Staff Accountant

Job description
Description

POSITION SUMMARY
Responsible for bank reconciliations, maintenance and reconciliation of the General Ledger, daily cash reconciliation, and other accounting related functions.

Pay Range: $44,000 - $62,000

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
• Assist Accounting Manager with month-end closing activity, preparing journal entries and adjustments to the General Ledger (GL) as requested
• Perform monthly accruals, calculate sales tax returns for store, and calculate quarterly B O taxes as well as prepare Use Tax return data
• Responsible for monthly review of the General Ledger
• Analyze asset and liability accounts for year-end review to include documentation of activity.
• Answers accounting and financial questions by researching and interpreting data
• Responsible for accounts payable activities including receiving and coding invoices and remitting payments
• Responsible for reconciling corporate credit card activity
• Responsible for accounts payable entries and reconciliations
• Keep up to date with daily banking, entries and transfers of bank accounts
• Responsible for responding to disputes customers have filed with their credit card company
• Responsible for utility account maintenance
• Other tasks or assignments as requested
• Protects organizations value by keeping information confidential

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately
• Financial Aptitude - Ability to understand and explain economic and accounting information.
• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of other.
• Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.
• Business Acumen - Ability to grasp and understand business concepts and issues.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
• Interpersonal - Ability to get along with a variety of personalities and individuals.
• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
• Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
• Problem Solving - Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems.
• Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• Judgment - The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information.

Tempur Sealy is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type based upon race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, ****** orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Requirements

SKILLS ABILITIES
• Education: Bachelor's Degree (four year college or university)
• Experience: Two years experience
• Computer Skills: Microsoft Office and Excel

Other Requirements
• This position, at the request of management, will participate in continuing education training. This training will be chosen to enhance the professional level of the position as well as increase the overall knowledge of the department.

United States
Kentucky
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