Staff Accountant

Description

Summary: Responsible for preparing the month-end financial statements in accordance with company and accounting policies and procedures.

Responsibilities & Duties:

· Perform month-end accounting functions and prepare financial statements for review by Accounting Supervisor.

· Conduct monthly reconciliations of all bank accounts.

· Conduct monthly reconciliations of all balance sheet accounts to ensure their accuracy.

· Tag and monitor fixed assets.

· Record debt payments and monitor compliance with debt covenants.

· Assemble information for external auditors for the annual audit/review.

· Maintain the chart of accounts.

· File and remit tax payments to government bodies.

· Interpret and apply corporate financial policies, government legislation, and accounting theory.

· Assist in backup roles to cover all facets of the accounting team, including but not limited to: Billing, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable.

· Responsible for the preparation of reports and analysis in areas such as budgets, financial plans statistical reports, cash flow projections and business forecasts.

· Make recommendations to management regarding cost savings or profit-generating opportunities and profitability improvement strategies.

· Coordinate with all levels of management to gather, analyze, summarize, and prepare recommendations regarding financial plans, acquisition activity, new business plan, trended future requirements, government requirements and operating forecasts.

· Provide departmental support when required. When month end is complete, assist in areas as needed.

· Follow and comply with all safety and work rules and regulations. Maintain departmental housekeeping standards.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.

Requirements

Education and/or Experience: Bachelor's degree (B.A.) or three to five years related experience preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Essential Functions: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· Ability to read and interpret financial statements.

· Excellent written and verbal communications.

· Ability to calculate various financial ratios. Able to apply concepts of basic algebra.

· Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

· Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in inconsistent situations.

· Ability to use a wide variety of standard office software, such as Microsoft Office Outlook, Excel and Word.

· The ability to operate standard office equipment such as a keyboard, calculator, telephone, fax, photocopier, etc. is also required.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The phrases “occasionally,” “regularly,” and “frequently” correspond to the following definitions: “Occasionally” means up to 1/3 of working time, “regularly” means between 1/3 and 2/3 of working time, and “frequently” means 2/3 and more working time).

· Occasionally lift or move up to 15 pounds

· Sedentary work, sitting for extended periods of time.

· Staring at a screen for an extended period.

· Repetitive fine motor movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists performing tasks such as typing, writing, and moving computer mouse.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Frequently exposed to climate-controlled office environment with low level of noise. Occasional time spent on the production floor, subject to loud noise and exposure to outdoor weather conditions.