What are the responsibilities and job description for the STAFF ACCOUNTANT position at TSAY FEDERAL CONTRACTING SERVICES LLC?
This position is fully onsite in Rio Rancho, NM. This position is not available for hybrid or remote work.
SUMMARY
The Staff Accountant is responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, supporting monthly close activities, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards and company policies. This role plays a key part in day-to-day accounting operations and provides essential support to the broader finance team.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.
- Reconcile general ledger accounts, including bank, credit card, and balance sheet accounts
- Prepare journal entries for monthly, quarterly and annual closes
- Assist with accounts payable and accounts receivable processes
- Prepare financial reports and schedules for internal use and audits
- Support budgeting and forecasting activities
- Maintain fixed asset records and depreciation schedules
- Ensure compliance with internal accounting policies
- Assist with audits by providing required documentation
- Identify and help implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy
- Perform other accounting and finance-related duties as assigned
- Communicate with co-workers, management, clients, franchisees, and others in a courteous and professional manner.
- Conform with and abide by all regulations, policies, work procedures, and instructions.
- Conform to all safety rules and use all appropriate safety equipment.
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
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent experience required.
- Minimum of three years of professional accounting experience.
- Experience working with the Deltek Cost Point system.
- Experience with month-end close and reconciliations.
- Familiarity with internal controls and audit processes.
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Proven ability to handle numerous details with appropriate follow up and reporting activities.
- Must demonstrate a friendly and cooperative attitude with vendors and fellow staff.
- Knowledge of accounting practices and principles.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Must have the ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers. Ability to write reports and business correspondence. Must have the ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, customers, state and federal agencies and the general public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discount interest, weights, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
REASONING ABILITY
Must be able to read, analyze, and interpret contracts, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Must be able to interpret an extensive variety of instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Must have strong strategic and analytical skills and sound business judgment.
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. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee may occasionally be required to lift more than 25 pounds. The employee must have close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee will work in an office environment. Some travel to project locations may be required as well as some evening, weekend and holiday hours.
Salary : $24 - $27