What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant position at Welling Young, LLC?
Position Overview: The Staff Accountant will play a key role in supporting both the accounting and treasury functions by ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting and assisting with daily cash management. This position is responsible for preparing journal entries, reconciling accounts, assisting with month-end and year-end close processes, and supporting audits. In addition, the Staff Accountant will help monitor cash balances, prepare ad hoc cash reports, and support payment processing activities.
The ideal candidate will have strong Excel skills, a solid understanding of accounting principles, and the ambition to grow into a Senior Accountant role over time. This is a great opportunity for a motivated accounting professional to gain hands-on experience in both general accounting and treasury, contribute to process improvements, and build a foundation for career advancement within the finance team.
We are looking for a decisive person with excellent communication skills and potential to grow with us.
Primary Job Duties & Responsibilities:
- Review and submit daily outgoing ACH and wire payments to the Treasury Analyst.
- Review bank reconciliations for holding company accounts, ensuring accuracy and compliance with internal policies.
- Prepare and post monthly journal entries, including expense allocations.
- Process ad hoc invoices and check deposits in an accurate and timely manner.
- Support the month-end close process to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
- Contribute to unrestricted cash management, including holding company cash flow reporting.
- Assist with enterprise-level unrestricted cash processes.
- Process intercompany cash transfers between subsidiaries and the holding company.
- Support quarterly distribution analysis and corporate income tax calculation.
- Assist in maintaining cash flow projections.
- Support external and internal financial audits by preparing schedules and documentation.
- Identify and recommend process improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in accounting and treasury operations.
- Perform other treasury and accounting duties as assigned by the Accounting Manager or Company leadership.
- Required Experience, Skills, And Abilities: Experience supporting monthly and annual financial close processes.
- Proficiency in recording and reconciling expense transactions within the General Ledger.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables and functions such as VLOOKUP and SUMIFS.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience with accounting/ERP systems such as Sage Intacct (or comparable platforms).
- Solid understanding of GAAP and ability to apply accounting principles to general ledger transactions.
- Collaborative team player with the ability to build strong working relationships.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Salary : $60,000 - $65,000