Accountant- Excel and Access Expert

DESCRIPTION

Information on the project:
In addition to standard accounting duties, we need an individual that can assist with a project to load Financial Reporting data into an Access database which will facilitate a more automated Financial and Payroll reporting process.

TOP REQUIRED SKILLS:

- ACCOUNTING
- EXCEL (AN ADVANCED LEVEL EXCEL EXAM WILL BE GIVEN DURING THE INTERVIEW)
- ACCESS DATABASE
- EXCELLENT WRITTEN AND VERBAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS
- MUST ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCE CREATING DATABASES IN ACCESS AND VISUAL BASIC PROGRAMMING
- MINIMUM 6 YEARS EXPERIENCE
- EXPERIENCE PERFORMING JOURNAL ENTRIES AND ACCOUNTING RELATED TASKS IN FAST PACED ENVIRONMENT
- BACHELOR\'S DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING OR RELATED FIELD

DESIRED SKILLS:

- ABILITY TO MULTITASK
- ABILITY TO QUICKLY LEARN NEW TASKS
- PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE WOULD BE GREAT BUT NOT REQUIRED
- PRESENTATION SKILLS WOULD BE GREAT BUT NOT REQUIRED
- EXPERIENCE WORKING WITHIN CLAIMS ENVIRONMENT OR HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY

TOP DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES:

- PREPARATION OF JOURNAL ENTRIES
- PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR REPORTING AND ANALYSIS
- PREPARATION OF PAYROLL FILES FOR REPORTING AND ANALYSIS
- PREPARATION OF VARIOUS REPORTS

USES PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS AND INTERNAL COMPANY POLICIES TO SOLVE COMPLEX ACCOUNTING ISSUES INCLUDING THE MAINTENANCE OF INTERNAL CONTROLS. PARTICIPATES IN AND IMPLEMENTS MONTHLY FINANCIAL CLOSE, SUPERVISES THE ASSIGNMENTS OF THE STAFF ACCOUNTANTS TO INCLUDE GENERAL LEDGER, ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND FIXED ASSETS. PREPARES MONTHLY MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL REPORTING PACKAGE AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY SCHEDULES. COORDINATES AND FACILITATES THE PROCESS OF DOCUMENTING ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.