Description
Maintain and analyze financial records, prepare accurate financial statements, ensure compliance with GAAP and regulations, and implement and improve accounting and budgeting systems to support business decisions.
- • Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records and financial statements for accuracy, completeness, and GAAP compliance.
- • Perform month-end and year-end close, including preparing adjusting journal entries.
- • Review accounts and reconcile bank, credit card, and subsidiary ledgers; resolve discrepancies.
- • Establish and maintain the chart of accounts and proper account coding.
- • Maintain the general ledger and post routine and non-routine entries.
- • Analyze operations, trends, costs, revenues, commitments, and obligations to provide financial insights and forecasts.
- • Prepare management reports on financial performance, asset utilization, and variances; recommend process improvements.
- • Develop, implement, modify, and document accounting policies, procedures, and recordkeeping systems using current technology.
- • Assist with budget development; monitor budgets and prepare reports comparing actuals to budget.
- • Manage accounts payable: process invoices, verify approvals, code expenses, and schedule payments.
- • Manage accounts receivable: prepare invoices, apply cash, monitor aging, and follow up on collections.
- • Maintain fixed asset records; record acquisitions, disposals, and depreciation.
- • Perform inventory accounting; reconcile physical counts to the general ledger and investigate variances.
- • Prepare cash flow forecasts; monitor cash balances and banking activity.
- • Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns; ensure compliance with filing and payment requirements.
- • Support external audits by preparing schedules, reconciliations, and documentation.
- • Evaluate internal controls and recommend improvements to enhance accuracy and safeguard assets.
- • Ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and company policies in financial processes.
- • Prepare payroll journal entries; reconcile payroll and related tax accounts.
- • Maintain documentation and workpapers to support financial statements and audits.
- • Coordinate intercompany transactions and eliminations, as applicable.
- • Assist with ERP or accounting system implementations and upgrades; validate data and controls.
- • Prepare periodic statutory and management reports, including annual reports and disclosures.
- • Review contracts and purchase orders for proper accounting treatment and accruals.
- • Calculate and record accruals, prepaids, amortization, and other period-end adjustments.
- • Support cost accounting and product margin analysis.
- • Advise management on accounting issues, system design, and process optimization.
- • Respond to inquiries from management, vendors, customers, and regulators regarding financial data.
- • Safeguard and reconcile petty cash and other cash equivalents.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
