Jr. Accountant

SUMMARY:

The Staff Accountant is responsible for performing a variety of tasks associated with month-end financial closes, day to day activities related to receivables and disbursements of the business, and various other support functions related to analysis of financial results.  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES may include completing the following in a timely and accurate manner, as well as other duties that may be assigned:

• ·        Complete and review of monthly closing journal entries
• ·        Enter and post various transactions into the SAP accounting system after confirming proper approvals
• ·        Complete of Balance Sheet (including Bank) reconciliations
• ·        Support disbursements of carrier, broker, and invoice payments, including set up of vendors and performing check runs in SAP
• ·        Identify and investigate issues related to Accounts Receivable/Collections and Accounts Payable/Disbursements by working with Accounting and Operations teams
• ·        Analyze, evaluate, and recommend improvements to existing processes and/or identify and implement new processes and procedures aimed at ensuring the most effective/efficient workflows. 
• ·        Complete or assist with special projects as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

·        Bachelor’s or MBA Degree in Accounting/Finance required along with accounting experience including month-end General Ledger close and/or post close activities, analysis of financial results to support variance analyses and forecasting, and support of Receivable and Payable activities. 

LANGUAGE SKILLS:  Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.  Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.  Good written and oral communication skills.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:  Ability to work with and apply basic math concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.  Must deal with all financial data in a confidential manner. 

REASONING ABILITY:  Ability to define problems, collects data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

·        Must have advanced knowledge of MS Excel (i.e. pivot tables, vlookups, sumifs, filters) or possess the foundation to quickly acquire advanced skills. 

·        Experience with SAP accounting software is a plus.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

·        N/A

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• ·        Strong numerical aptitude
• ·        Good verbal, written communication and interpersonal skills
• ·        Strong observation and analytical skills with creativity
• ·        Good organization skills with an attention to detail
• ·        Works well with others and is customer oriented
• ·        Ability to work under pressure and effectively handle multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines

Travel:

·        This position requires less than 5% travel and must be able to travel on all forms of transportation.