Title: Staff Accountant

Location: Oskaloosa, IA (On-site)

Duration: Full time

Experience: 5 years needed

Must Have:

• Proficiency in accurately recording financial transactions in journals or accounting software. This includes understanding debits and credits and how to properly categorize transactions
• Strong knowledge of accounts payable processes
• Capability of accurately posting cash transactions to ensure timely updates to cash balances. This involves recording cash receipts and disbursements accurately.
• Proficiency in bank reconciliation
• Ability to generate daily cash flow statements
• Expertise in managing accounts receivable

Job Description:

Note: Look for candidate's adept at journal entries, capable of accurately recording financial transactions and maintaining organized records. A strong grasp of accounts payable is crucial, as candidates must efficiently manage invoices and payments to suppliers. Candidates should also demonstrate proficiency in posting cash transactions, ensuring timely and accurate updates to cash balances. Proficiency in bank reconciliation is a must, enabling candidates to identify discrepancies between bank statements and internal records. Additionally, candidates should possess the ability to generate daily cash flow statements, providing insights into the company's liquidity position. Finally, expertise in managing accounts receivable is essential, encompassing tasks such as invoicing customers and tracking outstanding payments

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The Staff Accountant will be involved in a wide range of accounting and administrative functions including routine accounting functions, daily production/inventory reporting and analysis, bank reconciliations and other month-end tasks related to general ledger and financial reporting.

Position Responsibilities:

•Reconcile bank and credit card statements

•Prepare daily production reporting and record appropriate entries in ERP system

•Monitor inventory and variance account

•Track fixed assets and record monthly depreciation

•Assist with the month-end close and financial reporting process

•Reconcile general ledger accounts by preparing and maintaining appropriate schedules

•Collaborate with staff to monitor accounts payable and receivable

•Prepare weekly disbursements

•Monitory daily receipts and post to customer accounts

•Perform general bookkeeping and organize financial forms, documents and receipts

•Prepare and file quarterly sales and use tax reports

•Analyze current procedures and recommend best practices to reduce expenses and increase revenue

•Cross train in other administrative positions to fill in as needed

Skills and Abilities:

•Technology Proficiency – Ability to demonstrate skills using ERP systems, Report Writing tools and Microsoft Office applications

•Judgement and Decision Making — Ability to recognize discrepancies and troubleshoot common accounting problems.