Staff Accountant

Job Description

Plans, organizes, and coordinates timely and accurate preparation of internal and corporate financial information to ensure compliance with US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Conducts and oversees technical accounting research related to new and proposed accounting standards as well as development and implementation of related accounting policies.

Responsibilities

• Documents and reviews technical accounting assessments, creates course of action based on results, and articulates conclusions in accounting memos for management and auditors.
• Follows up as needed to answer questions or provide direction.
• Manages revenue recognition process.
• Codifies recognition procedure, instructs staff on process, monitors on effectiveness of process to ensure results are reported as required, and modifies process as needed based on feedback or regulatory changes.
• Leads Finance project teams as needed to solve business issues. Identifies need, forms team, sets priorities and milestones, tracks progress, troubleshoots issues encountered, provides status reports to management, and ensures successful implementation of results reached.
• Participates with other Finance areas to implement and maintain best practice accounting processes.
• Raises issues, provides company perspective on practices used, and introduces necessary changes to stay in compliance with desired parent company direction.
• Manages the external quarterly reviews and year-end audit.
• Meets with auditors to determine needs, discusses issues and conclusions reached, and ensures they have information needed to complete thorough and complete audit.
• Manages the month-end close process, internal reporting of results, and quarterly financial reporting to GPC.
• Meets regularly to ensure timeliness of close, troubleshoots as needed to resolve issues, and works to improve process wherever possible

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in audit and financial reporting, of which the majority are with a Big 4 public accounting firm.
• Minimum of 3 years of supervisory experience
• Bachelor Degree in Accounting, or equivalent experience, required
• Active CPA license required
• High level of proficiency in MS Excel and Word
• Hands-on experience with financial and accounting reporting systems
• Industry experience with multiple element revenue arrangements preferred alternatively, must have recent experience auditing entities with multiple element revenue arrangements
• SEC public audit/reporting experience required
• Work performed in a typical office environment
• Minimal travel required

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