Staff Accountant

Job Summary

Job Summary: Support the Director of Accounting in carrying out the responsibilities of the Accounting department. Maintains and controls the General ledger accounts and business transactions of the organization by applying Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) that includes analytical work and thorough review of financial records.

• Assist the Director with the day-to-day, period and year end operations of the Accounting department, and interim and annual audits.
• Prepares and reviews general ledger entries, internal and external reporting, general ledger analysis, researches and resolves GAAP issues.
• Provide Accounting support with advertising fund, accounts receivable and cash management.
• Prepare account reconciliations on a period, quarter, and year-end basis in accordance with GAAP.
• Review and research P&L accounts on a weekly and period basis to ensure proper coding of expenses, and compiling tracking data for certain specified types of expenses and/or vendors.
• Cross train with peer team members on accounting tasks.
• Perform such other accounting, financial or administrative tasks as may be required from time to time - quite often at short notice - by the Vice President of Accounting.
• Assist in Cash Management Functions.

Other duties as assigned.

• Education (degree, etc.):
  Bachelors Degree in Accounting/ Finance
• Licenses/Certifications:
  
  CPA or CPA Track preferred
• Experience (years/type): 1-3 years of accounting/ finance in restaurant or retail environment
• Highly skilled in dealing with financial and numeric data with meeting strict deadlines
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Great Plains General ledger experience preferred
• Team player and can collaborate with other teams, internal as well as external to the organization
• Excellent communications skills, written and verbal, with the ability to clearly communicate issues to all levels of management
• Be able to demonstrate attention to details and good record keeping
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

• Planning and Organizing
  - Accomplishes goals through establishing priorities and organizing own workload to meet deadlines in a timely fashion. Manages time wisely and effectively prioritizes multiple, competing tasks. Plans, organizes, and actively manages meetings for maximum productivity.
• Communication
  - Establishes, monitors, and improves communication channels that foster open communications, upward, downward, and among peers. Matches the right medium (e.g., phone, email, etc.) to the message and uses good judgment in sharing information.
• Results Oriented
  - Influences events to achieve or exceed goals. Is dedicated to achieving outcomes without compromising core processes, values, or procedures. Conveys a sense of urgency to make things happen - wants results. Respects the need to balance short- and long-term goals. Have the energy / work ethic to maintain the pace required to produce company results.
• Problem Solving/Decision Making - Considers options and alternative courses of action to make rational and realistic decisions in a timely manner. Asks open-ended questions to gather information and listens carefully to response(s). Uses resources to gather collective ideas on issues to better arrive at a timely decision.

• Ability to sit for extended periods of time.
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time.
• Ability to type and read for extended periods of time.
• Ability to lift or push files when necessary.
• Maintains a healthy balance of personal and work life.

Physical Demands - The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. When performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently walk/stand; moderate sitting and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls;

reach with hands and arms; climb stairs and ladders; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee may be required to travel both within the state of employment and other locations within the United States to attend business meetings or conferences.

Work Environment - Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is moderate.