Job Title: General Accountant
Department: Controller/Accounting
Reports to: Controller
FLSA: Exempt
Summary:
The objective of the General Accountant prepares balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other financial reports. They are responsible for analyzing the latest trends, costs, revenues, and financial commitment incurred to predict future revenues. They usually handle organization finance and management and provide recommendations about various resource applications
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
• Produce asset, liability and capital account entries and assess account information
• Prepare financial transaction by entering data
• Recommending financial action by analyzing accounting options
• Condensing current financial status by collecting data, processing balance sheet, and profit and loss statements
• Support financial transactions by auditing documents
• Supervising regular accounting process like journal entries with monthly closure accounts
• Arranging all company financial programs and secure compliance to the budgetary requirement
• Examine and predict the financial requirement for the company
• Monitor all financial transaction in a company
• Implement all account payable check activation and wire transactions
• Controlling departments in accounting reconciliation process monthly
• Directing all banking transaction and overseeing data assessing procedures
• Managing financial related programs and documents including plans and programs
• Observing account reconciliation, tax, and calculations including cost accounting with factory date recording process.
• Maintaining internal expenses in the company secure
• Designing and managing audit schedules for external audit processer
• Develop budgetary plans for processing as per requirement
• Perform includes preparing daily cash report,
• Assisting in preparing financial statement accordance with GAAP
• Post daily journal entries based on daily accounting activity
• Prepare monthly reconciliation
• Reconcile sales revenue regularly
• Assist in handling financial records by maintaining compliances with company policies and procedures.
• Must have a strong work ethic and lead by example
• Must be a professional, credible, and respected representative of the institution internally and in the community
• Demonstrated willingness and ability to act ethically and socially responsible
• Ability to communicate in a courteous manner
• Performs other duties as assigned by Controller or designee.
The omission of specific statement of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.
II. TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:
• Punctual, reliable and must have strong communication skill.
• In-depth knowledge about accounting regulations and procedures including GAAP.
• Experience handling accounting software like Fresh Book and QuickBook.
• Advanced skill in MS Excel including pivot tables.
• Expert handling general ledger function.
• Strong attention to details with great analytical skills.
• Awareness of business trend and expert create a financial statement.
• Expert managing general ledger function and month-end close process.
• Accuracy, aptitude for numbers and aptitude skills.
• Knowledge about reporting standard and experience in researching accounting issues.
• Knowledge of the budget preparation process and procedures.
• Excellent business writing and data analytical skills.
• Sound understanding of accounting procedures and practice.
• Ability to work accurately, methodically and to meet deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal relationships and promote process improvement.
• Demonstrated mature sense of judgment.
• Competence in the use of standard Microsoft software (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint).
• Familiarity with ERP systems, such as Ellucian Colleague or Banner
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline. Experience preferred.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, and climb or balance. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Employment is contingent upon successfully completing a criminal background check as mandated by East Central University.
Official transcripts for positions which require a post-secondary undergraduate degree, advanced degree and/or certification must be presented upon hire.
Salary Range: $50,000-$60,000 (Commensurate with qualifications and experience)
TO APPLY: Applications should consist of (1) a detailed cover letter addressing the expectations of the position; (2) a current resume/curriculum vitae; (3) a list of three professional references with complete contact information and a notation describing the work relationship with each; (4) unofficial transcripts from all degrees; and (5) a completed *Disclosure Statement. (Official transcripts are required upon hiring.)
Applications should be sent electronically to Employment Services at es@ecok.edu. Application review will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. For more information about ECU, visit our website at http://www.ecok.edu.
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