Staff Accountant

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries, reconcile accounts and analyze financial results as part of month end close duties, while meeting monthly close timeline requirements.
• Record cash transactions, maintain detailed cash subledger, and reconcile bank accounts on a daily and monthly basis.
• Reconcile credit card accounts receivable from the subledger to the merchant account statements for multiple legal entities on a monthly basis.
• Record fixed asset additions, disposals and depreciation and maintain fixed asset subledger.
• Analyze cost of goods sold, operating and marketing expenses to ensure proper recording on a monthly basis and report on variances.
• Assist with satisfying quarterly, annual and internal controls audit requirements, as well as liaising with internal and external auditors.
• Assist with Accounts Payable and Payroll processing, tax filings.
• Utilize company time keeping and payroll software to run reports and prepare payroll; guide and train users on the software.
• Maintain unquestionable integrity and personal ethics.

The Staff Accountant must successfully utilize the following tools/equipment in order to complete their responsibilities:

• Use of PC, telephone, copy machine/scanner, fax and basic office equipment.
• Physical requirements - Ability to sit/stand at work station for 6-8 hours per day. Ability to bend, lift and carry files, open filing cabinets.  

Qualifications

• Must successfully complete background check and drug test.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance is required.
• Expert level user of MS Excel and Word is required.
• Must have at least 1 year of experience in a similar (accounting) role; meeting deadlines while contributing to the month end close process.
• Previous work experience in a technology company that is subscription or SaaS (Software as a Service) is beneficial.
• Previous work experience utilizing Accounting/payroll software is preferred.
• Ability to multi-task with a variety of systems, tools, customers and co-workers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with customers and co-workers.