Position Summary:

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The Staff Accountant will be responsible for moderately complex accounting activities relating to the preparation and analysis of financial statements, various ad hoc internal management reports, including interpretation of data, systems and data flows, maintenance of the general ledger and support of the accounting and finance internal control environment.

Key Accountabilities:

• Be the main point of contact and the initiator for the Accounts Payable process, as a development stage company, the accurate processing of payables and movement of cash is critical to the business.
• Coordinate with team members from Finance, Accounting and other departments as needed, to carry out accounts payable function and any outstanding issues.
• Collaborate with other departments to obtain various financial information as needed
• Assist with vendor maintenance
• Prepare and post monthly journal entries
• Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly and yearly financials
• General ledger analysis of accounts; reconciliation of various general ledger accounts on a monthly basis such as cash and fixed assets
• Preparation of audit schedules in conjunction with annual external audits
• Perform other accounting, financial, and administrative tasks as required by the Controller on an as needed basis
• Assist with ERP system implementation and migration from Sage Intacct to SAP
• Promote a culture of personal responsibility/accountability and open communications
• Ensure fair and ethical policies and practices in all relationships and operations
• Other responsibilities as may be assigned

Qualifications: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to perform the position successfully.

Education, Certificates, and Licenses:

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting required

Experience:

• 1 to 2 years of Accounting experience strongly preferred
• Working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• In depth understanding of accounting concepts and principles
• Proactive and problem-solving attitude, analytic, flexible, team player with social intelligence
• Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and efficient manner
• Advanced skills with MS Excel required.
• Skills with Sage Intacct and SAP – a plus
• Demonstrates professional business level of verbal and written communications skills in task execution
• Demonstrates professional and ethical behavior consistent with Commonwealth’s Values