Accountant

Murphy USA; El Dorado (AR); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Murphy USA in El Dorado, Arkansas is seeking an accounting professional to record journal entries, reconcile accounts, and prepare financial statements in accordance with GAAP, ensuring accurate and timely reporting.

The role involves analyzing costs and revenues, reviewing reports for accuracy, communicating results in writing and verbally, and driving reconciliations to completion across multiple ledgers and processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field.
• Approximately four years of accounting experience.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and accounting principles.

Responsibilities

• Record journal entries to varying accounts for corrections, accruals, intercompany entries, taxes, payables, receivables, etc.
• Reconcile complex income, expense, payable, receivable, bank and other accounts.
• Use GAAP and solid decision making abilities to resolve issues and communicate those results within the organization.
• Prepare accounting reports such as consolidated income statements, balance sheets, cash flows, schedules, projections, reconciliations, etc.
• Analyze costs, trends, revenues, financial commitments, obligations incurred, etc.
• Review financial reports for accuracy, identify and resolve discrepancies.
• Use follow through skills to ensure all reconciliations and reporting are completed.
• Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Journal entries

Account reconciliation

Financial reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Job description

Uses knowledge of accounting methods and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for the recording of transactions, reconciliation of accounts, account analysis, and completion of other processes to ensure the Company's production of accurate and timely financial and regulatory reports and statements.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Record journal entries to varying accounts for corrections, accruals, intercompany entries, taxes, payables, receivables, etc.
2. Reconciliation of complex income, expense, payable, receivable, bank and other accounts.
3. Use GAAP and solid decision making abilities to resolve issues and communicate those results both in writing and verbally within the organization.
4. Prepare accounting reports such as consolidated income statements, balance sheets, cash flows, schedules, projections, reconciliations, etc.
5. Analyze costs, trends, revenues, financial commitments, obligations incurred, etc.
6. Review financial reports for accuracy, identify and resolve discrepancies.
7. Use follow through skills to ensure all reconciliations, issues, reporting, etc are carried through completion.
8. Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Knowledge of such fields as accounting. Equivalent to a four year college degree with a major in Accounting, plus 4 years related experience and/or training.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Ability to effectively communicate information and respond to questions in person-to-person and small group situations with customers, clients, general public and other employees of the organization.

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