Staff Accountant

Job Summary

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. 

• Enters finalized cash receipts and updates accounts receivable ledger by customer.
• Researches and processes charge backs, returns, and bad checks.
• Answers accounts receivable phone inquiries and follows up.
• Prepares daily cash deposits and fills out cash control sheet daily.
• Verifies and posts details of business transactions, such as funds received and disbursed, and totals accounts to ledgers or computer spreadsheets and databases.
• Maintain fixed assets and associated depreciation schedules.
• Reconciles general ledger accounts with various registers.
• Prepares vouchers, invoices, checks, account statements, reports, and other records, and reviews for accuracy.
• Assist Director of Finance with certain month-end responsibilities.
• Codes data for input to financial data processing system according to company procedures.
• Assists with related special projects, as required.
• Other duties may be assigned

Education and/or Experience                      

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) or equivalent from four-year College and one year of related experience.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

•  This position requires that the person be highly organized, self-motivated individual who can work independently.
•  Must have strong verbal and written communication skills
•  Must be able to manage multiple tasks and priorities and easily adapt to changing situations.
•  Must have strong PC skills with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, and Excel
•  Must have excellent data entry skills with strong attention to detail and accuracy
•  Ability to understand and follow work processes.