Staff Accountant

Company: SkillsetGroup
Location: Paramount
Posted on: January 11, 2021

Job Description:

RESPONSIBILITIES: -- Responsible for accounting records, journal entries, accounts payable postings, and bank reconciliations. -- Completes monthly balance sheet and P&L reconciliations -- Prepares month-end journal entries with supporting worksheets, including expense allocations, monthly accruals, amortization of prepaid expenses, fixed assets depreciation and recording of adjusting and reclassification journal entries, if necessary -- Reconcile inter-companies--- transactions -- Monitor accounting transactions to resolve discrepancies and make reconciliation adjustments accordingly. -- Assist with external audit requests. -- Assist the Controller with the day-to-day, monthly, and year-end operations of the Accounting Department -- Perform other work-related duties as assigned QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: -- Bachelor---s degree in Accounting --- A MUST -- Minimum of 5 years of corporate accounting experience. -- 5 years working for a logistics or freight forwarding company --- A MUST -- Thorough understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). -- Advanced Microsoft Excel knowledge required. -- Attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy is essential. -- High level of accountability and ethics with the ability to raise issues or concerns. -- A team player with strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills. Job Requirements: Prepare month-end journal entries for financial statements Prepare monthly journal entries and account reconciliations Prepare monthly journal entries and bank reconciliations Preparing month-end journal entries Preparing month end journal entries Prepare journal entries and month end account reconciliations Prepare Corporate accounting journal entries and prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations Prepare journal entries, accounting reconciliations and month-end close procedures Importing journal entries into accounting software Approve journal entries and account reconciliations Preparing journal entries and account reconciliations Execute monthly journal entries and close accounting periods Preparing journal entries and reconciliations Prepare journal entries and reconciliations Prepare journal entries and bank reconciliations Maintain monthly balance sheet account reconciliations Prepare monthly balance sheet account reconciliations Review monthly balance sheet account reconciliations Prepare journal entries, bank reconciliations and account reconciliations/analysis Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations

Keywords: SkillsetGroup, Paramount , Staff Accountant, Accounting, Auditing , Paramount, California