Staff Accountant

Description

We are looking for a Staff Accountant to join our client's finance team in High Point, North Carolina and contribute to accurate, timely accounting operations. This position plays an important role in managing daily financial activity, supporting close processes, and helping maintain reliable records in a fast-paced manufacturing setting. The ideal candidate brings strong attention to detail, sound accounting knowledge, and the ability to manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities:

- Manage invoice workflows from receipt through payment, ensuring vendor obligations are recorded accurately and settled on schedule.

- Create customer billing, post incoming payments, and keep receivable balances aligned with account activity.

- Investigate and resolve discrepancies involving supplier invoices, customer accounts, and supporting documentation.

- Complete reconciliations for bank accounts, credit cards, general ledger balances, and other key financial records.

- Prepare journal entries and assist with monthly and annual closing tasks to support accurate financial statements.

- Contribute to internal reporting by organizing account analyses, reconciliation schedules, and other finance-related documentation.

- Review aging data, communicate on overdue balances, and help improve collection timeliness.

- Support compliance activities such as sales tax filings, audit preparation, and maintenance of complete accounting records.

- Provide cross-functional assistance with payroll coverage and participate in initiatives that improve accounting efficiency and accuracy.

Requirements - Associate's degree in Accounting or a closely related field.

- At least 2 years of accounting experience, preferably within a business or manufacturing environment.

- Working knowledge of accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger activity, and month-end close procedures.

- Ability to prepare journal entries, perform reconciliations, and support financial reporting tasks with accuracy.

- Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, pivot tables, and data analysis functions.

- Experience using accounting software in a work setting.

- Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities with a high level of attention to detail.

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