Staff Accountant

Overview

The Staff Accountant position primarily supports the Finance Manager and the rest of the G/L Team through reconciliation, expense analysis, maintaining the general ledger, month-end close, and other duties as assigned. This is a hybrid position, based out of our Kansas office 3 days a week.

• Reconcile bank statements, credit card statements, and other Balance Sheet accounts to ensure accuracy and completeness, including coordinating clearing unreconciled balances in a timely manner.
• Responsible for Fixed Assets: analyze accounts for FA activity, reporting additions and disposals, maintaining FAS, reconciling FAS and GL balances, recording depreciation, and prepare monthly schedules.
• Prepare expense analysis schedules on assigned P&L accounts used to identify accuracy, aid in month end analysis and reporting, and assists with annual audit and budget preparation.
• Prepare daily cash forecasting reports and weekly cash balance reports.
• Maintain the general ledger, prepare, review and post journal entries including properly identifying intercompany transactions.
• Assist in month-end close by reviewing accounts for accuracy and completeness, and analyze actual to budget variances to provide explanations and identify potential budget moves.
• Analyze and rectify the erroneous postings to various general ledger accounts.
• Assist in budget preparation and analyze budget to actual performance.
• Prepare required surveys by gathering responses to questions and liaison with other team members to complete the surveys by their due date.
• Assist with PBC items for the interim and annual audit.
• Assist with special projects and other related financial analysis.
• Collaborate with other Finance Department members to support overall department goals and objectives, and identify process improvements.
• Other responsibilities as they are assigned.

• 3-5 years of experience in accounting, with a focus on reconciliations, financial transactions and reporting.
• Strong understanding of theoretical accounting principles (GAAP).
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team and the ability to take direction.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to take initiative and recommend process improvement changes.
• Proficiency in MS Office with strong Excel skills.
• 3E and Fixed Asset System experience is a plus.
• Experience in multi-currency system in international organization is a plus.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance required.

The anticipated base salary range offered for this role will be between $65,000 to $85,000 and represents the firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the base compensation range. Actual base compensation will be dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s relevant experience, performance, qualifications, degrees, and location, as well as the needs of the firm.

Milbank LLP