Accounting Analyst

Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

The Accounting Analyst will maintain financial records, prepare financial reports, and reconcile accounts to maintain accurate general ledger entries. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, analytical, and highly organized. Their role includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• General Ledger

       -Review weekly AP invoices, paying attention to coding, project codes, period, and purpose.

       -Review weekly Payroll entry, paying attention to headcount, rates, hours, and coding

       -Perform the month-end close process for the assigned business, which includes journal entries, bank reconciliations, accruals, etc.

• Financial Reporting & Analysis

       -Assist in developing annual budget and monthly forecasts.

       -Pull financials for the most recent period and run cost reports and budget to actuals. Communicate findings to operational manager(s). 

       -Identify and research variances to forecast, budget, and prior-year expenses. Proactively identify opportunities for improvement.

      -Create a quarterly financial presentation for review with Senior Management.

• Compilation & Audit Support

      -Close larger period, ensuring a clean activity cutoff and trial balance clean-up.

      -Compile data and prepare schedules as requested by the external audit team.

      -Provide explanations of variance fluctuations and other questions put forth by the audit team.

• Tax & Compliance

     -Assist with B&O/Excise tax filings, property tax filings, business license renewals, issuing 1099’s, sustainability reporting, insurance renewal schedules, etc.

• CAPEX

      -Assist in the annual CapEx process to rank and prioritize projects for efficient capital spend. This includes developing business plans, projecting ROI, EBITDA, and operational impact.

      -Assist in maintaining fixed asset logs, including tracking progress on current year projects and ensuring spend is being captured in line with our capitalization policy.

• Special Projects

     -Support the finance team with special projects, process improvements, and ad hoc financial analysis as needed. This includes software migrations, workflow automation, cleanup of legacy data, and the preparation of custom reports to support cross-functional decision-making. 

Requirements

Experience, Education, and Licensure/Certification Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business administration required.
• 2-5 years of professional accounting   experience preferred

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to collect, absorb, and analyze information quickly and independently.
• MS Office Suite: Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Basic understanding of or ability to quickly learn company product codes and terminology.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to a changing, fast-paced environment.
• Superior   attention to detail and ability to successfully manage multiple competing priorities while maintaining a view of the big picture.
• Demonstrated ability to influence others through effective verbal and written communication.
• Demonstrated ability to drive projects across an organization.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at times.