Staff Accountant

Description

Flatter, Inc. (Flatter) is seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to manage full-cycle accounts payable and payroll processing. This role ensures timely and accurate payments, payroll compliance, and supports month‑end close activities. The ideal candidate is organized, analytical, and able to maintain strict confidentiality.

• Accounts Payable:
  • Manage full‑cycle accounts payable processing, including invoice entry, coding, approvals, and payment execution.
  • Review invoices for accuracy, proper authorization, and appropriate general ledger coding.
  • Maintain vendor records and respond to vendor inquiries in a timely manner.
  • Prepare and process weekly check runs, ACH, and check payments.
  • Reconcile vendor statements and resolve discrepancies.
  • Assist with month‑end close by preparing AP accruals and reconciling accounts payable subledger to the general ledger.
  • Ensure compliance with company purchasing policies and internal controls.
  • Prepare and maintain 1099 records and annual filings.
  • Perform monthly corporate credit card reconciliations, ensuring timely submission of receipts and accurate expense coding.
  • Vendor management in Cost Point.
• Payroll:
  • Process semi‑monthly payroll for all employees accurately and on schedule.
  • Maintain payroll records including new hires, terminations, pay rate changes, benefits deductions, and tax with holdings.
  • Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local wage and hour laws.
  • Reconcile payroll reports and general ledger accounts.
  • Coordinate payroll tax filings and ensure timely payment of payroll taxes.
  • Manage year‑end payroll reporting including W‑2 preparation.
  • Respond to employee payroll‑related inquiries.
  • Maintain confidentiality of sensitive employee and compensation information.
• Additional Responsibilities:
  • Handle complex problems and refer more complex issues to management.
  • Work independently with limited supervision.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Ability to meet deadlines.
  • Ability to research and identify solutions.
  • Assist in other accounting duties as needed.
  • Assist with month‑end and year‑end closing processes as needed.
  • Support external audits by providing requested documentation.
  • Participate in process improvements and implementation of accounting best practices.
  • Perform other accounting and administrative duties as assigned.

• Human Resources Capacity
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Project Management
• Communication Proficiency
• Ethical Conduct
• Time Management
• Attention to detail
• Integrity and commitment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.

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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. This is largely a sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand on a stool, as necessary.

• 2-5 Years of Accounting Experience
• Knowledge of Accounting principles
• Knowledge in employee benefit and benefit selection
• Basic payroll tax filing knowledge
• Payroll processing knowledge required

• Bachelor’s Degree Preferred
• Government Accounting knowledge a plus
• Cost Point experience a plus