Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The Fountain Group is a national staffing firm currently seeking an Accountant for a prominent client. This role involves preparing journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and analyzing financial data while ensuring compliance with accounting principles and company policies.
Responsibilities
- Prepare monthly journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations requiring calculations of a moderate to high level of complexity
- Review general ledger detail and expenses run rates to identify and record required adjustments and reclassifications
- Apply knowledge of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Company policies to solve moderate to complex problems
- Coordinate and oversee assigned accounting tasks and processes
- Participate in the monthly general ledger close process, including preparation of journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations and other accounting and reporting schedules
- Analyze financial data and extract relevant information; interpret data for purpose of determining past financial performance and/or to project a financial probability
- Provide internal and external auditors with requested information and supporting documentation
- Understand and comply with Sarbanes-Oxley controls
- Assist with identification and implementation of process improvement initiatives
- Assist with creation, documentation and monitoring of system controls, procedures, and forms
- Communicate effectively with other departments to ensure transactions are recorded appropriately and in a timely manner
Skills
- Accountant experience, i.e. preparing monthly journal entries and complex balance sheet reconciliations
- Solid Excel experience (Pivot tables, VLOOKUP etc)
- SAP experience
- A plus if you have GMP/Pharma/Biotech/Regulated industries background
Benefits
- Fully Remote
- Supporting EST
- Monday to Friday; 8-5 EST
Company Overview
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