Log In
Sign Up
Job Description
Staff Accountant
Peabody, MA
$60,000 to $75,000 per year depending on experience
Hours: 8am to 4:30pm, Work from home 1 day per week
Our client provides comprehensive IT asset management services for organizations and corporations. In this business line, they provide value-added services including logistics management, equipment refurbishment, data erasure, product re-marketing, sales, revenue sharing and reporting for our clients. They are headquartered in Peabody, MA with business operations around the world, including Asia, India, Europe and Latin America.
Staff Accountant Summary
Staff Accountants are responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company’s global accounting. The Staff Accountant generally verifies payroll
information, reviews billing details on a monthly basis, prepares and posts journal entries, and maintains the balance sheet. They track cash and credit payments and rectify banking information on a daily basis. Staff accountants also track sales tax or other specialized tax information as needed. Other responsibilities include supporting the month-end close process, analyzing data and presenting to management and investigating anomalies in accounting data. Staff accountants also assist with auditing as needed. Staff accountants generally work in an office environment during regular business hours. A typical day for staff accountants involves analyzing and reviewing vast quantities of accounting data using Excel and other accounting tools, preparing reports for other accountants and financial officers, and maintaining accurate accounting records. Staff Accountants act as peer mentors to other operational employees providing them coaching and training as needed.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities of the Staff Accountant
Peabody, MA
$60,000 to $75,000 per year depending on experience
Hours: 8am to 4:30pm, Work from home 1 day per week
Our client provides comprehensive IT asset management services for organizations and corporations. In this business line, they provide value-added services including logistics management, equipment refurbishment, data erasure, product re-marketing, sales, revenue sharing and reporting for our clients. They are headquartered in Peabody, MA with business operations around the world, including Asia, India, Europe and Latin America.
Staff Accountant Summary
Staff Accountants are responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company’s global accounting. The Staff Accountant generally verifies payroll
information, reviews billing details on a monthly basis, prepares and posts journal entries, and maintains the balance sheet. They track cash and credit payments and rectify banking information on a daily basis. Staff accountants also track sales tax or other specialized tax information as needed. Other responsibilities include supporting the month-end close process, analyzing data and presenting to management and investigating anomalies in accounting data. Staff accountants also assist with auditing as needed. Staff accountants generally work in an office environment during regular business hours. A typical day for staff accountants involves analyzing and reviewing vast quantities of accounting data using Excel and other accounting tools, preparing reports for other accountants and financial officers, and maintaining accurate accounting records. Staff Accountants act as peer mentors to other operational employees providing them coaching and training as needed.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities of the Staff Accountant
- Prepare month-end close reports and records by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information in preparation for financial statements.
- Prepare and execute journal entries for month-end close, quarter-end close, year/end close.
- Assist in developing and maintaining procedures for all accounting processes
- Assists the Controller in coaching and training on established accounting processes and policies.
- Accountable for the documentation of accounting policies and processes in compliance with R2, ISO and OHSAS standards.
- Internal and External Financial and Project Reporting
- Responsible for the main functional areas of accounting:
o AccountsPayable
o AccountsReceivable
o PayrollFunctions
o ExpenseReports
o QuickBooksAccountingEntries
o FreightBillReconciliation
o CreditCardProcessing
o PayPalProcessing
o BankStatementReview
o AuditingandVerifyingDocuments o Reconciliation
o InventoryAnalysisandReporting o FollowingInternalControls
- Maintain general ledger, prepare, and input monthly journal entries, review, and explain variances from budget and forecast.
- Assist with annual and quarterly budgets, forecasts, and reports, including profits/losses by business unit.
- Participate in cross-functional project teams to support system implementations, upgrades, process improvement initiatives or acquisitions as needed.
- Coordinating more complex accounting projects and initiatives with other members of the accounting and finance team or with other departments.
- Collaborate with other departments to integrate accounting practices with company processes.
- Be proactive in problem-solving, developing ideas and solutions to streamline workflows, processes, and cross-functional efforts.
- Communicate effectively and regularly with all levels of the organization, articulate ideas, and process improvements to executive leadership.
- Other special projects as requested by Management.
Experience of the Staff Accountant
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Management or another related field.
- 3-5 years of related accounting experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities of the Staff Accountant
- Corporate accounting / General ledger experience
- Familiarity with QuickBooks.
- Advanced Skills in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and other business technologies.
- Demonstrates the ability to be extremely detail-oriented.
- Aptitude to compile, analyze and present data in a clear and concise manner.
- Demonstrates problem solving and resolution skills.
- Demonstrates familiarity to work with complex data sets.
- Demonstrates the ability to communicate clearly, concisely and effectively to express information in both written and oral contexts.
- Demonstrates the ability to work independently in a lean, dynamic and nimble environment.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adjust to changing priorities.
- Capability to work on multiple projects and meet timelines.
Job Requirements:
- Prepare month-end journal entries for financial statements
- Prepare monthly journal entries and account reconciliations
- Prepare monthly journal entries and bank reconciliations
- Preparing month-end journal entries
- Preparing month end journal entries
- Prepare journal entries and month end account reconciliations
- Prepare Corporate accounting journal entries and prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations
- Prepare journal entries, accounting reconciliations and month-end close procedures
- Importing journal entries into accounting software
- Approve journal entries and account reconciliations
- Preparing journal entries and account reconciliations
- Execute monthly journal entries and close accounting periods
- Preparing journal entries and reconciliations
- Prepare journal entries and reconciliations
- Prepare journal entries and bank reconciliations
- Maintain monthly balance sheet account reconciliations
- Prepare monthly balance sheet account reconciliations
- Review monthly balance sheet account reconciliations
- Prepare journal entries, bank reconciliations and account reconciliations/analysis
- Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations