Accountant III - Revenue Analysis

Executive Personnel Services•Houston, TX

About The Position

Accountant III creates appropriate entries and schedules in preparation of the financial statement close and consolidation process on a monthly/quarterly/annual basis. Assists in the identification and resolution of accounting issues encountered while keeping the Supervisor and Manager apprised of potential issues requiring attention. Interfaces with all levels of personnel across all locations and departments regarding accounting issues

Requirements

Bachelor Degree in Finance, Accounting or in a related discipline
3-5 years of experience in revenue accounting/analysis, auditing, financial reporting or equivalent experience in a related field
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, preferably with a heavy focus on Access and Excel

Nice To Haves

CPA/CMA certification is plus
Industry experience, a plus

Responsibilities

Provides assurance on preneed sales accounting, including but not limited to, deferred revenue and trust investments.
Recognize anomalies within revenue accounting and work with supervisor to insure proper accounting is achieved.
Analyzes production entries, amounts and sales trends.
Prepares funeral and cemetery case volume and interment count journal entries and trends.
Assists the Supervisor/Manager in helping other departments brainstorm additional revenue sources and their appropriate accounting implications.
Assists in providing assurance on insurance sales accounting and commissions.
Reviews cemetery sales contracts to ensure proper revenue recognition within determined guidelines.
Prepares cost versus revenue analysis to analyze relationships and trends relating to products.
Performs accounting research related to revenue recognition as necessary.
Calculates and records cancellation reserves and bad debt allowance.
Suggests need for new or changed controls and/or procedures and recommend such changes to management as necessary.
Ensures that transactions are properly supported and classified in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Assists the Supervisor and Manager with special projects as necessary.
Performs income statement verification and analysis.
Verifies production and delivery statistics.
Validates source systems for revenues and costs of sales.
Assists the supervisor in the coordination of the internal and external audits.
Provides schedules and documentation to internal and external audit groups.