Staff Accountant

Job Details Level: Experienced

Job Location:

Mt Juliet
- Mt. Juliet, TN 37122

Job Category:
Accounting

The Staff Accountant is responsible for a defined set of month-end accounting, reconciliation, and tax-compliance activities in accordance with Company policy and U.S. GAAP. The role owns U.S. sales & use and property tax filings, all intercompany reconciliations and journal entries (including foreign exchange and cash pool/sweep entries), prepaid accounting, annual surveys and business license renewals, and a range of other journals and balance sheet reconciliations.

Working closely with and coached by the Senior Accountant, the Staff Accountant has clear room to grow — as skills and experience develop, the Senior Accountant will delegate additional and more complex responsibilities, providing a path to broaden scope over time. Accuracy, timeliness, and strong follow-through are essential to keeping the general ledger complete and audit ready.

• Prepare all U.S. sales & use tax and property tax filings, compile and submit the supporting files to Grant Thornton, and process the related payments by online payment or check.
• Complete all annual surveys and business license renewals accurately and by their required deadlines.

• Perform all US monthly intercompany reconciliations and prepare the related journal entries, applying foreign exchange (FX) transaction knowledge.
• Record cash pool and cash sweep entries and reconcile intercompany balances to ensure they agree and are accurate.

• Prepare all prepaid journal entries and reconcile prepaid accounts, ensuring costs are properly recorded and amortized.

• Perform monthly bank reconciliations and investigate and resolve discrepancies across all US and Canada bank accounts.
• Prepare various other monthly journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations, verifying the accuracy of entries so the general ledger stays complete and accurate.

• Take on additional and increasingly complex responsibilities over time as coached and delegated by the Senior Accountant.
• Support the annual audit by preparing schedules and responding to requests from internal and external parties.
• Provide research and ad-hoc analysis and serve as backup for other areas of Finance as needed or requested.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field required.
• One to three years of general accounting experience required.
• Experience preparing and posting journal entries and performing account reconciliations.
• Experience with U.S. sales & use and/or property tax filings preferred.
• Experience with intercompany accounting and foreign exchange (FX) transactions preferred.
• Strong administrative and follow-up skills, with the ability to meet recurring filing and month-end close deadlines.
• Able to work independently within established guidelines and maintain confidential company information.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize across competing deadlines.
• General knowledge of ERP systems, ideally JD Edwards (JDE), is a plus but not a requirement.

• Analytical Thinking – Approaching a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach
• Technical Expertise – Depth of knowledge and skill in a technical area
• Results Orientation – Focusing on the desired end result of one’s own or one’s unit’s work; setting challenging goals, focusing effort on the goals, and meeting or exceeding them
• Customer Orientation – Demonstrated concern for satisfying one’s external and/or internal customers
• Personal Credibility – Demonstrated concern that one be perceived as responsible, dependable, and trustworthy
• Self Confidence – Faith in one’s own ideas and ability to be successful; taking an independent position in the face of opposition.

• Written Comprehension — Ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Oral Comprehension — Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression — Ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others…