Staff Accountant

DRG is seeking a Staff Accountant to join our growing team!

The Staff Accountant is responsible for preparing analyses and reconciliations to ensure accurate, complete, and timely monthly, quarterly, and year-end analyses.

• Financial statement preparation and analysis for multiple entities and brands.
• Preparation of reconciliations and journal entries in accordance with month end close process.
• Analyze monthly expenses to ensure timely closing of the financial statements, including preparing journal entries.
• Prepare accurate, complete, and timely corporate monthly and quarterly schedules.
• Assist in the implementation of internal controls and accounting procedures for process improvement on a continuous basis.
• Review interim and annual external audit schedules. Support internal and external audit activities, as required, to ensure that auditors are provided with the necessary information to complete their audits timely.
• Prepare and file local tax returns, including sales and use tax, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations and filing deadlines.
• Reconcile sales and use tax accounts and address discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Focus on providing excellent customer service with internal and external customers.
• Flexible to adjust to changes in responsibilities, procedures or working conditions.

Composure - Is cool under pressure; does not become defensive or irritated when times are tough; is considered mature; can be counted on to hold things together during tough times; can handle stress; is not knocked off balance by the unexpected; doesn't show frustration when resisted or blocked; is a settling influence in a crisis.

Customer Focus - Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.

Decision Quality - Makes good decisions (without considering how much time it takes) based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment; most of their solutions and suggestions turn out to be correct and accurate when judged over time; sought out by others for advice and turn out to be correct and accurate when judged over time; sought out by others for advice and turn out to be correct and accurate when judged over time;

sought out by others for advice and solutions.

Functional/ Technical Skills - Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.

Learning on the Fly - Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

Process Management - Good at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done; knows how to organize people and activities; understands how to separate and combine tasks into efficient workflow; knows what to measure and how to measure it; can see opportunities for synergy and integration where others can't; can simplify complex processes; gets more out of fewer resources.

Technical Learning - Picks up on technical things quickly; can learn new skills and knowledge; is good at learning new industry, company, product, or technical knowledge-like Internet technology; does well in technical courses and seminars.

Time Management - Uses time effectively and efficiently; values time; concentrates their efforts on the more important priorities; gets more done in less time than others; can attend to a broader range of activities.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business.
• At least 2-4 years' experience.
• Thorough knowledge of accounting principles.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and intermediate Excel formulas.
• Knowledge of local tax compliance.
• Knowledge and experience with financial statements, a plus.
• Knowledge and experience with Sage Intacct, a plus.

• Must be able to stand, walk and sit for prolonged periods of time in an office environment.
• Must be tolerant of varying conditions of noise level, temperature, illumination and air quality.

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