Tacoma, Washington
Staff Accountant Job Opening in Tacoma, Washington - Come join the #1 West Coast Commercial Real Estate Company! Kidder Mathews is growing, which means it's an exciting time to join! If you want to be all in, roll up your sleeves and help the company grow, please read on!
Job Summary: ( Overall purpose and objective of the job)
The Staff Accountant is responsible for independently applying accounting principles and procedures to analyze financial information, assist with the preparation of accurate and timely financial reports and statements and ensure appropriate accounting control procedures.
Essential Functions : ( The reason this job exists is to perform these functions. These functions are performed regularly, seriously impacts other jobs, and there are a limited number of employees to whom performance of the function can be distributed).
Follow the company?s established accounting processes.
Prepare accounting related entries to numerous registers, journals and logs, providing detailed analysis and explanations of all transactions accurately and on time.
Support accounts payable activities to ensure accuracy and timeliness of invoice creation and entry.
Complete reconciliation for employee expense reports, rents, petty cash and credit cards.
Regularly maintain detailed reconciliations of balance sheet accounts in areas of responsibility (benefit accounts, prepaid accounts, accounts payable, commissions payable, and personal property taxes).
Ensure expenses are allocated accurately.
Maintain allocation tables to ensure correct distribution of expenses.
Maintain fixed asset schedules and post depreciation monthly.
Assist in preparation of personal property tax affidavits.
Partner with other departments to coordinate monthly close.
Reconcile monthly bank statements.
Assist in financial analysis and budgeting.
Participate in various ad hoc projects.
Other Functions: ( Incidental to the purpose or the job. These functions are performed infrequently, and have little consequences to other jobs if not performed).
· Perform other duties or projects as requested.
Supervisory Responsibilities: ( scope of the person?s authority, including a list of jobs that report to this job).
There are no direct supervisory responsibilities
Essential Qualification: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the competencies (minimum knowledge, skill, and ability) required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions).
:
Bachelor?s Degree in Accountancy or equivalent combination of experience and instruction.
Required Knowledge:
PC literate (Internet, Excel, Word, Outlook) and working knowledge of Accounting systems (Great Plains, Microsoft Dynamics or SL preferred).
Experience Required:
5+ years related experience.
Skill and Ability:
Ability to multi-task and utilize resources to execute tasks within a deadline oriented environment.
Accurate, attentive, detail oriented, with strong analytical skills.
Demonstrated financial analysis skills.
Professional and customer-service oriented with the ability to interface with employees, management and clients.
Able to function in a team environment with demonstrated ability in problem solving.
Professional telephone etiquette with excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to prioritize and organize work load in order to meet daily, weekly and monthly deadlines.
Professional level of confidentiality in handling employee information.
Demonstrated high level of initiative and strong trouble shooting skills.
Ability to work outside of normal office hours to meet various deadlines.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $60,000.00 /year
Required education:
Bachelor's
Required experience:
Accounting: 5 years
Required language:
English
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