Staff Accountant

Suddath Companies•Jacksonville, FL

About The Position

The Staff Accountant maintains the company’s financial records and supports general ledger accounting, financial reporting, reconciliations, financial controls, and accounting operations. The role prepares month-end close materials and management reports, investigates and resolves accounting issues, and coordinates with multiple departments and locations. It also supports international financial processes, including cost-of-funds management, foreign currency forecasting, and compliance activities. The position requires a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and experience in corporate accounting and general ledger work. International and intercompany transaction experience is preferred but not required. The role has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.
The posting specifies 2 years of general ledger accounting experience and also describes 1–3 years of experience in corporate accounting and general ledger.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including at least intermediate Excel skills such as VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, and external content.
Strong ability to work with financial and numeric data.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability and willingness to work with multiple departments and locations and manage several tasks daily.
Excellent attention to detail and follow-through.
Ability to read and interpret documents, write routine reports and correspondence, and speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts including discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume; apply basic algebra and geometry concepts.
Ability to use common-sense reasoning to follow written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and address problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
No certifications are needed.

Nice To Haves

International and intercompany transactional experience.
Some corporate income tax experience.
Experience with Great Plains.
Prior experience in the moving industry.
Prior experience working with foreign currency.

Responsibilities

Prepare journal entries, general ledger account analyses, roll forwards, and other analyses required for month-end close.
Edit and reconcile financial reports and resolve accounting issues.
Prepare and publish financial reports for management, explaining variances against prior months, prior years, and budgeted results.
Complete quarterly balance sheet reconciliations for accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, inventory, other assets and liabilities, and reserves.
Complete special projects as required.
Calculate and reconcile commissions, referrals, audit and filing fees, rebates, and related items.
Understand and assist in managing financial controls.
Measure and report aged variances, aged payables, and aged receivables.
Support corporate compliance activities for Sudco.
Assist in managing Suddath International cost of funds, including interest on disbursements in accordance with client contract requirements, bank fees, and foreign currency matters; participate in currency forecast meetings.
Apply working knowledge of accounting operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, and document management.
Manage workload and workflow and identify process efficiencies.
Develop internal and external service pacts.
Coordinate Suddath/Sentry International operational timings for accruals, variances, and documents, and agent timings for communication, billing, and documents.