Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | Ledgent

The Tone:
This is a full-time Staff Accountant role at Ledgent Finance & Accounting’s client, located in North Carolina. The organization is actively seeking a detail-oriented and proactive individual to become an integral part of their financial team. This position holds significant importance in maintaining robust and accurate financial records, ensuring operational integrity, and upholding compliance with established accounting procedures. It provides an excellent platform for an individual eager to further develop their professional accounting skills within a supportive and collaborative environment.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, North Carolina
• Pay: $25–$28 hourly
• Mission: To ensure the accurate and timely recording of financial transactions and maintenance of key accounts according to GAAP.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Balance Sheet Reconciliation: Reconcile all balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis, strictly adhering to Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP) to ensure financial accuracy and compliance.
• Bank Reconciliation: Perform thorough reconciliations of bank accounts to match internal records with bank statements, identifying and resolving any discrepancies promptly.
• Check Management: Take responsibility for identifying outdated checks, processing their voidance, and accurately recording the necessary accounting entries to maintain up-to-date financial records.
• Journal Entry Posting: Accurately and efficiently post a variety of journal entries into the accounting system, ensuring all financial transactions are correctly reflected.
• Prepaid Account Maintenance: Oversee the monthly maintenance, recording, and updating of all prepaid accounts, ensuring their balances are current and properly allocated over time.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented and proactive professional who is keen to build upon foundational accounting knowledge and develop their career within a financial setting.
• Experience: Practical understanding and some experience with core accounting functions are required, specifically involving balance sheet reconciliations, bank reconciliations, accurate journal entry postings, and the management of prepaid accounts.
• Skills: A solid understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP) is essential; demonstrated ability to perform precise and thorough financial reconciliations; strong capability for accurate and efficient journal entry posting; and proficiency in maintaining and updating complex prepaid accounts.