What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corporate Accountant (Corporate - OKC, OK) position at Dental Depot?
Position Summary
Primary day-to-day responsibility of a Corporate Accountant will be to assist the Assistant Controller, Controller, and Senior Vice President of Accounting with all essential accounting functions and financial reporting. The person in this role will need to have excellent knowledge of accounting principles and a thorough understanding of financial statements. Meticulous organization with outstanding attention to detail and accuracy; possess the ability to work independently and to research/resolve problems as they arise; comfortable working in a fast-paced, environment with speed and accuracy will be required. This role will assist the Director of Finance in providing the highest standards of quality, accuracy and timeliness for complex accounting, financial reporting and other operations metrics key to the Executive Management team.
Essential Functions
To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or actively enrolled full-time pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
Experience: 1 year of accounting experience required. 3 years of accounting experience preferred. 3 years of relevant accounting experience may qualify in lieu of education requirements
Computer Skills: Microsoft Suite of Services, Sage Intacct Accounting software experience a plus
Other Requirements: Must have a valid driver's license, proof of valid vehicle insurance and must have annual Motor Vehicle Record Check, as a condition of employment if employee operates any Company owned vehicles or drives their own personal vehicle for Company business purposes. Must be able to manage multiple phone lines.
Skills & Abilities
Primary day-to-day responsibility of a Corporate Accountant will be to assist the Assistant Controller, Controller, and Senior Vice President of Accounting with all essential accounting functions and financial reporting. The person in this role will need to have excellent knowledge of accounting principles and a thorough understanding of financial statements. Meticulous organization with outstanding attention to detail and accuracy; possess the ability to work independently and to research/resolve problems as they arise; comfortable working in a fast-paced, environment with speed and accuracy will be required. This role will assist the Director of Finance in providing the highest standards of quality, accuracy and timeliness for complex accounting, financial reporting and other operations metrics key to the Executive Management team.
Essential Functions
To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Process and review vendor payments and G/L coding
- Prepare daily, weekly & monthly bank reconciliations
- Prepare income, expense and balance sheet reconciliations
- Prepare and post monthly journal entries
- Prepare, assist and/or review monthly journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations
- Source and prep data from other company software systems ensuring the data integrity and accuracy before migrating into the Accounting Software
- Be able to work with teams from other departments to achieve a common goal will be essential
- Work to streamline the accounting cycle that’s necessary to close each period
- Assist timely and accurate financial statements and other financial reporting
- Prepare and post monthly journal entries to the General Ledger
- Assist with month-end and year-end close processes
- Review general ledger activity for accuracy of coding
- Assist in ensuring proper controls and procedures are in place to adequately safeguard the company's assets
- Prepare reports, analyses and participate in other projects as needed
- Maintain regular and reliable attendance
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or actively enrolled full-time pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
Experience: 1 year of accounting experience required. 3 years of accounting experience preferred. 3 years of relevant accounting experience may qualify in lieu of education requirements
Computer Skills: Microsoft Suite of Services, Sage Intacct Accounting software experience a plus
Other Requirements: Must have a valid driver's license, proof of valid vehicle insurance and must have annual Motor Vehicle Record Check, as a condition of employment if employee operates any Company owned vehicles or drives their own personal vehicle for Company business purposes. Must be able to manage multiple phone lines.
Skills & Abilities
- Adaptability – Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.
- Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
- Ethical - Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.
- Accountability – Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
- Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
- Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
- Analytical Skills – Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.
- Innovative – Ability to look beyond the standard solutions.
- Deductive Reasoning – Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
- Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.