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About The Position
Ecology Auto Parts Inc. is looking to fill the role of a GL Accountant for its HQ office as it continues to grow the Finance & Accounting team. This is a fast-paced role with the opportunity to learn and develop. The GL Accountant will support the accounting department in the handling of monthly journal entries, account reconciliations (balance sheet, banking and P&L), fixed asset accounting, processing of expense reports, ad hoc reporting and audits. The successful candidate will be an inquisitive self-starter that will require high energy and a willingness to learn new responsibilities quickly. The incumbent will ensure that procedures and practices promote safety and soundness to mitigate fraud or inaccurate reporting utilizing independent judgment and expertise.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting
- 1-3 years of accounting experience
- Advanced Excel skills required, including: VLOOKUP, SUMIFS and Pivot Tables
- Strong communication and organization skills
- Demonstrated time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to work well with a team, but can manage their workload independently
- Enthusiastic, adaptable, and see challenges as an opportunity to grow
Nice To Haves
- CPA preferred but not required
- Experience in Sage 300 and QuickBooks would be valuable in this role
- Prior Prevailing Wage experience HIGHLY PREFERRED
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and participate in the monthly close process including: Preparing monthly journal entries (depreciation, payroll, prepaids, etc.), completing account reconciliations and updating various monthly financial reports
- Maintain accrual schedules (Accrued Expenses, Prepaid, etc.) to complete timely recognition of revenue and expense
- Perform monthly reconciliations of balance sheet accounts; complete reconciliations of expense accounts for reviewing financial results
- Maintain fixed assets in the subledger by ensuring proper departmental expense and appropriate depreciation
- Set up and maintain vendor account information for Accounts Payable
- Analyze P&L to ensure accuracy and predict future results; ability to concisely explain results to leadership
- Review, audit and record employee expense reports in the general ledger
- Ability to work in multiple systems and learn new systems as processes are improved
- Prepare supporting documentation and analytical information for external auditors
- Overall focus on process improvement, challenging the status quo and creating efficiencies
- Ability to work cross functionally to solve business problems and ensuring proper accounting policies and procedures
- Prepare and file State/Local filings as required
- Passionate about documenting procedures for cross training and backfill coverage
- Other duties as assigned
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision insurance
- a 401k plan with employer matching
- generous paid time off
- life insurance coverage
