Junior Staff Accountant

Suddath Companies • Jacksonville, FL

22d

About The Position

Why Choose Suddath to “Move” your Career to the Next Level? At Suddath, you can be part of something special and inclusive! Join a team that has a 100+ year reputation for excellence as an innovative, growing and financially stable company that is dedicated to promoting a culture that thrives on inclusion and diversity. From numerous awards to being recognized as one of the best places to work, Suddath offers a caring, family environment while providing relocation and logistics services to people and companies all around the world. General position summary: Coordinate accounts payable and help maintain financial records for the company.

Requirements

• Proficient in Microsoft Office products with at least an intermediate level knowledge of Excel (Vlookup, pivot table, external content, etc.)
• Must be highly skilled in dealing with financial and numeric data and have excellent verbal/writing skills.
• Must be willing and able to work with several different departments/locations and manage multiple tasks daily.
• Excellent attention to detail and follow-through.
• Bachelor’s Degree and 2 years of experience in general ledger accounting (international and intercompany transactional experience preferred but not required)
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, and the ability to learn and effectively use software applications such as move management, accounting/billing, HRIS, timekeeping and other applications used in the performance of job duties.
• Ability to prioritize and re-prioritize as situations and needs change throughout the workday
• Ability to multi-task and organize workflow to manage daily responsibilities, meet deadlines and prioritize work

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Great Plains and QuickBooks would be helpful but not required.
• Prior experience in the moving industry is highly desired but also not required.
• international and intercompany transactional experience preferred but not required

Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries, General Ledger account analysis, roll forwards, and other analysis required for the month-end close.
• Calculation and reconciliation of commissions, referrals, audit and filing fees, rebates, etc.
• Administration duties to include setting up contractors within moving software.
• General ledger account analysis with understanding of causes for variances to prior month and previous year.
• Editing and reconciling financial reports and providing resolutions for accounting issues.
• Complete understanding of accounting principles and policies.
• Experience processing 1099s and estimated taxes.
• Complete quarterly balance sheet reconciliations for A/R, Prepaid Expenses, Inventory, Other Assets & Liabilities / Reserves
• Special projects as required
• Understand and assist in management of financial controls
• Working knowledge of Accounting Operations (A/P, A/R, Billing, Document Mgmt)
• Workload and workflow management
• Identify process efficiencies
• Ability to multi-task and organize workflow to manage daily responsibilities, meet deadlines, and prioritize work

Benefits

• A competitive wage with a comprehensive benefits package, including a 401(k) plan with company matching
• Weekly pay for hourly-paid employees.
• Biweekly pay for salaried employees.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid company holidays
• A tuition reimbursement plan where employees are encouraged to continue their education and development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees