Description of Responsibilities
The responsibilities of this position primarily include:
- Review of financial statements, supporting schedules and internally-generated audit reports;
- Creation and review of trend analysis and various other analytical tools;
- Assistance with the consolidation of the financial statements for multiple locations and various corporate entities;
- Preparation of various journal entries required in the consolidation of financial statements;
- Completion of special projects; and
- Creation of ad hoc reports.
- A team-first oriented employee;
- Detail oriented;
- Willing and able to work the necessary hours to accomplish the assigned tasks, especially during month- and quarter-end close process; and
- An effective communicator, including the use of both verbal and written forms of communication.
The ideal candidate should have, at a minimum:
- Successfully retained a Bachelor’s degree, with a major in accounting, from a reputable business college;
- A firm understanding of accounting principles;
- One to three years of relevant experience in accounting at a large, multi-location corporation and/or public accounting firm;
- Retained, or be eligible and desire to achieve, certification as a public accountant;
- Proficiency handling multiple, simultaneous projects;
- An intermediate to advanced working knowledge of Microsoft software products, particularly Excel and v-lookups, as well as a general ledger software package; and