Staff Accountant I

Position Summary

The Staff Accountant I will prepare and maintain financial records to track the organization's assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liabilities, and other related financial activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following :

• Performs general and cost accounting and other related duties for the organization.
• Prepares monthly balance sheets, income statements, and profit and loss statements.
• Maintains the general ledger.
• Codes invoices, sets up new accounts, reconciles accounts, and closes the monthly books.
• Reconciles cash disbursement accounts, payroll, customer accounts, and other financial accounts; manages accounts receivable collections.
• Verifies and / or completes payment of invoices associated with accounts payable and ensures payments are charged to the appropriate accounts.
• Provides outside auditors with assistance; gathers necessary account information and documents to perform annual audit.
• Coordinates with software vendor to maintain accounting software systems; recommends updates to enhance the accounting software.
• Manages the purchasing and invoicing system.
• Maintains knowledge of acceptable accounting practices and procedures.
• Manages and reconciles company credit card transactions.
• Leads recurring training sessions for management staff.
• Develops and maintains strong relationships with vendors and suppliers.
• Oversees daily accounting operations for various properties, hotels and restaurants, including managing house accounts, daily reporting, invoice processing, credit card and cash reconciliation.
• Conducts cash flow analysis and creates weekly cash management reports, keeping ownership and management informed.
• Calculates and monitors key performance indicators to gauge business performance.
• Reports key performance indicators to leadership monthly.
• Other projects or assignments as required.

SKILLS

• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion while maintaining a high level of professionalism and strict confidentiality.
• High level of accuracy / attention to detail.
• High degree of emotional intelligence; ability to build and maintain trust with leaders and team members.
• Creative problem-solving skills that optimize available resources.
• Ability to take initiative to overcome issues.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple tasks.
• Able to carry out complex written and oral instructions.

QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, or related field preferred.
• Knowledge of general financial accounting and cost accounting.
• Knowledge of Yardi preferred.
• Hospitality or Property Management experience preferred.
• Understanding of and the ability to adhere to generally accepted accounting principles.
• Ability to correctly prepare tax reports.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or similar software, and accounting software.
29 days ago