ACCOUNTANT I

Description

Position Purpose :

Responsible for entry level accounting activities relating to the maintenance of a complete and accurate general ledger and / or the resultant managerial reports and / or financial statements.

Logistics :

This is a full-time position working (40-hours / week) Monday-Friday within the hours of 7 : 30am 5 : 00pm.

What You'll Do :

Reconciles assigned accounts. Initiates and / or processes general ledger, commissions, and / or journal entries into various accounts.

Prepare spreadsheets and / or ensures that entries are entered into the accounting system. Assist coworkers in preparation and / or / or review of daily activity, monthly, quarterly and / or annual filings as required by regulatory agencies and / or internal requirements, as well as entries made to various systems.

Prepares reports for financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, trending, and / or results analysis to ensure transactions in the ledger tie to statistical files and / or various financial reports.

Performs analysis of financial data to identify problem areas and / or report to management.

• Maintains accurate general ledger (G / L) accounts. This includes performing monthly, weekly and / or daily reconciliations.
• May assist with special projects as assigned by the manager to include coordination between areas, allocation of resources, formulating solutions to problems, providing timely feedback to the manager and / or developing and / or implementing job procedures / controls in accordance with policies.

To Qualify for This Position, You'll need :

• Bachelors in a job-related field with 24 semester hours in Accounting. (Anyone hired prior to August 1, 2008, in an Accounting position only requires 21 semester hours of Accounting.)
• Required Skills and Abilities : Knowledge of fundamental accounting concepts, practices and procedures. Good communication, organizational, customer service, and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently. Ability to handle confidential or sensitive information with discretion.
• Microsoft Office. Ability to use data retrieval applications.

What we Prefer you to have :

• 2 years-of accounting work experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (formulas and vlook ups).
• General ledger experience.

We participate in E-Verify and comply with the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.