What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant position at Lee Enterprises?
The Staff Accountant is responsible for supporting various accounting and financial activities across the organization. This includes general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, accounts payable coding and approvals, expense reporting oversight and financial statement review. The role requires an individual who is detail-oriented and capable of performing financial analysis while supporting month-end closing processes.
Position Responsibilities
- Prepare journal entries and analysis for general ledger accounts
- Monthly reconciliation of assigned balance sheet accounts
- Support company expense reporting system; including report review, journal entry uploads, administrative support to users
- Review accounts payable invoice coding for accuracy
- Assist with new vendor set up and approvals
- Review and code miscellaneous cash payments
- Communicate with local staff to assist with various accounting tasks
- Prepare and review monthly financial statements
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel with basic ability to create pivot tables and reports
- This is a hybrid position
- Ability to communicate effectively across all departments
Education & Experience
- Degree in Accounting or Finance required
- Microsoft Office experience required
- Blackline and Concur software experience a plus
- Experience with SAAS revenue recognition a plus
Pay: 53,000-56,000 annually
Why Join Us?
Lee Enterprises offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities. We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs. Our benefit program includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match. We also offer generous paid time off to allow the flexibility to balance personal life and work. This includes paid parental leave for new parents.
Lee Enterprises is a major subscription and advertising platform and a leading provider of local news and information, with daily newspapers, rapidly growing digital products and nearly 350 weekly and specialty publications serving 72 markets in 25 states. Our core commitment is to provide valuable, intensely local news and information to the communities we serve.
Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to attracting and retaining a workforce whose diversity reflects the communities we serve. Lee embraces change, and we recognize that we must create and maintain a culture of fervent inclusion. For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net.
We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply.
Salary : $53,000 - $56,000