Staff Accountant

FMS Solutions; False Pass (AK); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

FMS Solutions in Alaska is seeking an experienced accountant to join our in-office team. The role covers full-cycle monthly close, financial statement preparation for multiple clients, and strict adherence to GAAP.

You will maintain work papers, prepare journal entries, handle reconciliations, and generate weekly cost/margin reports. Strong Excel skills and ability to communicate with clients are essential.

Qualifications

• Ability to confidently and accurately communicate with clients.
• Strong technical accounting skills and knowledge of GAAP.
• At least 2 years of recent experience being responsible for all aspects of a monthly close process, including the preparation and analysis of financial statements
• Intermediate Excel skills
• BS/BA in accounting, or equivalent combination of training and experience

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and analyze monthly financial statements for multiple clients accurately and in a timely manner.
• Maintain work papers that provide detailed support of all balance sheet account balances.
• Have a thorough understanding of debits and credits so that you can prepare accurate journal entries for amortizations, accruals, etc.
• Ability to prepare bank account reconciliations.
• Sales and use tax filings in multiple states.
• Gain a basic, working understanding of payroll processing so you can assist clients with setting up new employees and their associated deductions.
• Software literate so you can learn how to navigate our proprietary accounting software applications.
• Provide customer support to your clients.
• Provide your clients with weekly reports that give a snapshot of margins and labor costs.
• Write custom payroll and financial reports using our database query program.
• Review work of other accountants on your team for financial veracity.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Client communication

Excel skills

Month-end close

Financial statements analysis

Education

BS/BA in accounting

Job description

Job Description

About the Company

Since 1974, FMS has provided accounting solutions to family-owned small and medium-sized businesses across the country, focusing on the Grocery and Food Service industries. Our unique team, with proven expertise, transforms historical accounting activities into timely, accurate decision support using a variety of proprietary software and tools.

Job description

We are an accounting firm that is experiencing growth on a National scale. To accommodate this growth, we are seeking to add team members with accounting experience. The ideal candidate will have work experience in which you were responsible for completing all accounting functions, including the full-cycle monthly close process, as well as hands‑on experience and knowledge of debits and credits.

Duties

• Prepare, review, and analyze monthly financial statements for multiple clients accurately and in a timely manner.


• Maintain work papers that provide detailed support of all balance sheet account balances.


• Have a thorough understanding of debits and credits so that you can prepare accurate journal entries for amortizations, accruals, etc.


• Ability to prepare bank account reconciliations.


• Sales and use tax filings in multiple states.


• Gain a basic, working understanding of payroll processing so you can assist clients with setting up new employees and their associated deductions.


• Software literate so you can learn how to navigate our proprietary accounting software applications.


• Provide customer support to your clients.


• Provide your clients with weekly reports that give a snapshot of margins and labor costs.


• Write custom payroll and financial reports using our database query program.


• Review work of other accountants on your team for financial veracity.

Requirements

To be considered for this position, you must possess the following abilities and experience:

• Ability to confidently and accurately communicate with clients


• Strong technical accounting skills and knowledge of GAAP


• At least 2 years of recent experience being responsible for all aspects of a monthly close process, including the preparation and analysis of financial statements


• Have a strong work ethic and the willingness to put forth a 100% effort to be successful in this position


• Intermediate Excel skills


• BS/BA in accounting, or equivalent combination of training and experience

Job Type: Full-time, In-office

Benefits:

• 401(k)


• 401(k) matching


• Dental insurance


• Disability insurance


• Employee assistance program


• Flexible spending account


• Health insurance


• Health savings account


• Life insurance


• Paid time off


• Vision insurance