Staff Accountant

Job Title: Staff Accountant

Location: Newark, NJ 07102

Duration: 6 months with potential to extend or hire

Position Type: Hourly contract Position (W2 only)

Hybrid Schedule - (IN OFFICE TUE & WED)

HOURS PER WEEK: 35

Top 3 Skills:

1 - SAP knowledge

2. Basic accounting (P&L, Balance Sheets)

3. Variance Analysis

Basic Function:

• The staff accountant has primary responsibility for financial accounting and financial reporting, including profit and loss statement and balance sheet management. This role is responsible for coordinating and performing account analysis and reconciliations. Additional responsibilities include: accounts payable, projects, and maintenance of internal controls including J-SOX compliance and other audit requests as necessary.

Additional Job Details:

Controls and Compliance:

• Ensure full compliance with accounting policies and procedures, internal controls, and JSOX requirement including assisting with annual KPMG internal audit.
• Ensure protection of company assets in all areas through front line knowledge and experience
• Investigate, resolve or report to the accounting manager any inconsistencies or improprieties

Others:

• Assist with bank forms and various vendor forms per request. Assist with other duties as needed.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting required. Minimum of 2 years cumulative accounting experience.
• Advance Excel, MS Office Suite.
• SAP is strongly preferred.

Additional Job Description

Bookkeeping and Financial Data Management:

• Prepare and post journal entries including accruals
• Process vendor invoices in both Ariba and SAP as well as working with DSC (Digital Solutions Center) and HQ A/P team in all aspects of Procure to Pay process
• Issue non-trade invoices and process incoming invoices with other affiliated client as well as process various intercompany transactions.
• Prepaid expense amortization and other adjusting entries
• Record rep commissions and submit for payment
• Audit weekly expense reports for Canada team and monthly random samples of US & Panamex team to ensure compliance with policy
• Reconcile assigned balance sheet accounts
• Maintain accurate account and data reconciliation including supporting sub-ledgers, journals, and other financial documentation within a cost-efficient operation
• Support cash management function in forecasting, journalizing and/or reconciling cash activities
• Maintain deferred revenue and work with Service/Sales groups to recognize timely
• Assist with warehouse physical inventories including auditing monthly parts cycle counts

Financial Analysis and Reporting:

• Perform assigned account analysis on a monthly basis. Identify and research account discrepancies
• Review assigned general ledger accounts and correct journal entries
• Assist business partner or general accounting manager in performing monthly balance sheet, income statement and changes in financial position/budget variance analysis
• Produce financial data to complete various tax packages throughout the year
• Monthly and quarterly reporting in VEGA and WING systems