Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant

Manchester, NH

Description

The Staff Accountant is responsible for the preparation of the payroll process, financial documents, reports and statements. The Staff Accountant also acts as a backup for the Accounts Payable/Escrow role. The Staff Accountant works closely with the Accounts Payable/Escrow Specialist and the Finance Manager.  

Responsibilities:

• Payroll Bi-weekly 
• Multisite Payroll Reporting
• Process Wage Changes
• Track and Process Third Party Short-Term Disability Payments
• Process Bonus and other special payrolls
• Preparation of Payroll Schedules and Special Calculations
• 401k Updates
• Bi-weekly Internal 401k Audit
• Retrieving Bank Information
• Recurring Journal Entries
• Monthly Bank Statements
• Monthly Financial Reporting Package
• Quarterly Tax Reconciliation
• Compile Financial Statistics Reports
• Assist with Annual Compensation Process
• Annual Abandoned Property Reporting
• Annual Calculation of Benefit Salaries
• Mileage Charts & Expense Report updates
• Escrow Request/Wire Review
• Backup for Accounts Payable/Escrow Coordinator
• Assist with Workers Compensation, Professional Liability and General Business Insurance Renewals
• Various Ad Hoc Spreadsheets/Calculations Associated with Year-End
• Assist with various schedules for Tax Return preparation
• Assist with Workers Compensation Audit Prep
• Assist with Annual 401k audit
• Assist with Annual Budget Preparation 
• Year End Accrual Reversals
• Assist with year-end close
• Work with Finance Manager on various other priorities throughout the year
• Other duties and projects as assigned

Requirements

• 5+ years comparable experience in a professional setting specifically in a Staff Accountant role
• Experience preparing and processing payroll 
• Proven experience working with spreadsheets efficiently
• Proven experience following processes and procedures
• Proficient with 10-key for data entry with a high degree of accuracy
• Proficient in Microsoft Office: Excel, Word and Outlook
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Excellent organization skills and attention to detail