General Summary

The Staff Accountant manages the accounting and reconciliation of payroll related accounts and the preparation and submission of a variety of tax and regulatory filings.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Analyzes and prepares journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting documents for external financial reports and audits related to payroll accounts.
• Supports the human resources department in analyzing the impact of new regulations and/or potential changes to our benefits offerings.
• Prepares and submits regulatory filings as required including but not limited to sales and use tax, Federal Universal Service Fund (FUSF) and State Universal Service Fund (SUSF), and Telecom Relay System (TRS).
• Prepares and submits all business license applications.
• Completes ad-hoc and additional corporate accounting projects as needed.
• Assists with annual audit requests including regulatory audits.
• Works on regularly scheduled days as well as unscheduled days and/or beyond regular work hours due to customer or operational demands, as needed.
• Adheres to all Company standard procedures, policies and safety practices in the course of performing work activities.
• Other duties as assigned

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field and 4-6 years’ experience in accounting, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2 years’ experience with accounting for payroll and benefits accounts preferred.
• 2 years’ experience with sales/use tax with other regulatory reporting experience preferred.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Must be a self-starter and be able to research rules/regulations pertinent to filings.
• Must demonstrate attention to detail and accuracy on all duties and responsibilities.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Working Conditions

• Employee remains in the sitting position for prolonged hours. Employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Working conditions may include being in an open (shared) cubicle/workspace area.

Disclaimer

This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive statement of every duty and responsibility which will ever be required of an employee in this position, however, the employee will be held responsible for all duties assigned.

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