all necessary functions assigned to ensure day-to-day operations and coordination of duties to meet departmental goals and payroll. This individual contributes to and performs their duties in a manner that supports a positive customer experience, and employee experience. Maintains professional, courteous relationships and is timely and accurate in correspondence with all customers, suppliers & vendors. Additionally, the Accounting Generalist manages daily financial operations, including accounts payable/receivable, payroll processing, bank reconciliations, and month-end closing support. They ensure accurate record-keeping, compliance with GAAP, and assist with financial reporting, acting as a versatile, member within the finance department.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

Basic duties are outlined here and are not limited to this outline. Duties and responsibilities may change according to business needs and other duties may be assigned.

• Accounts Payable (AP) & Receivable (AR): Processing vendor invoices, check requests, ACH payments, issuing customer invoices, and managing collections.


• General Ledger & Journal Entries: Maintaining and updating the general ledger and recording daily financial transactions.


• Bank Reconciliation: Matching internal financial records with bank statements to ensure accuracy.


• Payroll Administration: Processing payroll, managing employee records, and handling tax withholdings.


• Month-End/Year-End Close: Assisting in closing processes, including account reconciliation and preparing financial reports.


• Tax Compliance: Processing tax reports and filings.

QUALIFICATIONS

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

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Associate degree in accounting, finance, or related field; Bachelor’s degree preferred. 


• Solid understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and general bookkeeping practices. 


• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to multitask, and good communication skills.


• Previous experience in accounting, bookkeeping, or a similar role.


• Ability to maintain confidentiality.


• Ability to handle high-volume data entry and meet tight deadlines.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to speak effectively before individuals or groups. (Ability to speak a language other than English may be helpful but is not required.)

SOCIAL SKILLS: Ability to continually interact with others as a contributing member of a close-knit team. Ability to work together with others, possibly of different backgrounds and interests, without friction. Works well with people. Able to maintain strict confidentiality.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and finance. Ability to understand and produce standard financial statements.

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 SKILLS: Ability to comfortably use computer software in Windows environment. Intermediate to advanced understanding of word-processing, spreadsheet, and related office applications. Experience with an accounting ERP software (M1 preferred) and strong Excel skills.

GENERAL: Self -starter, able to work independently, able to work under pressure, comfortable with selling into multiple levels of organization, able to work cross-functionally within organization to accomplish objectives, results oriented.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to manipulate papers during filing or mailing; use fingers to type; and reach with hands and arms (and, sometimes, to stoop) to place/replace file folders, documents, etc. The employee is regularly required to hear the telephone and use it     to speak clearly to customers. The employee must regularly lift and/or move files or documents weighing up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move items (e.g., catalogs or literature) weighing up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision for typing, color vision for filing with color-       coded files and documents, and the ability to adjust focus, e.g., when shifting gaze back and forth between a document and a computer screen.

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to an environment typical of a small-to-medium sized office. The noise level is usually quiet to moderate; noise producers include standard office equipment (including, but not limited to, ringing telephones and computer printers). Fumes and/or airborne particles present are those emitted by typical computer printers and photocopiers.

 TRAVEL

 Estimated 0% travel required. This is to serve as an estimate and may change according to business need.

**NO RECRUITERS PLEASE