Staff Accountant

Ancora Education • Arlington, TX

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About The Position

The Staff Accountant will prepare and maintain financial records to track the organization’s assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liabilities, and other related financial activities.

Requirements

• BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING, OR RELATED FIELD, REQUIRED.
• AT LEAST THREE YEARS OF RELATED EXPERIENCE REQUIRED.
• EXCELLENT VERBAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
• EXCELLENT ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL.
• KNOWLEDGE OF GENERAL FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND COST ACCOUNTING.
• UNDERSTANDING OF AND THE ABILITY TO ADHERE TO GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES.
• ABILITY TO CORRECTLY PREPARE TAX REPORTS.
• PROFICIENT WITH MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE OR SIMILAR SOFTWARE, AND ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE.

Nice To Haves

• CPA LICENSE OR MASTERS DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING OR FINANCE.
• AT LEAST FIVE YEARS WORKING IN THE ACCOUNTING OR FINANCE FIELD.
• At least three years experience working with educational institutions participating in the federal Title IV program.

Responsibilities

• Performs general accounting and other related duties for the organization.
• Involved in the monthly preparation of balance sheets and income statements
• Maintains the general ledger.
• Reviews invoice coding, sets up new accounts, reconciles accounts, and closes the monthly books.
• Reconciles bank accounts at least monthly, verifies deposits, and addresses inquiries from Banks
• Verifies and/or completes payment of invoices associated with accounts payable and ensures payments are charged to the appropriate accounts.
• Provides outside auditors with assistance; gathers necessary account information and documents to perform annual audit.
• Files tax forms with federal, state, and local government agencies.
• Coordinates with software vendor to maintain accounting software systems; recommends updates to enhance the accounting software.
• Responsible for lease maintaining compliance with lease accounting under ASC 842.
• Maintains knowledge of acceptable accounting practices and procedures.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level