Staff Accountant Jobs

About The Position

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.

Benefits

• Competitive wage and comprehensive benefits package.
• 401(k) plan with company matching.
• Paid time off (PTO) and paid company holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement plan supporting continued education and development.
• Weekly pay for hourly-paid employees and biweekly pay for salaried employees.