Accountant, Financial Reporting, Accounting & Finance

Responsibilities

• Assist with the month‑end closing process: make monthly journal entries, posting accrual entries
• Perform account analysis and reconciliations of various accounts (cash, payables, credit cards, intercompany activity)
• Assist the company Controller in the preparation of monthly financial statements (balance sheet & income statements)
• Assist with maintaining payables for various entities, entering invoices, processing checks and reconciling to vendor statements
• Review invoices for proper reporting of sales tax and use tax
• Prepare smaller entities sales & use tax returns
• Maintain fixed assets ledger, including monthly entries & reconciliation to general ledger
• Prepare payroll for one of the smaller companies and keep employee records
• Prepare 1099s
• Assist with preparation of various financial documents for the annual corporate audit
• Prepare all other duties deemed appropriate by the CFO
• Prepare detailed reports on audit findings
• Report to management about asset utilization and audit results, and recommend changes in operations and financial activities
• Collect and analyze data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or non‑compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies
• Inspect account books and accounting systems for efficiency, effectiveness, and use of accepted accounting procedures to record transactions
• Supervise auditing of establishments and determine scope of investigation required
• Examine and evaluate financial and information systems, recommending controls to ensure system reliability and data integrity
• Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness and conformance to reporting and procedural standards
• Prepare adjusting journal entries; review accounts for discrepancies and reconcile differences
• Examine inventory to verify journal and ledger entries
• Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments and obligations to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice
• Report to management regarding the finances of establishment
• Develop, implement, modify, and document record‑keeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology
• Audit payroll and personnel records to determine unemployment insurance premiums, workers’ compensation coverage, liabilities, and compliance with tax laws
• Prepare, analyze, or verify annual reports, financial statements and other records, using accepted accounting and statistical procedures to assess financial condition and facilitate financial planning
• Process invoices for payment
• Review data regarding material assets, net worth, liabilities, capital stock, surplus, income, or expenditures

• Associate’s degree and at least 10+ years of experience
• Proficiency with Quick Books, Excel and Word
• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Ability to work independently and effectively communicate with all levels of management
• Meet deadlines for time‑sensitive activities
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities
• Maintain a cooperative working relationship with guests and the entire staff
• Maintain confidentiality over all written records and oral communications