Staff Accountant

Responsibilities

• Compiles and analyzes financial information to post entries to general ledger accounts, and document business transactions.
• Maintain General Ledger and recording of journal entries to support auditable, accurate financial statements in a deadline driven environment (5-day month-end close timeline).
• Record monthly food inventory balances and transfers between locations based on information provided by Operations.
• Oversee daily bank reconciliation activity in Oracle Cash Management performed by outsource providers and providing guidance on coding.
• Responsible for analyzing and reporting daily cash flow.
• Review and approve coding for purchase requisitions.
• Maintain documentation in support of all entries, accruals, reconciliations, and journal entries as part of completeness and accuracy documentation in support of internal controls over financial reporting.
• Cross-departmental collaboration with different departments to achieve optimal business outcomes.
• Prepare monthly account reconciliations as well as variance explanations and documentation.
• Responsible for processing payroll journals, collaboration with Payroll, and providing explanations for payroll analytics.
• Audit/Review of corporate card expenses.
• Perform account analysis and research any variances.
• Other duties as necessary and assigned by management and supervisory personnel.

Competencies

• Solid understanding and ability to read and interpret financial statements.
• Strong use of MS Excel, MS Word, and MS Outlook.
• Team player who can multi-task in a fast paced, high-volume environment who is flexible and can adapt to changing priorities.

Education and/or Experience

• BS in Accounting required.
• 1-3 years related work experience preferably with public company/industry month-end close experience; mid-size to large public accounting firm experience a plus.
• Systems experience with Oracle (preferably Fusion Cloud).