Description
Summary- Responsible for maintaining general ledger accounts and performing other accounting related activities.
- Prepares necessary information for financial and/or management reporting.
- Performs complex analysis of financial and management reports to identifying trends and variances.
- May perform advanced level accounting tasks.
- Applies principles of accounting to analyze complex financial information and prepare financial reports.
- Adheres to and communicates accounting and auditing policies and procedures.
- Analyzes accounts, records, and reports.
- Investigates and resolves any accounting issues within area of responsibility.
- Maintains general ledger accounts.
- Monitors accounts payables and receivables.
- Performs period-end financial close responsibilities.
- Prepares data for financial statements, data for quarterly and annual regulatory filings using applicable systems.
- Duties may include preparing journal entries and coding invoices/vouchers.
- Performs complex reconciliations for area supported and analyzes resulting variances.
- Proposes and prepares any adjusting entries necessary resulting from reconciliations.
- Researches complex questions and investigates variances on the financial statements.
- Communicates findings to management.
- Recommends and reviews proposed process improvements.
- Explores the modification and implementation of changes in systems and procedures.
- Prepares complex reports in support of internal and external audits.
- Perform complex reconciliations
- Investigate and resolve issues
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree and at least 2 years of experience in an analytical role in accounting, finance, business management or auditing OR a High School Diploma/GED and at least 5 years of experience in an analytical role in accounting, finance, business management or auditing.
- At least 2 years of experience with applicable accounting regulations.
- Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers, including meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Experience with analysing and reporting data in order to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutions.
- Advanced level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: using AVERAGE function, merging and centering cells, printing centered page and/or creating a pivot table).
- Intermediate level skill in Microsoft PowerPoint (for example: applying a theme, formatting character spacing, inserting a picture, changing slide layout and theme colors, adding transitions, customizing slide numbers, changing chart style and/or formatting font).
- Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Access (for example: designing and creating simple queries, modifying data types, adding dates, working with required fields and/or creating labels).
- Preferred Qualifications Master's Degree in Accounting or MBA.CPA designation. Experience with project management (for example: planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives).
- Strong attention to detail. Ability to ensure data is in synch across multiple reports and system
- Adheres to and communicates accounting policies and procedures
- Good interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with both internal and external customers.
- Microsoft Excel skills (Vlookup, sum, formatting, charts)
- Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers.
- Experience with analysing and reporting data