Corporate Staff Accountant

Your Remote Assistant, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Your Remote Assistant, Inc. is looking for a Staff Accountant based in Austin, Texas. This role involves responsibilities such as supporting the Accounting Manager, processing payroll, and preparing financial statements for internal and external parties.

The ideal candidate should have 2-4 years of accounting experience and a degree in accounting. Strong organizational skills, detail orientation, and effective communication abilities are essential. Proficiency in tools like QuickBooks and Yardi is a plus.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in accounting required.
• Ability to retain information and learn quickly.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support Accounting Manager in corporate accounting.
• Process bi-weekly and bi-monthly payrolls.
• Prepare and reconcile month-end general ledger entries.
• Manage accounts payable and receivable activities.
• Update and enhance financial policies and procedures.

Skills

Organizational skills

Detail-oriented

Work ethic

Communication skills (verbal and written)

Education

BA/BS degree or AA degree in accounting

Tools

QuickBooks

Yardi

Voyager/Yardi Vendor Café

Sage 100 Contractor

Procore

Bill.com

Job description

The Staff Accountant is an exciting opportunity that owns the accounting for the Corporate and Management level of the Company. This role works directly with the Accounting Manager in coordination with the rest of the accounting group to ensure the recurring close out of management and family office books to ensure optimal corporate level performance.

Key Responsibilities

General

• Support Accounting Manager on the day to day Corporate accounting to ensureall internal and external accounting deadlines are met.
• Other ad-hoc projects as assigned by the Accounting Manager as well asmembers of the Executive Team.

HR and Payroll Management

• Process bi-weekly and bi-monthly payrolls for multiple companies, includingreviewing, processing and verifying time sheets from various managers.
• Prepare payroll from inception to third party provider distribution.
• Reconcile payroll from Registers to General Ledger entries.
• Process payroll using ADP payroll system in coordination with HR department.
• Process all employee changes with oversight from Controller (pay, deductions,leave, bonuses, departments, etc.)
• Process employee reimbursements.
• Responsible for the timely preparation of the operating companiesmonthly/quarterly/annual financial statements for internal and external parties.
• Prepare and reconcile month-end general ledger entries and all balance sheetaccounts.
• Provide recommendations to the operations team on how to improve based onthe financial analysis.
• Monitor company credit cards reconciliations on a weekly basis and ensure eachtransaction is booked to the right entity on a timely basis.

Treasury Management

• Manage AP and AR activities with assistance of other Accounting team membersunder the supervision of Accounting Manager while constantly looking for improving automation and reducing the amount of errors on any front end operations
• Control operating company’s spending to ensure reasonableness and validity ofthe expenses
• Review daily bank deposits for accuracy and follow up with internal team orexternal parties in regard to any discrepancy.

Policy and Process Formation and Continuous Improvement

• Update and enhance financial policies and procedures across the finance andaccounting department that set forth the achievement of the business’s overall goals and objectives.

Qualifications Required

• 2-4 years’ experience in accounting and highly preferred if have BA/BS degree or AA degree in accounting
• Must be organized, detail oriented, good work ethic and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Imperative to have the ability to retain information, learn quickly and not be afraid to ask lots of questions.
• No systems experience required but the following are highly valued: QuickBooks, Yardi, Voyager/Yardi Vendor Café, Sage 100 Contractor, Procore, and Bill.com
• Excellent Verbal and written communication required