Staff Accountant I

Staff Accountant I

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• 1 year accounting experience in a corporate accounting environment
• Experience in the use of PC worksheet applications, word process applications and database related programs (e.g. Excel, Word, Access, MS Office, etc.)
• A minimum of 1 year of experience using Workday (finance or accounting)
• Effective in oral and written communication skills to enable occasional constructive interaction with others under the guidance and direction of the Manager.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile assigned entry level General Ledger accounts on a monthly basis in accordance with departmental standards and report all potential problems to the Manager.
• Assist with departmental closing procedures on a monthly and yearly basis, including completing interim and year-end reconciliations, filing of cash receipts, cash receipts uploads.
• Participate in the organization’s budgeting process, including updating budget manual materials, reviewing the software package prior to distribution and handling questions that occur throughout the process.
• Prepare and review the annual and monthly budget for income and expense accounts, including related schedules, for various areas within the organization and contacts management regarding questions and concerns relating to their budget.
• Assist in the preparation of the forecast for income and expense accounts by analyzing budget and actual financial information, make inquiries of the appropriate management staff and based on those inquiries will suggest changes to the forecast.
• Handle budget variance inquiries from management, research the items generating the inquiry, contact departments which provided the coding, and work to resolve the proper accounting treatment of the item.
• Promptly respond and communicate the resolution to the initiator of the budget variance question.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.