Staff Accountant

Posted 9 Days Ago
Windy Hills, KY
Junior
Automotive • Hardware • Logistics
The Role
The Financial Analyst compiles and analyzes financial data, prepares reports, performs variance analysis, and reconciles accounts. This role involves evaluating financial trends, ensuring compliance with GAAP, and identifying performance improvement opportunities while promoting teamwork across departments.
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Financial Analyst I

Summary Job Description

Compiles and analyzes financial information for the organization. Creates and analyzes monthly, quarterly, and annual reports and ensures financial information has been recorded accurately. Records journal entries, performs variance analysis and account reconciliations. This position requires strong knowledge/understanding of Cash balance sheet reconciliations. This position Reports to Accounting Supervisor

Primary Duties/Responsibilities

  • Evaluates trends, identifies and investigates unusual or unexpected account variances.
  • Prepares management ad hoc reporting and analysis as needed
  • Reconciles transactions by comparing and correcting data
  • Reconciles balance sheet cash accounts
  • Identifies financial variances by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts
  • Ensures general ledger accounts are maintained in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
  • Identifies opportunities for performance improvement across the organization.
  • Promotes teamwork between operational groups and departments
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; CPA a plus.
  • 2-4 years of relevant experience in corporate finance, financial planning & analysis, or other related fields.
  • Experience with balance sheet cash reconciliations
  • Excellent analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
  • Attention to accuracy and detail required
  • Excellent computer skills, especially with Excel
  • Excellent oral/written communication skills
  • Strong work ethic
  • Team player

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GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.

Top Skills

Excel
The Company
Marietta, GA
4,400 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1928

What We Do

Genuine Parts Company (GPC), founded in 1928, is a global service organization engaged in the distribution of automotive and industrial replacement parts. We serve hundreds of thousands of customers from a network of more than 10,000 locations in 14 countries and have approximately 50,000 employees.

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