Accountant

Paycom - ATS; Macon (GA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Paycom seeks a detail-oriented accountant to support the finance group in Macon, GA. The role handles journal entries, reconciliations, intercompany transactions, and accruals while contributing to monthly and year-end closings.

The candidate will apply strong analytical skills, problem-solving and communication abilities in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration or Finance is required.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills in a finance team.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and standard accounting software.
• Ability to perform reconciliations, journal entries, and GAAP compliance.

Responsibilities

• Record monthly revenues and expenses and prepare financial statements.
• Perform reconciliations and analyze variances to support decision making.
• Assist month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing under GAAP.
• Prepare journal entries, intercompany transactions, and accruals.
• Support internal audits and maintain asset ledgers for multiple entities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Teamwork / Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or Finance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Summary:This position will fill a key role within the finance group. The position will support various aspects of finance and accounting for the company. The successful candidate will beEffective and experienced in the general accounting function.The position requires solid accounting experience combined with strong analytical skills.The candidate will fit well in an environment that rewards bright, self-starting,energetic, focused individuals with ever-increasing responsibility and challenge.The candidate will need to possess strong problem-solving skills, reasoning skills, work ethic, organizational skills, attention to detail, and decision-making skills.The candidate will have the ability to work with others and possess the skills required to complete accounting analysis.This position will support various aspects of the financial cycle, including, but not limited to, working with internal department employees, including leadership and assisting in various audits, and monitoring various metrics of the business to aid in daily operational decisions.This position also requires general accounting responsibilities, including journal entries, intercompany transactions, account reconciliations, and accruals.A key component of this role includes analytical analysis of both accounting information that provides a basis for internal audit review of general ledger activity.Responsibilities:Recording monthly revenues, expenses, and activity for the companyPerform monthly reconciliations, including an audit component, record daily cash activity, and prepare, review, and analyze monthly financial statements.Assist in the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing processes, ensuring transactions are under GAAP and GASB pronouncements and guidelines.Assist with making sure that internal policies and procedures are followed and communicate exceptions to department management.Work as a team member with three+ other staff members in standardizing practices and proceduresAnalyze and interpret statistical and accounting information to appraise operating results in terms of expense recognition, budgetary constraints, trends, and other matters impacting the effectiveness of the operations.Maintain fixed assets information and compile a report to Capitalize assetsMaintain six ledgers for three legal entitiesQualifications:Graduate of an accredited college with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or Finance.Minimum of at least one to two years of experience in a corporate accounting settingAny equivalent combination of experience and training provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities considered.Demonstrated skills and experience in managing goals through collaboration and teamwork.Required interpersonal solid, oral, and written communication skills since often communicating to non-accountant professionals accounting information.Strong Microsoft Excel skills required - the ability to create formulas (including V-lookups, pivot tables are necessary to perform well in this position)Excellent mathematical and computational skillsAbility to apply problem-solving solid techniquesExperienced and skilled in reconciliationsA valid Georgia driver’s license with a clean driving recordPhysical Requirements:Occasional bending, stooping, crouching, climbing, or balancingAbility to lift to waist level, pull, and push up to 40 pounds.Use hands for simple grasping, writing, drawing, and operating office equipment.