Small Business Staff Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Title : Small Business Staff Accountant

Job Summary :

The Small Business Staff Accountant plays a vital role in supporting the financial operations of a small business through accurate bookkeeping, financial reporting and tax compliance. Strong interpersonal skills are essential for building effective relationships with clients and coworkers. The ideal candidate is highly organized, anticipates and communicates issues proactively, and consistently meets deadlines while managing multiple priorities.

Responsibilities :

• Perform bookkeeping tasks, including reconciling balance sheet and income statement accounts to ensure accuracy and identify financial trends.
• Vendor maintenance and 1099 reporting.
• Prepare and / or review complex business and individual returns and / or perform financial statement compilations.
• Develop positive working relationships with clients as well as with internal co-workers.
• Anticipate problems and issues and keep supervisor informed of project status.
• Adhere to the highest degree of professional standards and strict client confidentiality.
• Ability to effectively manage schedule and meet deadlines.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

Physical Demands and Work Environment :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands or fingers and sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.