Staff Accountant - Inmar

June 11, 2010

POSITION SUMMARY

Inmar, Inc. is seeking a professional to join our Accounting team as a Staff Accountant.  Candidate will perform detailed accounting and in-depth review, analysis, and interpretation of the Company's financial activity to explain variances in results and to identify opportunities to increase revenue and/or reduce expenses and provide financial analyses as a management tool.

Major Job Responsibilities

 May include one or more of the following, depending on assigned area:

  1. Assists with month-end financial close process: 
    • Prepares and posts complex journal entries
    • Records cash receipts/disbursements initiated by other departments
    • Reviews check registers maintained by subsidiary company for propriety, documentation, and recording
    • Records purchases, depreciation, and disposal of fixed assets.
    • Allocates corporate costs to proper subsidiaries
  2. Reconciles general ledger to subsidiary accounts and performs in-depth analysis on financial statement accounts: 
    • Reconciles bank statements using tape and other media
    • Develops and updates methodology for reconciling ledger to subsidiary systems
    • Reconciles ledger accounts to subsidiary systems
    • Balances statements in foreign currencies to US dollars
    • Analyzes financial statement accounts, recognizing, researching and explaining unusual items
    • Develops records and maintains accountability for all balance sheet accounts related to the assigned entities
  3. Prepares financial statements: 
    • Receives/processes data transmitted from subsidiaries and financial analysts - ensuring that it is complete and accurate
    • Reviews and analyzes preliminary statements for unusual items, out-of-balance conditions, and inter-company accounts that do not eliminate in consolidation - resolves these situations.
    • Records transactions initiated by other departments/companies
    • Reviews posted transactions for accuracy and records adjustments as necessary
  4. Handles foreign currency transactions:
    • Translates transactions from foreign currencies to US dollars and vice versa
    • Prepares reciprocal financial statements in foreign currencies and US dollars
    • Analyzes foreign currency gains/losses and explains fluctuations
  5. Evaluates and interprets monthly profit and loss income statements: 
    • Compiles and analyzes P & L statements by client and/or company.
    • Performs in-depth analysis on balance sheet and income statement accounts.  
    • Analyzes monthly, YTD operating results; analyzes accounting details to write detailed explanations, comments to financial statements and their variances; publishes monthly analysis for management.
    • Performs cost center comparisons.
    • Provides assistance to Company managers by responding to their questions, insuring their understanding of the statements and their ability to explain variances in cost center statements and control revenue and expenses.
    • Analyzes expense reports.
  6. Provides internal customer service:
    • Assists other departments/companies with verifying status of specific transactions to provide information to outside customers
    • Answers complex questions from senior management regarding status of specific accounts and transactions
    • Assists operating departments with enhancing controls in operating systems and procedures
  7. Fixed Assets:
    • Ability to oversee fixed assets for consolidated reporting 
    • Maintains detailed subsidiary records and reconciles monthly to general ledger
    • Updates depreciation schedules and posts entries
    • Prepares journal entries as necessary for fixed asset transactions
    • Monitors IT projects for internal use software capitalization and maintains supporting summaries of costs capitalized and related depreciation
    • Prepares tax return information
    • Analyzes and reviews property tax billing prior to payment


Secondary Responsibilities - May include one or more of the following, depending on assigned area:

  • Performs work as necessary for annual/interim budgets, annual audit, tax returns.
  • Assist with financial systems server moves, upgrades, new development, etc. 
  • Occasionally performs other duties as assigned.


QUALIFICATIONS

Ability To:

  • perform detailed financial analysis of complex journal entries and financial statements
  • reconcile bank statements and subsidiary systems
  • analyze budget-to-actual variances
  • record purchases, depreciation, and disposal of fixed assets
  • provide technical guidance and training to co-workers
  • manage cash flow
  • utilize computer equipment
  • accurately perform alpha/numeric data entry
  • 10-key by touch
  • legible handwriting
  • speak in a clear and understandable way
  • use good judgment in recognizing scope of authority
  • analyze transactions, detect and avoid errors
  • perform detailed work with numerical data and to make mathematical computation rapidly and accurately.
  • prepare complex proceduralized financial reports and records
  • maintain detailed and accurate records and files
  • adhere to prescribed routines and practices
  • proceed independently and carry out assignments to completion with minimal instruction
  • compose professional business correspondence
  • respond to complex questions from senior management
  • assist operating departments in enhancing controls in operating systems and procedures 
  • represent the department in a professional manner to internal clients
  • research and compose summary reports
  • organize tasks and time to ensure timely completion of all projects
  • prioritize and manage multiple tasks requiring extensive follow-up and timely completion of all projects

Knowledge Of:

  • economics, finance, and generally accepted accounting principles
  • general office practices and accounting procedures on automated systems
  • computer systems and equipment as well as report generation
  • intermediate level - Excel Financial Modeling software, as well as other Microsoft Office Products
  • business English composition, spelling, punctuation
  • analytical aptitude – strong problem solving skills; math aptitude

EDUCATION:

  • Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) with a major in accounting, finance or related field
  • Prior accounting or audit experience preferred
  • CPA or CPA candidate preferred