What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant position at KEITH TITUS CORP?
Job purpose
The Staff Accountant supports accurate, timely financial reporting for multiple company entities by maintaining general ledger records, completing account reconciliations, preparing journal entries, and assisting with monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities. This role partners with the Controller and internal stakeholders to research accounting questions, improve reconciliation processes, and support audit and CPA reporting requirements.
Duties and responsibilities
- Maintain accurate and timely general ledger activity for multiple company entities.
- Prepare, review, and reconcile daily, weekly, and monthly account activity to ensure the accuracy of general ledger balances.
- Review financial statements, research account activity, analyze financial records, and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.
- Prepare journal entries and supporting schedules for monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes.
- Reconcile third-party statements, internal reports, external software outputs, and other supporting documentation as required.
- Process daily banking transactions and prepare associated accounting entries.
- Develop and maintain spreadsheet reports that verify financial information and support close, reporting, and reconciliation activities.
- Assist with annual financial statement review, compilation support, quarterly estimates, and year-end audit requests for the CPA firm.
- Respond to internal information requests by researching, interpreting, and explaining accounting and financial data.
- Analyze current accounting policies and procedures and recommend improvements that strengthen controls, accuracy, efficiency, and reporting timeliness.
- Identify opportunities to automate reconciliations and reporting processes where practical.
- Distribute assigned reports accurately and on schedule in coordination with the Controller.
- Meet processing, closing, reconciliation, and reporting deadlines assigned.
- Maintain regular attendance, punctuality, confidentiality, and professionalism.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned by the Controller or company leadership.
Company Benefits:
- Meritain Aetna (offer two different health plans)
- Company Sponsored HRA card
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance (offer two plans)
- Colonial Supplemental Insurance Benefits (accident, medical bridge, disability, cancer)
- Unum Life Insurance
- ER Paid Life Insurance policy, 1x annual gross
- Pet Insurance / Pet Discount Program
- EAP- Employee Assistance Program
- 401K with Company 401K match
- Profit Share Program
- Paid Time Off
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting
- 5-7 years in experience in general ledger accounting working with multiply company entities.
- 5-7 years in subledger transactions
- Demonstrated ability to solve problems, seek unknowns, and find solutions.
- Ability to use standard office equipment, computers, phones, photocopiers, fax machines, etc.
- Business acumen, organizational skills, communication proficiency, collaboration skills, customer focus and technical capacity
- Must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test and agree to company drug free workplace policies.
Systems and Technical Skills
- Microsoft Dynamics GP
- BNA
- TMW
- TMT
- Microsoft Office Suite, including advanced spreadsheet and reporting skills
- Company-mandated equipment, accounting systems, reporting platforms, and software tools
Core Competencies
- Business acumen and sound judgment
- Organization and attention to detail
- Communication proficiency
- Collaboration and customer focus
- Technical accounting capacity
- Deadline management and follow-through
- Process improvement mindset
Safety in the Workplace
- Employees should take reasonable care of their health and safety no matter where they are or what they are doing. This is especially true in the workplace, where your actions can affect both your own safety and that of others. Your cooperation in making sure you receive the proper training for your job, understand and follow the company’s health and safety policies, as well as reporting any unsafe conditions is required.
Physical requirements
- Ability to sit and walk short distances.
- Vision abilities; close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception
- Must be able to read, write, talk, and hear.
Direct reports
- This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities at this time; however, the role may provide oversight, guidance, or coordination for Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable activities as assigned.
EEO Statement
- It is the policy of Keith Titus Corporation to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons, and to recruit, hire, train, promote and compensate persons in all jobs without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or sexual orientation.
Confidentiality and Discretion
- The incumbent must maintain the confidentiality of all company and customer information and must not discuss such matters outside of Keith Titus Corporation. Tact and discretion must be used in all dealings with all customers and potential customers to maintain a positive image of Keith Titus Corporation
- This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor. Furthermore, the company reserves the right to add to or revise an employee's job duties at any time at its sole discretion.
- All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
- This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” employment relationship.
Salary : $60,000 - $90,000