Accountant IV

Location: Columbia

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* Location:

** This is a
** full-time position (40 hours/week)**, scheduled Monday through Friday in a typical office environment. You will work an
** 8-hour shift
** during our standard business hours of
** 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM**. After a
** 90-day training period**, the role offers a
** hybrid work schedule**—
** three days onsite and two days working from home**. This role is located at
** 17 Technology Circle Columbia, SC 29203.
*** Exercises accounting control over a group of accounts within a given specialized area. Analyzes complex financial data and/or extracts and/or defines relevant information; interprets data for the purpose of determining past financial performance and/or/or to project a financial probability. Records, classifies, and/or summarizes financial transactions and/or events in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Provides information to customers, explains accounting transactions, and/or resolves accounting issues and/or discrepancies.
* Prepares journal entries and/or reconciles the general ledger accounts. Analyzes financial transactions to ensure the proper recording of revenues to the general ledger. Researches expenses and/or explains cost and/or allocation variances. Prepares budget for assigned departments and/or assists cost center managers as needed. Ensures expenses are allocated in accordance with business contracts and/or departmental operating standards.
* Develops financial reports for financial analysis, forecasting, trending, budgeting and/or results analysis. Uses various software applications, such as spreadsheets, relational databases, statistical packages, and/or graphics packages to assemble, manipulate and/or/or format data and/or/or reports.
* Reviews the work of less experienced staff members. Prepares and/or presents training sessions in response to repetitive errors identified in the work performed by those associates. Reviews departmental policies, procedures, and/or forms used by the staff to identify areas of potential improvement in those documents. Suggests updates and/or improvements and/or prepares a preliminary draft of the policies including the updates or improvements as necessary.
* Responds to requests for proposals. Develops rates and/or pricing assumptions. Reviews contract clauses. Prepares miscellaneous documents and/or detailed audit package that supports all elements of the proposal.
* Handle special projects as assigned by department manager and/or or requested by other groups such as, but no limited to, coordination of various internal and/or external audit projects, compilation of data for audits by internal and/or external auditors, functionality of accounting/costing system, coordination and/or implementation of system enhancements and/or releases with information systems and/or working with information systems to test and/or monitor internal controls and/or corrective/preventive actions for department.
* Required

Education:

Bachelor's in a job-related field with 24 semester hours in Accounting. (Anyone hired prior to August 1, 2008, in an accounting position only requires 21 semester hours of Accounting.)
* Required

Work Experience:

8 years of accounting experience.
* Required

Skills and Abilities:

Comprehensive knowledge of fundamental accounting concepts, practices and procedures. Knowledge of mathematical and statistical concepts.
* Able to persuade, influence or negotiate with others. Possesses excellent leadership, communication, organizational and analytical skills. Strong decision-making skills. Ability to work independently.
* Required Software and Tools:
Microsoft Office. Ability to use data retrieval applications.
* Bachelor's degree-in Accounting or other job-related degree.
* 10 + years-of accounting experience.
* Able to write complex queries using database software.
* Experience with Costpoint.
* Detail-oriented experience with account reconciliation, financial reporting and general ledger management.
* Proficient at problem solving, improving processes and ensuring accurate, timely financial data.
* Intermediate to Expert level Microsoft Excel/Access skills.
* Subsidized health plans, dental and vision coverage
* 401k retirement savings plan with company match
* Life Insurance
· Paid Time Off (PTO)
* On-site cafeterias and fitness centers in major locations
* Education Assistance
* Service Recognition
* National discounts to movies, theaters, zoos, theme parks and more.
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