(ACC1)-Accountant I

Job Information

General Responsibilities:

Under general supervision, applies accounting principles to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports by performing the following duties. These duties include but are not limited to properly analyzing and recording the company’s assets-capital and non-capital, its inventory, and related liabilities, and the proper recording of cash, accounts receivable, investments, debt, and cost of capital.

Essential Job Functions:

• Compiles and analyzes financial information to prepare journal entries for the general ledger to completely document business transactions and prepare related reconciliations
• Performs analysis to determine trends, estimates, and significant changes; writes narrative reports explaining findings
• Analyzes financial information detailing assets, liabilities, and capital
• to assist in preparing the balance sheet, income statement, and other reports to summarize and interpret current and projected company financial position
• Review and prepare bank reconciliations
• Prepare financial and other monthly reports for executive management
• Track and report monthly progress on The Board's spend regarding the HUBE report
• Record transactions related to investments to include purchases, sales, interest accruals and payments, premiums, and discounts
• Capitalize fixed assets and capital projects as needed
• Assign proper general ledger accounts to project cost line items Review individual project cost statements and submit them for invoicing or payment
• Participates in the rotation of the month-end close-out process
• Support the annual audit process by providing the requested supporting documentation needed
• Record transactions related to long-term debt to include interest accruals, premiums and discounts, principal and interest payments, bond issue costs, and gains and losses
• Prepare and process Unclaimed Property in accordance with state requirements
• Perform inventory accounting functions of equipment and chemicals This requires daily, weekly and monthly routines to ensure the accuracy of reported data for payment
• Identifies and resolves problems and inconsistencies and suggests appropriate corrective procedures
• Provide backup support to the accounts payable function as needed
• May be required to work past normal/regular hours to meet departmental deadlines
• Perform all work safely in accordance with established safety policies and procedures Comply with all safety and health standards and guidelines issued by management
• Perform other duties as assigned
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Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in accounting required. 

Certifications

Experience:

Six (6) months of experience in accounting or finance department setting preferred. Analytical skills, general ledger journal entries, reconciliations, and budget line items experience preferred. Experience preferred with: 

• Cash and accounts receivable 
• Unclaimed Property 
• Investments and Long-Term debt  
• Fixed assets using project costs (strongly preferred) 
• Payroll  
• SAP or other ERP system 

Supervision:

None

Physical Demands:

• Ability to stand, walk or sit for extended periods of time 
• Reaching by extending hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction 
• Finger dexterity required to manipulate objects with fingers rather than with whole hand(s) or arm(s), for example, using a keyboard 
• Communication skills using the spoken word 
• Ability to see within normal parameters 
• Ability to hear within normal range 
• Ability to move about 

Working Environment:

Moderate Noise (Business Office)