Staff Accountant

Premium Guard Inc. (PGI); Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Premium Guard Inc. (PGI) is looking for a highly motivated Staff Accountant in Memphis, TN. The role involves a range of responsibilities including account reconciliations, month-end journal entries, revenue accounting tasks, and collaboration with other departments to ensure accuracy in financial reporting. The ideal candidate should be detail-oriented, organized, and possess strong analytical skills. This position supports compliance with accounting principles and company policies.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of accounting principles.
• Ability to work independently with some supervision.
• Experience with account reconciliations and month-end journal entries.

Responsibilities

• Assist with preparation of monthly and quarterly reports.
• Perform general ledger account reconciliations and variance analysis monthly.
• Process and post journal entries.
• Assist in Reconciliation process for landed cost clearing accounts.
• Collaborate with other departments to resolve discrepancies.

Skills

Detail oriented

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Positive attitude

Education

Understanding of accounting principles

Job description

Overview

Premium Guard is seeking a highly motivated Staff Accountant to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of accounting principles and be able to work independently with some supervision. The Staff Accountant will be responsible for a wide range of accounting duties, including account reconciliations, month-end journal entries, Revenue/AR accounting tasks and assisting with AP/Marketing/IT support. The candidate should be detail oriented, organized, analytical and possess a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Assist with preparation of monthly and quarterly reports.
• Perform general ledger account reconciliations and variance analysis monthly.
• Process and post journal entries
• IT/Marketing/HR (HC) /Product Development reporting, forecasting and recons.
• Benefits accounting/reconciliation for self-insurance programs.
• Assist in Reconciliation process – Landed Cost clearing accounts – including variance clearing accounts
• Assist in accounting duties for Intercompany accounting associated with new locations and associated ERPs.
• Revenue accounting month end tasks to include AR reconciliations
• Coordinate quarterly royalty reporting
• Collaborate with other departments to research, analyze and resolve discrepancies and irregularities to ensure accuracy of financial information.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures and generally accepted accounting principles.
• Support efforts related to system changes and/or implementations.
• Maintain complete and accurate task lists and status of open items.
• Consistently meet deadlines.
• Prepare basic analysis for external accountants and annual audit.
• Ad-hoc projects as required.
• Communicate known issues to Manager or Controller in a timely manner.