Accounting Analyst

Job Purpose:

The Accounting Analyst supports accurate financial reporting, account reconciliations, and analysis of business results. This role assists with month-end close, investigates accounting discrepancies, and prepares reports that help management understand financial performance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare and review journal entries, supporting schedules, and account reconciliations.

• Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing activities.

• Analyze general ledger activity and research unusual balances, transactions, and discrepancies.

• Prepare financial reports and explain variances between actual results, budgets, forecasts, and prior periods.

• Reconcile balance sheet accounts, including cash, prepaid expense, accruals and other assigned accounts.

• Assist with fixed asset records, depreciation schedules, and capital expenditure tracking.

• Review accounting data for accuracy, completeness, and proper classification.

• Collaborate with accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and other departments to resolve accounting issues.

• Prepare schedules and supporting documentation for internal and external audits.

• Maintain organized accounting records and documentation supporting transactions and account balances.

• Follow established accounting policies, approval procedures, and internal controls.

• Identify opportunities to improve reporting, accounting processes, and data accuracy.

• Complete special analyses and other accounting-related assignments as needed.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Any and all other duties assigned by management.

Qualification Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting required.

• Three to five years of experience in accounting, financial analysis or a related accounting role.

• Working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas, pivot tables and lookup functions.

• Ability to learn new ERP systems quickly and adapt to evolving company needs.

• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and problem-solving ability.

• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet reporting deadlines.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to handle confidential financial and employee information appropriately.

Please forward all resumes to [email protected] for Jenna Christ and [email protected] for Ashley Phillips.