Staff Accountant-Exempt

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The Staff Accountant performs a variety of duties for the Affiliate Department such as the recording and processing of financial information, preparing financial reports and ledgers, and reconciling accounts. The Staff Accountant will also assist the Accounting Manager with research and resolution of discrepancies. The Staff Accountant can also expect to handle communications with vendors, clients, and internal departments.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Data entry, processing, and recording accounting transactions
• Processing supplier invoices for payment within Workday
• Reviewing invoices input into in the system for accounting accuracy as well as proper recording within the general ledger
• Preparing settlement runs for approval and printing checks upon approval
• Prepare certain invoices and recording of payments received
• Preparing bi-weekly Affiliate Book to Bank report and Affiliate Flash report
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual financial statements for affiliate entities
• Communicating and resolving invoice discrepancies with vendors, and other vendor communications
• Prepares quarterly Affiliate Debt report
• Prepares annual Affiliate Property tax report
• Other duties and projects as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities: No

Competencies:

• Solid communication skills, with proficiency in speaking and writing
• Complete or comprehensive understanding of accounting practices and procedures
• Organization, attention to detail, ability to multi-task, productivity and dependability

Education and/or Experience:

• High School Diploma
• 3 - 5 years of experience in accounting
• Associates or Bachelor’s degree in business or accounting an advantage

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• N/A

Computer/Equipment Skills:

• Proficiency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel and Outlook
• Significant experience with software applications such as QuickBooks, Great Plains and Workday

Environmental Factors/Physical Demands:

Work is performed in an office environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have the ability to maintain active customer and employee communication, and access, input and retrieve information from the computer system. May be subject to bending, reaching, kneeling, stooping and lifting up to thirty (30) pounds. 

Full Sail is an Equal Opportunity Employer.