Junior Staff Accountant

At Suddath, you can be part of something special and inclusive!  Join a team that has a 100+ year reputation for excellence as an innovative, growing and financially stable company that is dedicated to promoting a culture that thrives on inclusion and diversity. From numerous awards to being recognized as one of the best places to work, Suddath offers a caring, family environment while providing relocation and logistics services to people and companies all around the world.
** What We Offer!
*** A competitive wage with a comprehensive benefits package, including a 401(k) plan with company matching
* Weekly pay for hourly-paid employees.  Biweekly pay for salaried employees.
* Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid company holidays
* A tuition reimbursement plan where employees are encouraged to continue their education and development
* For more information on our benefit offerings, please visit  and scroll down to view our employee benefits.
** General position summary:
** Coordinate accounts payable and help maintain financial records for the company.
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* Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

*** Prepare journal entries, General Ledger account analysis, roll forwards, and other analysis required for the month-end close.
* Calculation and reconciliation of commissions, referrals, audit and filing fees, rebates, etc.
* Administration duties to include setting up contractors within moving software.
* General ledger account analysis with understanding of causes for variances to prior month and previous year.
* Editing and reconciling financial reports and providing resolutions for accounting issues.
Complete understanding of accounting principles and policies.
* Experience processing 1099s and estimated taxes.
* Complete quarterly balance sheet reconciliations for A/R, Prepaid Expenses, Inventory, Other Assets & Liabilities / Reserves
* Special projects as required
* Understand and assist in management of financial controls
* Working knowledge of Accounting Operations (A/P, A/R, Billing, Document Mgmt)
* Workload and workflow management
* Identify process efficiencies
* Ability to multi-task and organize workflow to manage daily responsibilities, meet deadlines, and prioritize work                                       
** Job

Skills:

*** Proficient in Microsoft Office products with at least an intermediate level knowledge of Excel (Vlookup, pivot table, external content, etc.)
* Experience with Great Plains and Quick Books would be helpful but not required.
* Prior experience in the moving industry is highly desired but also not required.
* Must be highly skilled in dealing with financial and numeric data and have excellent verbal/writing skills.
* Must be willing and able to work with several different departments/locations and manage multiple tasks daily.
* Excellent attention to detail and follow-through.
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* Education & Experience:

** Bachelor’s Degree and 2 years of experience in general ledger accounting (international and intercompany transactional experience preferred but not required)
** Language

Skills:

*** Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
* Ability to write routine reports.
* Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
** Mathematical

Skills:

*** Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
* Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
** Reasoning Ability:
*** Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
* Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
** Computer Operations:
*** To perform this job successfully, an individual should have strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, and the ability to learn and effectively use software applications such as move management, accounting/billing, HRIS, timekeeping and other applications used in the performance of job duties.
** Planning/Organization:
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