What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant, Cash position at Comcast?
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Job Summary
Responsible for following general instructions and with discretion to work details, performs accounting tasks of a difficult nature requiring an experienced, professional knowledge of accounting principles and practices. Provides specialized or general analysis support in various accounting functions such as Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll, General Accounting and the like. Works with moderate guidance in own area of knowledge. The Staff Accountant, Cash & Accounts Receivable Accounting, will also be responsible for (a) daily research and matching processes in support of the month-end balance sheet account reconciliations; (b) identification and support of process simplification efforts, standardization, automation or other efficiency opportunities.
Responsibilities
Job Description
Comcast is an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Skills
General Ledger (GL); Accounting; Microsoft Excel; Cash Management
Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality - to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.
Education
Bachelor's Degree
While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.
Relevant Work Experience
2-5 Years
Job Summary
Responsible for following general instructions and with discretion to work details, performs accounting tasks of a difficult nature requiring an experienced, professional knowledge of accounting principles and practices. Provides specialized or general analysis support in various accounting functions such as Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll, General Accounting and the like. Works with moderate guidance in own area of knowledge. The Staff Accountant, Cash & Accounts Receivable Accounting, will also be responsible for (a) daily research and matching processes in support of the month-end balance sheet account reconciliations; (b) identification and support of process simplification efforts, standardization, automation or other efficiency opportunities.
Responsibilities
Job Description
- Prepares, researches outstanding items, and completes cash or accounts receivable reconciliations to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the General Ledger.
- Identifies opportunities for increasing the efficiency of our use of Fusion O2C Cash Management.
- Takes ownership for update of process documentation for our key business processes.
- Proactive communication and follow up with field and headquarters personnel regarding the timely resolution of outstanding cash or accounts receivable reconciling items.
- Builds and maintains internal and external customer relationships.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and changing environment, with the ability to make quick decisions, based on experience and/or information provided.
- Interprets accounting data, analyzes reports, and recommends action to be taken.
- Establishes and maintains accounting records.
- Prepares and enters journal entries ensuring they have proper back up to substantiate the entry, reconciles and analyzes specific account ledgers.
- Responsible for daily reconciliation of cash activity and customer payments in the General Ledger.
- Prepares workpapers and monthly reconciliations for management review.
- Ensures General Ledger accounts are accurately stated based on compiled reconciliation procedures and agreement with source documents.
- Proficient in Excel
- Fusion O2C Cash Management a plus, but not required
- OneStream software a plus, but not required
- Hyperion SmartView knowledge preferred
- Strong analytical skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
- Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary.
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
- Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
- Own the customer experience think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
- Know your stuff be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
- Win as a team make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
- Be an active part of the Net Promoter System a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
- Drive results and growth.
- Support a culture of inclusion in how you work and lead.
- Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.
Comcast is an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Skills
General Ledger (GL); Accounting; Microsoft Excel; Cash Management
Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality - to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.
Education
Bachelor's Degree
While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.
Relevant Work Experience
2-5 Years