Staff Accountant

Retail Control Systems; Enfield; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Staff Accountant, where your financial expertise will drive success and innovation. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with various departments, ensuring accurate financial records and contributing to the company's award-winning customer service. With flexible work hours and a hybrid or remote environment, you will thrive in a culture that values integrity, teamwork, and continuous improvement. If you are a self-motivated individual with a passion for finance and a commitment to excellence, this position is perfect for you. Be part of a team that values your contributions and supports your professional growth.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Employer-funded Life Insurance

Shared Rewards Program

PTO and Holidays

Fitness Benefit

Dog-friendly Offices

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of accounting experience with progressive responsibility.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile daily account transactions and maintain accurate records.
• Ensure timely and accurate customer billing and revenue recognition.
• Document and implement departmental procedures for success.

Skills

Customer Service Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Integrity

Self-Motivation

Education

Accounting Degree

Tools

QuickBooks

Bill.com

Job description

Retail Control Systems has specialized in retail management software and hardware solutions for over 30 years. We are looking for a full-time Staff Accountant to join our team. If you are an active, engaged, energetic, self-motivated individual who drives to complete tasks now rather than push them to another day you will be an excellent fit for our team.

How we invest in you:

• Work hours are flexible, but to be determined based on needs
• Yearly wage dependent on experience
• Hybrid or remote office environment; travel as needed
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance and voluntary benefits are also available
• Employer-funded life insurance
• Shared Rewards Program
• PTO, Holidays, Birthday, and Wellness Days
• Fitness benefit
• Dog-friendly offices

The Role:

As a member of the finance team at RCS, you will work with internal RCS resources in the Sales, Marketing, Technical Support, and Professional Services departments. Major responsibilities include reconciling accounts and recording necessary transactions, maintaining accurate and complete accounts payable and payroll records, participating in the monthly financial close process and related analysis required for management to make business decisions. The Staff Accountant will analyze business operations and financial information and make recommendations to improve RCS. Your drive and work ethic will contribute to RCS’ award-winning sales and customer service. In order to contribute to RCS’ award-winning sales and customer service, all employees live by RCS’ Core Values:

• Do the right thing
• Be fun to work with
• Take ownership

As a Staff Accountant, you will need to:

• Reconcile daily account transactions to ensure they are correct. Timely reconcile accounts every month in order to support accurate financial results. Input and verify necessary banking transactions, maintain accurate records, and audit regularly.
• Ensure customer billing is accurate and timely, especially agreement, inventory, and service billing.
• Ensure that the revenue is collected, recorded, and correctly recognized. This includes maintaining accounts receivable balances.
• Establish records for new business accounts (projects) and ensure that customer deposits and payments are received timely and applied accurately.
• Maintain accurate and complete accounts payable records, including reconciling between SOR (QuickBooks and Bill.com). Obtain appropriate approvals for invoices and ensure complete paperless archives.
• Office manager duties including monitoring supplies, mail, cleaning schedule, and communications with property manager in the event of facility issues.
• Document and implement procedures for the department. Assess their success and implement improvements where needed with the team.
• Analyze customer account data for trends and develop management reports of that data.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Exceptional internal and external customer service skills, strong verbal and written communication skills, phone presence, and excellent attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• A high degree of integrity and work ethic. Professional demeanor, appearance, a personal style that builds trust, and a sense of urgency.
• Open-minded, friendly, strong work ethic, self-motivated. Eager and willing to learn.
• Timeliness, accuracy, and attention to detail are essential for this position’s success.

Education and Experience:

RCS is looking for someone with an accounting degree and 3-5 years of demonstrated progressive responsibility or an appropriate combination of education and experience.