Accentuate Staffing Looking for Accountant/Bookkeeper at Clayton, NC Full Time

Responsibilities:

• Assist in developing best standard practices to manage day-to-day internal operations
• Working closely with the CFO and Business Owners
• Ensures that company financial records are maintained in compliance with company policies and federal/state guidelines. Responsible for preparing monthly/quarterly account reconciliations and other documents to ensure compliance
• Maintains a documented system of accounting policies and procedures
• Prepares journal entries for general ledger and customer accounts and all activities related to prepaid expenses
• Will become proficient and comfortable with the understanding and use of the company’s project management system
• Compares data in documents to verify accuracy
• Maintains finance and accounting records by record keeping, adjusting, reconciling, posting, computing, and/or balancing figures to ensure accurate record keeping
• Manages any third parties to which functions have been outsourced like Payroll
• Oversees, with assist from CFO, the operation of the bookkeeping and accounting functions thereby achieving the departments goals and objectives in collaboration with the Ownership
• Will be accountable for ensuring that policies and procedures (internal controls) are eventually written and put in place to provide reasonable assurance that company assets are protected
• Ensures, with preparation & review, that company financial reports are prepared in compliance with policies and directives
• Ensures that accounts payables are paid in a timely manner, that accounts receivables are collected promptly; that payroll is processed and recorded in a timely manner (inside or outside the company); that bank reconciliations are completed; that all payments are made timely
• Once a budget system is in place, will provide variance analysis that highlights significant issues to Management and Ownership on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis
• Assists with additional administrative tasks

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Associate’s Degree  in Accounting, Finance or related field preferred
• At least 5 years demonstrated success in accounting
• QuickBooks experience required
• Experience implementing new systems a plus
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
• Ability to fit into a dynamic culture
• Exceptional and intuitive communication skills, written and oral
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task