Overview

We are looking for an accountant to join our accounting department. Responsibilities include maintaining financial records and reports, performing account reconciliations, assisting with budget and close processes, conducting internal audits, and maintaining accounts payable documentation.

A successful candidate should be able to perform all aspects of the work with little direction, have solid organizational skills with great attention to detail and commitment to accuracy and strong critical thinking and problem solving skills.

 

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Manages all accounting transactions.
• Maintains financial reports, records, and general ledger accounts.
• Prepares journal entries, analyses, and account reconciliations and manages monthly close processes.
• Enters data, processes invoices and maintains records.
• Processes accounts receivable/payable and handles payroll in a timely manner.
• Reconciles accounts payable and receivable.
• Calculates and processes salesperson commissions as needed.
• Ensures timely bank payments.
• Prepares daily bank reconciliation.
• Prepares monthly reconciliations of sales, bank statements and credit cards.
• Handles monthly, quarterly and annual closings on a timely manner.
• Manages balance sheets and profit/loss statements.
• Reports on the company’s financial health and liquidity.
• Audits financial transactions and documents.
• Assists external CPA with the annual audit.
• Reinforces financial data confidentiality and conducts database backups when necessary.
• Complies with financial policies and regulations.
• Handles other requests or projects as needed.

 

Skills

• Proven bookkeeping experience.
• Solid understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting payable/receivable principles.
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Hands-on experience with accounting software QuickBooks a must.
• Advanced MS Excel experience a must, ability to manipulate and present large datasets strongly preferred.
• Proficiency in remaining MS Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint).
• Excellent written and oral communications.
• Excellent organizational skills and an ability to prioritize and complete simultaneous projects with minimal supervision.
• Ability to meet deadlines and work well in a fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills.
• Strong customer service attitude and team player.

 

Education and experience

• BS degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 4+ years of work experience as an accountant.
• Excellent knowledge of accounting regulations and procedures, including the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).