Staff Accountant

ASMG; West Springfield (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

All States Materials Group is seeking a Staff Accountant to join our West Springfield, MA office of MA Office. This position supports treasury functions and tax filing processes, ensuring accurate records and timely reporting.

You will develop expertise across assigned areas and report to the Assistant Controller. The ideal candidate has a BS/BA in accounting or related field, 2+ years of audit-focused experience, US GAAP knowledge, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Accounting, Finance, or Economics.
• 2+ years of experience in an audit-focused public accounting role or in a role handling dynamic accounting responsibilities.
• Working knowledge of US GAAP.
• Exposure to multi-state tax issues, excluding income taxes.
• Commitment to continuous improvement.
• Proactive nature, with a sense of urgency to handle multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced, everchanging work environment.
• Analytical focus to be able to identify trends, discover causes of variances, and identify improvement opportunities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Daily reconciliation of all bank accounts, investigation and resolution of outstanding items.
• Monthly and quarterly preparation and filing of sales and use tax returns for multiple companies and jurisdictions.
• Monthly and quarterly preparation and filing of IFTA, highway use, and various petroleum tax returns.
• Prepare standard monthly accounting entries and balance sheet reconciliations, propose adjusting entries as needed.
• Respond to various government statistical surveys.
• Other analytical and accounting tasks as assigned.

Skills

Excellent oral and written komunikasi?

Education

BS/BA in Accounting, Finance, or Economics

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

MS Outlook

Adobe Acrobat

Slack

Zoom

Asana

Crystal reports

Job description

Position Title: Staff Accountant

Location: West Springfield, MA

Job Category: MA Office

Pay Range: $70,000.00 - $90,000.00

Salary Interval: Salary

Position Description

About

All States Materials Group ® is a regional leader in road building, pavement preservation and distribution of road materials. We see the exciting in what most take for granted: the roads we drive on every day. We strive to be the best at what we do, and we seek to do it better every day, in a safe, environmentally responsible, and technologically advanced way.

Job Summary

This is the first step in a career path that is expected to culminate in a senior financial role within our organization. As such, the candidate must have the potential, ambition, and commitment to explore his or her capabilities and to learn what makes our company tick. On a routine basis, the Staff Accountant will perform a variety of functions to ensure that supporting records are accurate and complete in order to support the filing of a variety of tax returns, and will provide general support to the treasury function. The successful staff accountant will, like all members of the team, become the subject matter expert in all assigned areas. This position is exempt, and reports to the Assistant Controller.

Critical job functions

1. Daily reconciliation of all bank accounts, investigation and resolution of outstanding items


2. Monthly and quarterly preparation and filing of sales and use tax returns for multiple companies and jurisdictions


3. Monthly and quarterly preparation and filing of IFTA, highway use, and various petroleum tax returns


4. Prepare standard monthly accounting entries and balance sheet reconciliations, propose adjusting entries as needed


5. Respond to various government statistical surveys


6. Other analytical and accounting tasks as assigned

Position Requirements

1. BS/BA in Accounting, Finance, or Economics


2. 2+ years of experience in an audit-focused public accounting role or in a role handling dynamic accounting responsibilities


3. Working knowledge of US GAAP


4. Exposure to multi-state tax issues, excluding income taxes


5. Commitment to continuous improvement


6. Proactive nature, with a sense of urgency to handle multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced, everchanging work environment


7. Analytical focus to be able to identify trends, discover causes of variances, and identify improvement opportunities


8. Advanced skills with standard office software (MS Excel, MS Word, MS Outlook, Adobe Acrobat)


9. Familiarity with remote-work and task management software (Slack, Zoom, Asana)


10. Ability to analyze and follow detailed procedures, establish new procedures as needed


11. Basic skills with Crystal reports preferred


12. Excellent oral and written communication skills

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Company maintains a policy of non-discrimination and is fully committed to the principles of equality in employment and opportunity for all employees. It is the continuing policy to recruit and employ the best qualified individuals without discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or partnership status, status as a victim of domestic or sexual violence or stalking, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, protected military or veteran status, and/or any other protected characteristic as established by law.

This policy of Equal Employment Opportunity applies to all policies and procedures relating to personnel actions such as, but not limited to, recruitment and hiring, working conditions, benefits and compensation, training, apprenticeship, performance appraisals, promotion, transfer, discipline, termination and any and all other terms and conditions of employment. Decisions with regard to the above will be based on job related criteria, individual merit and qualifications.

It is the policy of the Company not to discriminate on the basis of gender, age, race, color, religious creed, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or partnership status, status as a victim of domestic or sexual violence or stalking, physical or mental disability, and/or protected military or veteran status or other protected bases with regard to any employment practices, including recruitment, advertising, job application procedures, hiring, upgrading, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, job assignments, benefits and/or other terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, provided the individual is qualified, with or without reasonable accommodations, to perform the essential functions of the job. This policy applies to all jobs at the Company. The Company will continue to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans and to treat qualified individuals without discrimination based upon their gender, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or protected veteran statuses, in all employment practices.