Job description
Accountant II - Urgently Hiring!!
Salaried / full-time position
Department: Accounting
Reports to: Accounting Manager
Scheduled Hours/Shift/Days: Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 5:30pm
Career Recruiting Specialists is partners with a major public service and communication company located near the Warner Robins/Ft Valley, GA area. We are seeking an experienced accountant with a minimum of 4 years of experience to work with a major communications company. This company has excellent benefits (including pension plan) and offers a competitive salary. This is a direct hire/permanent position.
Job Summary:
- The Accountant II supports financial operations by
- performing complex accounting services related to preparing, analyzing,
- maintaining, and reviewing various financial statements, records, and
- reports.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Month-End Close Process. Prepare monthly general and standard
- journal entries, income and balance sheet statements, account
- reconciliations, and various other accounting statements and reports
- for multiple divisions, the pension plan, post-retirement plan, and
- non-operating divisions.
- Review Tower lease agreements, create, maintain, and reconcile
- Towers lease schedules, record sales invoices and post subsequent
- cash receipts, and maintain PS Tower’s books monthly.
- Prepare federal, state, and other regulatory reports, ensuring
- compliance with established guidelines; stay informed of
- governmental regulations and procedures affecting the institution’s
- finance and accounting procedures.
- Prepare and file sales tax returns for multiple divisions.
- Reconcile bank accounts monthly for multiple divisions.
- Maintain CONTINUING PROPERTY RECORDS for multiple divisions;
- specifically, Public Service Telephone.
- File Property and Real Property tax returns for multiple divisions
- (including non-operating).
- Complete quarterly information request for UAF and 499Q filings for
- multiple divisions.
- Close work orders and reconcile assets for all companies monthly.
- Assist in taking physical count of inventory each year and reconcile
- the physical count to the perpetual count.
- Responding to information requests and assistance with regulatory
- and financial audits.
- Ability to apply broad knowledge of advanced accounting methods
- and procedures.
- Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.
- Assist Accounting Manager and Controller with all other projects as
- directed.
- Secondary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Write reports in Financial Designer module.
- Serve as backup for Accountant I in all job duties.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
- Minimum of 5 years of accounting experience. In-depth understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
- (GAAP).
- Requires ADVANCED EXCEL EXPERIENCE
- Excellent organizational and analytical skills and ability to multi-task.
- Ability to work independently and as a team.
- Strong knowledge and proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, and
- Outlook. Must be able to write formulas, create pivot tables,
- proficient with all “lookup”, etc in excel.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability and willingness to maintain confidentiality.
- Proven systems knowledge in Oracle, PeopleSoft, Sage, or other ERP
- system.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and
- priorities at one time and consistently achieve results on a timely
- basis.
- Experience working with intercompany transactions and
- reconciliations preferred.
Working Conditions
- Works in temperature-controlled office environment.
- Minimal travel.
- High visibility of behavior.
- Moderate physical activity (lifting, stretching, standing).
- High activity, multiple deadlines, frequent interruptions.
- Fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
Benefits:
- 401(k) 5% Match
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- Pension Plan
Experience level:
If you meet the qualifications for this position, please submit your resume and cover letter for consideration. We look forward to reviewing your application.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $90,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) 5% Match
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Profit sharing
- Vision insurance
Experience level:
Schedule:
Supplemental pay types:
Work Location: In person