Financial Accountant

Summary

The Financial Accountant assists with the entire accounting and month-end closing process with a focus on reporting compliance, accuracy of month-end financials, and maintaining effective communication with both internal & external clients. There is also a heavy focus on maintaining timeliness of invoicing receivables and processing payables.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Requires a core knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and adherence to those principles.
• Understands the timing and need for accruals and deferrals.
• Reconciles monthly general ledger accounts.
• Monitors daily accounts payables and receivables.
• Completes accurate and timely month-end closing processes including variance explanations on the balance sheet & income statement.
• Supports daily revenue operations (sales orders, invoicing, collections). Including reconciliation of various systems that report sales at month-end.
• Reviews customer contracts for payment obligations and due dates.
• Collaborates with other teams on business changes and new revenue products to ensure accurate recognition and best practices related to revenue accounting, the close process, and internal controls.
• Provides inventory assistance, specifically month-end reconciliations.
• Processes new vendor applications and ensure accurate entry in the accounting system.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• One to four years of prior working experience in an accounting environment supporting month-end close.
• QuickBooks Online experience (preferred).
• Microsoft Suite experience with an emphasis on intermediate Excel skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be detail oriented, with strong analytical skills.
• Must be self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be at least 21 years of age and authorized to work in the US.