Staff Accountant

Genuine Parts Company
Duluth, Georgia
Full-time

Position Mission :

Responsible for assisting in the day-to-day maintenance of a complete and accurate general ledger and in preparing basic financial reports.

Records journal entries, performs variance analysis and account reconciliations. Processes reports to support account details and assists field personnel with issues and questions.

Reports to an Accounting Manager.

Position Performance Measures :

Timely completion of tasks (maintaining / meeting deadlines on a daily / monthly and ad hoc basis)

Quality of tasks (accuracy - lacking errors and providing meaningful documentation to support entries and / or position when decisions are made)

Capacity (ability to maintain / manage volume of locations which can be impacted by the complexity of said locations / business)

Responsibilities :

Ensures general ledger accounts are maintained in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

Journal entry preparation and entry

Performs account reconciliations

Assists field personnel with account analysis and research

Evaluates trends, identifies and investigates unusual or unexpected account variances

Generates daily and monthly reports to assist in above duties

Makes recommendations to resolve issues and makes corrections, as necessary

Assists with monthly close process

Performs other accounting research as needed

Prepares sales tax returns and makes all payments

Performs bank reconciliations

Verifies transactions from electronic sales system

Promotes teamwork between operational groups and departments

Other duties as assigned

Experience Requirements / Qualifications :

Bachelor Degree in Accounting

Basic knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures as relates to general ledger accounting

PeopleSoft experience preferred

Strong analytical skills

Problem solving abilities

Detail oriented

Excellent computer skills, especially with Excel

Excellent oral / written communication skills

Strong work ethic

Team player

30+ days ago
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