Staff Accountant
Department
Accounting & Finance
Reports to
Accounting Manager
Primary Responsibilities
The Staff Accountant will share responsibilities over a broad range of Accounting and Finance functions, such as accounts receivable, accounts payable, sales & use tax compliance, expense reporting, inventory control, the month-end close process, and financial planning and analysis.
General
- Assist with the evaluation, setup, and maintenance of new customers and vendors.
- Review transactions posted in ERP system for accuracy, compliance and use tax accruals.
- Prepare and file monthly, quarterly, and annual sales tax returns.
Evaluation and ongoing tracking of state nexus status and registration, as needed. - Assist with month-end closing of balance sheet and income statement (e.g. revenue and expense recognition, account reconciliations).
Assist with cost tracking, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
Identify and implement opportunities for improvement. - Other projects / reporting, as needed.
Accounts Receivable
- Support timely and accurate customer invoicing.
- Support proactive collection of customer balances.
- Collaborate with customers and coworkers to resolve billing and collection issues.
- Post incoming payments.
Accounts Payable
- Support full cycle accounts payable duties including verifying accuracy of vendor invoices, obtaining approvals, vouchering, general ledger coding and payment scheduling.
- Review and validate AP postings by coworkers within the Accounting Department.
- Check payment support; (printing/mailing checks)
- Responding to vendor inquiries, reconciling vendor statements, and researching discrepancies.
- 1099 reporting support.
- Train new coworkers on expense reporting process and assist them with submissions, as needed.
- Review submitted expense reports for accuracy and compliance.
- Track status of purchase orders, AP invoices and expense reports to ensure timely processing.
Knowledge and Skill Requirements
- 3+ Years of Accounting Experience Relevant to Responsibilities Listed Above
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting Preferred, or Additional Comparable Experience
- Experience with general ledger is required
- Experience with ERP Systems
- Intermediate Excel (pivot tables, sumif, if, lookups)
- Strong Written and Verbal Communication Skills
- Comfortable in fast paced environment
- Driven, Highly Self-Motivated
- Detail & Customer Focus Oriented
- Discretion (This role will have access to sensitive information and must maintain confidentiality)
- Not Required, but Relevant & Desirable:
- Leadership Experience
- Experience with SAP Business One
- Experience with Avalara Sales Tax Tool
- Experience with Concur Expense Reporting Platform
- Excel Macros / RPA / Other Automation Tools
- Data Visualization (Tableau, Power BI, Think-Cell)
- Advanced Presentation Design (e.g. PowerPoint)
Working Conditions
Working conditions are standard for a hybrid and/or office environment with 1-2 office visits per week.
Disclaimer
This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.
Vision
To become the world-wide leader of storage and network connectivity products/solutions for large enterprise data centers.
Mission
To be the trusted advisor for storage and network connectivity solutions by combining our unique products, technical expertise, and services that exceed our customers’ expectations.
Purpose
To create a culture, and a company that changes the lives of our coworkers, customers, and community.