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Staff Accountant - Essentials

🕒 10 days ago
AccountingFinancial ReportingBank ReconciliationGeneral Ledger Management

📜 Description

  • Exercise discretion in preparing accounting records and financial reports to ensure accuracy and compliance.
  • Establish and maintain records of accounts, inputting entries accurately.
  • Document and manage financial records using current technologies.
  • Prepare month-end journal entries and assist in compiling financial statements.
  • Independently complete account reconciliations for balance sheet accounts.
  • Serve as a first-line resource in monthly accounting services.

🛠️ Requirements

  • 2-5 years of experience in the accounting field required.
  • Bachelor's Degree from a regionally accredited institution preferred.
  • Multi-client CPA firm experience preferred.
  • QuickBooks software experience preferred.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.

Benefits

  • Heavily subsidized medical insurance options
  • Generous employer HSA contributions
  • 100% employer-paid Short-Term Disability
  • Basic Life Insurance
  • Dental and Vision plans
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Organization-paid holidays, including an extended Winter Break
  • Safe Harbor 401k Plan
  • Employer-paid professional dues, licenses, and renewals
Full job description

Summary/Objective

Reporting to the Accounting Manager, the Staff Accountant is responsible for monthly accounting including bank reconciliation, general ledger and preparation of a balance sheet and income statement for a growing CPA firm specializing in financial planning to national clientele.

Essential Functions

  1. Exercise discretion and authority in the preparation of accounting records, including financial statements and other financial reports, to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to standards defined within the department

  2. Establish records of accounts and input entries into proper accounts

  3. Document and ensure proper keeping of financial records, making use of current technologies

  4. Prepare month-end journal entries and assist in compilation of financial statements, reconcile bank statements and general ledgers.

  5. Work independently on the completion of account reconciliations monthly for balance sheet accounts including the capital projects in progress accounts and miscellaneous revenue accounts

  6. Perform a crucial, first-line role in the monthly accounting services

Responsibilities and Duties

  1. Work independently on monthly and quarterly financial statements including reconciliations of bank and credit card accounts; assess general ledger for accuracy

  2. Exercise discretion and authority in the preparation of after the fact payroll summaries and record journal entries

  3. Record journal entries to reconcile balance sheet accounts to supporting documents

  4. Ensure compliance with all laws, regulations in the preparation of year end Forms 1096 & 1099

  5. Work independently with clients as needed to facilitate completion of financial statements

  6. Responsible for multiple clients; organization of supporting documents; ensure timely financial reports for clients and planning teams while meeting all department production goals

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of essential functions or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Essential functions and responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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