Staff Accountant

The Staff Accountant (StarGard) is responsible for performing a variety of accounting tasks, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timeliness in financial transaction processing, reporting, reconciling, and auditing.

 

 

 

• Ensures compliance with accounting standards and internal controls
• Collaborates with team members and other departments to resolve accounting matters and improve processes and systems
• Performs bank and account reconciliations to identify and resolve discrepancies
• Creates invoices (via import and manual) for all incoming contracts received
• Deposits check payments to the bank
• Applies payments to invoices in accounting system
• Audits contracts, DMS sales and invoice transactions
• Supports month-end and year-end close processes
• Adds Customers and Item Codes into accounting system as needed
• Runs Monthly Statements once contracts are balanced
• Prints all Monthly Statements, sorts, and reviews
• Prepares and processes commissions
• Monitors and analyzes data to identify trends and variances
• Emails/mails out monthly statements to Agents and Dealers
• Strives to enforce and live Portfolio’s Philosophy each and every day
• Takes ownership of changes and personally responsible for managing change in an upbeat positive manner
• Supports budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities
• Completes Ad hoc analysis projects
• Performs various non-essential duties outside of primary job responsibilities as part of a cross - functional and lean team member
• Assists wiith After-Hours Stolen Vehicle Recovery: Periodically assist in the recovery of stolen vehicles outside of regular business hours. This responsibility is expected to occur infrequently and will be scheduled or requested on an as-needed basis. Associates who perform this duty will receive a minimum of two (2) hours of overtime pay for each occurrence, in accordance with California labor laws
• Performs various non-essential duties outside of primary job responsibilities as part of a cross - functional and lean team member

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• Strong computer skills including proficiency with Microsoft Office and Accounting Software
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• 2+ years of experience in finance or accounting

• Some college, bachelor's degree preferred
• Excellent customer service skills
• Well-developed organizational skills and the ability to successfully manage multiple issues and demands
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Previous accounts receivable or accounts payable experience

• Vision acuity required to include close vision, color vision, distant vision, and the ability to adjust focus
• Ability to grasp objects such a telephone or computer mouse, finger dexterity to use a keyboard, calculator, and standard office equipment
• Ability to walk, stand, reach with hands and arms; stoop kneel, crouch, and lift up to 25 pounds
• Ability to frequently sit for extended periods of time
• Ability to hear and talk, both in person and by phone
• Ability to spend extended hours in front of a computer screen