Payroll Staff Accountant

Scope of Work: 

Accountable for accounting assignments of financial transactions within limits of delegated functions in general accounting, payables, receivables, payroll, and job cost. This includes the reconciliation of financial records and databases to ensuretimely availability of financial reporting, consistent with accounting and Company policies, procedures, and regulations. 

Maintains the confidentiality of corporate records and protects the corporate assets, employee records, and any other written manuals, procedures, or computer informationdeemed to be Company property. Position reports totheController. 

Responsibilities:

• Responsible fortimely andaccurate reconciliation/reporting of financial data and for providing financial reports required by Company management. 
• Assists Payroll department with payroll reconciliation and/or corrections as needed.
• Responsible for stop payments for A/P and A/R departments.
• Provides backup for Sr. Accountant. 
• Performs special assignments for Controller and CFO. 
• Along with other Staff Accountants performs a variety of accounting tasks and analysis. 
• Will be accountable for the performance of specific tasks assigned to each Staff Accountant respectively, but also cross trained and familiar with all tasks performed by other Staff to be performedin the event of Staff’s absence. 
• Requires flexibility to adjust responsibilities as needed. 
• Currently these tasks include:
  • Maintains operating cash register and provides daily cash updates.
  • Reviews actual results against budget and prior year and analyzes variances
  • Prepares weekly “Dashboard Report” showing cash, loan, A/R and A/P.
  • Prepares and enters miscellaneous journal entries.
  • Manages Company Credit Card program and monthly account allocation
  • Assists Operations personnel in understanding results, investigatingissues and forecasting expected results in both Spectrum and Prophix systems. 
  • Researches balancing errors generated by software package.
  • Assists Controller in production of monthly financial statement packages.
  • Annual Property Tax Returns – Gathers information for tax accountants and obtains required signatures andmails returns. 
  • Tracks billings received andensure payments are generated and mailed.
  • Annual Audit – Prepares work papers for auditors and provides general audit support.
  • Other accounting tasksassigned from time to time by the Controller or CFO. 

Minimum Requirements:

• Education: 
  • CollegeDegreein Accountingorequivalentstudies/experience.
• Experience: 
  • Goodverbal and writtencommunication skills.
  • Abilitytoworkwell withothersandmaintain ahighdegreeofconfidentiality.
  • Excellent workingknowledgeofMicrosoftOfficeprograms (i.e. Word, Excel,etc.).
  • Familiaritywith variouscomputerizedaccountingpackages.
  • Knowledge andexperiencewithinternal andexternalpayroll processingaswellas knowledgeofpayroll taxregulations. 

Gaylor Electric, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer including disability and veterans.