Accountant II- Cost Accountant

Position Purpose

Responsible for moderately complex accounting activities relating to the maintenance of a complete and accurate general ledger and/or the resultant managerial reports and/or financial statements.

Logistics

• Full-time position (40-hours/week)
• Monday-Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm
• Working on-site at 2401 Faraway Dr., Columbia, SC 29223

What You’ll Do

• Reconciles assigned general ledger accounts of routine to moderate complexity.
• Initiates and/or processes journal entries into various accounts.
• Performs reviews of various systems activities for Financial and/or Operational reporting, which may include upper-level review of co-workers or next level review.
• Prepares financial reports for financial analysis, forecasting, trending, budgeting, and/or results analysis to ensure transactions in the ledger tie to statistical files and/or various financial reports.
• Performs analyses of financial data to identify problem areas and/or report to management.
• Prepares supporting reports and/or spreadsheets required to prepare financial reports.
• Prepares spreadsheets for daily and/or monthly balancing and/or reconciling.
• Researches and/or completes account reconciliations to maintain accurate general ledger accounts.
• Resolves out of balance situations and/or ensures outstanding items do not exceed standard timeframe.
• Maintains documentation of work papers including costing, invoicing, allocation and/or other required auditable documents.
• Affords assistance with all audit preparation and/or review.
• Affords assistance in directing activities of staff or a function.

To Qualify for This Position, You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s in a job-related field with 24 semester hours in accounting.
• 2 years of accounting experience.
• Knows fundamental accounting concepts, practices and procedures.
• Possesses good communication, organizational and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Microsoft Office.
• Ability to use data retrieval applications.

We Prefer That You Have The Following

• Cost accounting experience.

What We Can Do For You

• Subsidized health plans, dental and vision coverage.
• 401k retirement savings plan with company match.
• Life Insurance.
• Paid Time Off (PTO).
• On-site cafeterias and fitness centers in major locations.
• Education Assistance.
• Service Recognition.
• National discounts to movies, theaters, zoos, theme parks and more.