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Job Description – Staff Accountant

We are looking for a diligent Staff Accountant to join our accounting department. The Staff Accountant's responsibilities include maintaining financial records and reports, performing account reconciliations, assisting with the close processes, conducting internal audits, and maintaining accounts payable documentation. You will also be assisting the Controller as needed and respond to information requests by management and for auditing purposes.

The Finance team is expected to work closely with all other departments to ensure all aspects of business strategies, development, and growth meet desired outcomes.

Key Areas of Focus for this position

• Experience and full understanding of inventory valuations and reconciliations
• Experience and full understanding of payroll processing and compliance
• Experience and full understanding of accounts payable, reconciling statements, and completing 1099’s
• Retail accounting experience preferred
• Production accounting knowledge preferred
• Experience with QuickBooks

Responsibilities include:

• Ensuring all invoices/POs are paid within established payment schedule
• Accurately maintain a general ledger and ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Setting up vendors accurately in the accounting software: entering established terms, receiving W9’s, and completing vendor information
• Interacting with vendors and accounting team to obtain accurate general ledger coding information and resolve payables-related problems
• Reviewing accounts payable edits for errors and ensure any necessary corrections are made
• Demonstrating “Service Excellence” in all interactions with internal and external vendors
• Receiving and reconciling vendor statements for all entities on a monthly basis
• Managing vendor relations
• Processing payroll and maintaining employee records
• Sorting and distributing incoming invoices and paperwork on a daily basis
• Processing high volume of invoices and purchase orders
• Creating purchase orders for department purchase requests
• Issuing checks/cash payments in a timely manner consistent with the A/P payment schedule
• Assisting the department in streamlining processes such as finding opportunities to consolidate invoicing, improving the approval process, or implementing a more automated system
• Responding to vendor inquiries and research any aged payables
• Responsible for 1099, W-2, W-9 forms
• Month-end reconciliations, intercompany transactions, journal entry reclassing, and reversing accruals
• Filing and maintaining accounting records and store/transition files at year end
• Ensuring timely return of invoices distributed to department heads for approval
• Assembling information for the external auditors for the annual audit
• Productively provide Senior Accountant with financial information as required
• Maintaining accounting document retention system via scanning invoices
• Processing expense reimbursements
• Participating in dual cash control process with Staff Accountant
• Other duties as assigned

Education, Experience and Skills Required:

• Highly detail-oriented and organized
• Must be ethical and understand dual control processes
• Ability to meet a constant stream of deadlines
• Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively with different levels of employees
• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills
• Minimum Requirement – Associate Degree in Accounting
• Previous experience in A/P and Payroll for a fast paced, multi-unit business
• Experience working in Excel including creating detailed financial reports
• Expert knowledge in QuickBooks
• Ability to support multiple organizations and projects with competing priorities and business needs
• Willingness to work, learn and appreciate the complexities of the cannabis industry

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.00 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• Accounting: 1 year (Preferred)
• Microsoft Excel: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location:

• One location

Job Duties:

• Accounts payable
• Accounts receivable
• Expense reports
• Payroll
• Budgets

This Job Is:

• Open to applicants under 18 years old, provided it is legally allowed for the job and location
• A job for which all ages, including older job seekers, are encouraged to apply
• Open to applicants who do not have a college diploma

Company's website:

• www.PerfectEarthutah.com

Work Remotely:

• Temporarily due to COVID-19

COVID-19 Precaution(s):

• Remote interview process

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