Staff Accountant

About the role

The Staff Accountant will support the month close processes, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and job cost reporting. This position will work under the supervision of the accounting compliance manager. Other responsibilities include assisting in independent external financial audits as needed.

Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries accurately and timely according to month close schedule
• Prepare general ledger account reconciliations according to internal control processes
• Auxiliary operational project teams with financial reporting by entering and maintaining the contract and budgets within the accounting software
• Communicate clearly and effectively with internal teams to deliver solutions for accounting and financial questions
• Auxiliary external auditors by gathering supporting documentation to ensure documentation is provided timely for annual and quarterly financial statement audits
• Auxiliary with new or ad hoc requests from internal teams
• Protect organization's value by keeping information confidential

Requirements

• Must be able to legally work in the United States
• Must be willing to work in a drug-free environment and agree to a post-offer drug test
• Must be willing to work safely and keep OSHA recordable incidents to a minimum
• Comprehensive knowledge of industry standards and accounting principles; must be proficient with MS Office
• Good verbal and written communication skills. Ability to effectively plan and organize to meet project deadlines
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required
• 1+ years of working as a staff accountant or with General Ledger
• Thorough knowledge of U.S. GAAP
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Qualifications

• Must be able to legally work in the United States
• Must be willing to work in a drug-free environment and agree to a post-offer drug test
• Must be willing to work safely and keep OSHA recordable incidents to a minimum
• Comprehensive knowledge of industry standards and accounting principles; must be proficient with MS Office
• Good verbal and written communication skills. Ability to effectively plan and organize to meet project deadlines
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required
• 1+ years of working as a staff accountant or with General Ledger
• Thorough knowledge of U.S. GAAP
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Skills

• Ability to work with accounting concepts and related calculations
• Knowledge of operating expenses, profit, etc.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
• Solving practical problems and dealing with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Knowledge of Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software, reporting tools related to databases

Benefits

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public

Pay

$65k

Schedule

Not specified

Qualifications

• Current driver's license
• Goal of having at least 7% of workers as people with disabilities

Equal Opportunity Employer

Southland Holdings is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/H/V