Staff Accountant

Position Title: Staff Accountant

Department: Accounting

Reports To: Accounting Manager

FLSA: Exempt (Full-Time)

Position Purpose:

• To support all aspects of general ledger accounting including analysis and reconciliations of both balance sheet and income statement accounts. Position will be responsible for maintaining the general and subsidiary ledgers, accounts payable processing, purchase order processing, and reviewing transactions for completeness and conformity with established accounting procedures.
• Position will lead the monthly financial statement close process and will have responsibilities associated with analyzing financial results and developing actionable solutions to resolve business issues.
• Position will be responsible for purchasing activities including preparing and submitting purchase orders, verifying receipt of materials, and authorizing payment.
• Responsibilities will also include serving as a payroll accountant and participating in special projects and developing ad-hoc analysis working with various levels of management throughout the Company.
• Position will report directly to the Accounting Manager.

General Job Functions:

• Preparation of all required entries and adjustments for the general ledger, billing, accounts payable, purchase order processing, and accounts receivable activities for accurate and timely reporting.
• Compilation and preparation of financial statements for internal and external reporting.
• Assist in the preparation of all budgets and forecasts including related reports and analysis.
• Prepare purchase orders by verifying specifications and price, obtaining recommendations from suppliers, forwarding orders to suppliers, expediting orders when necessary, and confirming items received versus items ordered.
• Compile and prepare reports/schedules related to internal and external audits.
• Prepare bank reconciliations including analysis and explanation of key variances.
• Prepare and reconcile all cash deposit activity including associated journal entries including analysis and explanation of key variances.

• Prepare general ledger account reconciliation for certain balance sheet and income statement general ledger accounts as required.
• Process accounts payable for multiple entities ensuring both timeliness and accuracy of payments.
• Process the company’s bi-weekly payroll including all insurance and tax withholdings, filings and required reporting.
• Prepare and file all property tax reporting for various cities, counties and states.
• Make job safety a primary objective in all duties, and ensure employees work in a safe and efficient manner.
• Performs other related tasks as assigned by management. *

Position Qualifications:

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting is required
• Three to five years of progressive accounting experience.
• Ability to prioritize work responsibilities and carry out assignments with independence while appropriately keeping management informed of pertinent issues.

Technical Skills

• Understanding of GAAP including financial statement preparation and compilation.
• General understanding of all accounting processes related to A/P, A/R, purchasing, cash deposits, cash disbursements, and general ledger accounting.
• Strong PC skills with computer-based accounting systems experience.  Emphasis on Microsoft Excel skills including the utilization of advanced features and functions.

Teamwork

• Actively promotes team values, demonstrates positive team behavior, and contributes toward building and maintaining a high level of morale.
• Communicate and cooperate with others to work effectively by sharing and listening to ideas, meeting deadlines, keeping others informed of work progress, and addressing problems and issues constructively.

*These tasks may not meet the Americans with Disabilities Act definition of essential job functions and are usually less than 5% of time spent.  However, these tasks still constitute important performance aspects of the job.  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge Preferred of

• Telecommunications industry, telecom operations, and regulatory requirements.
• Management, financial, and telecom accounting theory and practices.
• Telecom terminology and acronyms.

Skill in

• Oral and written communication.
• Reading and understanding financial reports and technical documents, reports, and forms.
• Analyzing transactions for accuracy and reconciling accounts.
• Problem solving and auditing data for discrepancies.

Ability to

• Communicate with customers, employees, and various business contacts in a professional, positive, and courteous manner.
• Organize and prioritize multiple work assignments.
• Pay close attention to detail and place a strong emphasis on accuracy in all work performed.
• Apply judgment to make informed, timely decisions based on available data.
• Demonstrate flexibility to support long hours and travel in response to evolving business demands.
• Maintain the highest level of integrity and confidentiality when handling sensitive payroll and employee compensation information.

Working Conditions:

This factor measures the surroundings or physical conditions under which a job must be done and the extent to which those conditions make the job disagreeable. Consider the presence and relative amount of exposure to dust, dirt, heat, fumes, contaminants, cold, noise, vibration, wetness, etc.

                Good working conditions with the absence of disagreeable conditions.

Note: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.