Staff Accountant
Responsibilities:
• Review accounting activity for two separate entities, identify errors in prior-period records, and post well-supported corrections to improve the accuracy of the books.
• Compare QuickBooks Desktop data against bank activity and investigate mismatches so account balances reflect actual financial transactions.
• Examine uncleared items, including stale checks and transactions needing classification, and determine the appropriate accounting treatment for each item.
• Prepare and record journal entries related to historical cleanup, accrual resolution, and balance sheet adjustments with clear supporting documentation.
• Assess tax-related postings, including corporate and sales tax entries, and make corrections that maintain consistency with returns already filed.
• Record loan and liability activity that has not yet been captured, ensuring amounts are classified properly and tied to available support.
• Review fixed asset balances and implement prior-period depreciation entries to establish accurate schedules going forward.
• Validate lease-related accounting to confirm obligations, payments, and related entries are complete and recorded correctly.
• Maintain separation between the financial records of each entity while applying a consistent reconciliation and cleanup approach across both sets of books.
• Produce a clear audit trail of changes made and help establish a more reliable accounting structure for ongoing reporting accuracy in QuickBooks Desktop.
Qualifications:
• Experience working as a Staff Accountant or in a similar accounting role with responsibility for general ledger accuracy and reconciliations.• Proficiency with QuickBooks Desktop, including research, account analysis, and posting adjusting journal entries.
• Strong knowledge of bank reconciliations, historical account cleanup, and resolution of outstanding transactions.
• Understanding of corporate tax, sales tax, and the accounting impact of tax-related entries on financial records.
• Ability to analyze prior-period activity and make corrections without compromising the integrity of previously filed tax returns.
• Familiarity with fixed assets, depreciation, loans, liabilities, and lease-related accounting concepts.
• High attention to detail with the ability to organize supporting documentation and maintain a thorough audit trail.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage work across multiple entities independently.
Compensation
$27.00-$30.00 HourlyAbout Us
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