Staff Accountant II

Job Summary:

The Staff Accountant II is an integral member of the JOA accounting team, performing specific tasks and requirements designed to support internal customers while ensuring compliance to GAAP. In addition, this position backs up other team members and is responsible for monitoring and reconciling various general ledger accounts.

Job Responsibilities & Essential Functions of the Job:

• Maintain the fixed asset system (FAS) and reconcile general ledger
• Responsible for leading the capital budget meetings and quarterly review with department heads
• Responsible for completing annual Federal and State fixed asset reports
• Partner with the sales organization to gather information required to set up new customers in ERP
• Run the Dunn & Bradstreet (D&B) credit reports to establish credit terms.
• Oversee the employee credit card process and procedures. Assist employees with credit card issues (declines, blocked and fraud related issues)
• Review and recommend credit card process improvements and research other potential credit card providers staying current with enhancements
• Provide various A/R monthly and yearly reporting
• Provide recommendations to responsible parties to drive improvement of AR metrics
• Backup for the customer cash application process
• Develop projects to improve departmental efficiencies
• Back up for follow up with customers on past due payments
• Analyze standard inventory cost variances after IT runs quarterly mass roll
• Develop projects to improve departmental efficiencies
• Maintain and confirm accounting policies and procedures are following GAAP
• Research and recommend new or enhanced procedures for the company
• Calculate cost of goods sold for spare parts and small kit sales
• Recommend price increases based on analysis of COP reporting
• Back up for international sales shipping values (customs documentation)
• Create the weekly customer AR aging report (Excel version)
• Interface and post sales, accounts receivable, inventory management, and job cost to GL weekly
• Responsible for inventory reconciliation, reserves, cost rolls and impairment.
• Review and recommend changes to the obsolescence report based off job experience
• Participates as part of the accounting team with the month end close process
• Assist with AR and travel invoicing

Occasional Job Responsibilities:

• Backup and support cost accounting revenue recognition activities
• Provide back up support for Accounts Payable as needed

• Backup for ACH and Wire transactions
• Backup for accounts payable vouching
• Assist with government census reports
• Assist with annual year end audit
• Assist with the annual budget process
• Create the annual budget book
• Backup daily time approval posting
• Liaison for purchasing on account numbers
• Mentor accounting intern
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance required
• 2-4 years of relevant accounting experience preferred
• Previous exposure to Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets and Job Costing is a plus
• Demonstrated basic knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and internal controls
• Intermediate experience in Microsoft Office - Excel, with basic understanding of Word and PowerPoint
• Demonstrated capability to develop, write and follow procedures