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Staff Accountant
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What they do
An Accountant organizes and maintains financial records and prepares financial statements for companies and organizations. Works as a public accountant (prepares financial documents where public disclosure is required by law, such as business balance sheets and tax returns), management accountant (prepares financial information for internal use by a company) or government accountant (maintains records for government agencies).
$73,951 / year median in Alabama
+7% projected growth
Job Description
- Reconcile daily bank activity and intercompany accounts to ensure timely and accurate financial records.
- Prepare and post recurring, prepaid, payroll, fuel, equipment, and month-end accrual journal entries.
- Review general ledger activity, including R&M and Small Tools accounts, and reclassify capitalizable costs as needed.
- Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations and supporting work papers for assigned accounts.
- Analyze equipment, fuel, and project-related costs; coordinate with Billing, Fleet, and Equipment teams to resolve variances and ensure proper allocation.
- Support month-end closing, fixed price reporting, job profitability reporting, and other financial analysis as needed.
- Assist with annual audit requests, ad-hoc reporting, data entry, and other accounting projects as assigned. Skills and Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in accounting
- Prefer 3-5 years of accounting experience, project accounting a plus
- Understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to manage time to meet monthly deadlines
- Maintain strict confidentiality of corporate financial data
- Proficiency with QuickBooks or standard ERP software (e.g. Dynamics)
- Strong Excel skills to include Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP
- Excellent written/verbal communication skills to collaborate with other departments and business units