Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant - Job Description:
Reports to - Controller - Executive Vice President of Operations

Summary of Position:  
To support the Controller and Senior Accountant in carrying out the responsibilities of the Finance / Accounting Department. To relieve the Controller and Senior Accountant of certain responsibilities that will allow them to spend a greater portion of their time on Financial Statement preparation and analysis, Budget and Variance issues, and Forecasting. 

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Maintain the Fixed Asset and associated depreciation schedules on the accounting software system; provide monthly detail to the Senior Accountant for General Journal entries; insure proper recording of new purchases and disposals. 
• Maintain Purchase Order Processing system. 
• Manage employee credit card applications and charges. 
• Process payroll.
• Process Accounts Payable paperwork at completion of the check run. 
• Prepare mailings and priority shipments for the Finance/Accounting Department. 
• Prepare labels and maintain files as needed within the department. 
• Prepare correspondence as needed within the department. 
• Assist Senior Accountant with payroll system and payroll related items. 
• Assist with 401(k) audits. 
• Manage petty cash account. 
• Assist the CFO in tracking and maintaining company insurance policies (except Employee Benefits, which are maintained by the HR Department). 
• Assist the CFO with facility support and security issues. 
• Perform such other accounting, financial, or administrative tasks as may be required from time to time – quite often on short notice - by the CFO or Senior Accountant. 

Qualifications:

• A Bachelors degree in accounting, or a Bachelors degree in business with emphasis in accounting, is required. 
• Course work in job costing is recommended. 
• Must be highly skilled in dealing with financial and numeric data. 
• Must be highly skilled in use of Excel Spreadsheets. 
• Must be skilled in use of MS Word and must be a very good writer in order to handle the occasional administrative needs of the department. 
• Must have very good verbal skills. 
• Must have excellent work habits, including a willingness to work the hours necessary to get the job done, especially when important deadlines cause greater than normal departmental pressures. 
• A minimum of 2 years experience in accounting is required.