Creative Financial Staffing Looking for Accountant at Tampa, Florida Full Time

Accountant job description

Prepare balance sheets, profit, and loss statements, and other financial reports. Accountant duties and responsibilities also include analyzing trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations incurred to predict future revenues and expenses. Reports organization’s finances to management and offers suggestions about resource utilization. Accounting candidates must be familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field. Rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Perform a variety of tasks. Work under general supervision. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required. Typically reports to a supervisor or manager.

Accountant responsibilities:

Prepare asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information

Document financial transactions by entering account information

Summarize current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports

Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information

Secure financial information by completing database backups

Verify, allocate, post, and reconcile transactions

Produce error-free accounting reports and present their results

Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and generally accepted accounting procedures

Provide input into department’s goal setting process

Prepare financial statements and produce budget according to schedule

Support month-end and year-end close process

Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls

Communicate effectively with clients

Contribute to a strong client relationship through positive interactions with client personnel

Communicate with Manager and/or Director on work status and client issues that arise