Regional Staff Accountant-Baton Rouge

Full Time
Baton Rouge, LA 70815
Posted
Job description
REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS: Reports to: Regional Controller: SUMMARY OF POSITION: Under general supervision, The Staff Accountant is responsible for the day to day accounting functions within the assigned Region. . The position provides a broad base of accounting support and works with associates and managers in accordance with the company's defined and general accounting practices. The position will encompass a diversity of assignments that include cash management, trend analysis and reporting. . The staff accountant will be responsible for assisting the Regional Controller and Corporate Finance team This position requires a high degree of organization, planning, task management, accuracy and the ability to understand process flows. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: * Prepare and input all month end journal entries * Reconcile all market area specific balance sheet accounts * Preparation of financial statements for all locations and lines of business. * Preparation of the monthly MOR package for management review. * Oversee the coding and processing of all payables. * Work with the billing/office managers to ensure the accurate billing of all customers in the market area. * Work with the office manager to ensure timely collection of all customer accounts to ensure timely and adequate cash flows. * Complete monthly DSO reports and review with management to develop action plans for improvement in DSO results. * Maintain professionalism when communicating with all EWS Customers and Fellow employees * Prepare an accurate monthly projection for review by the Market Area management team. * Complete preliminary proformas and documentation for all RFP (requests for proposals) and Bids. * Prepare monthly variance analysis for actual to forecast and budget by revenue and expense category * Analyze revenue fluctuations for all locations and lines of business * Analyze labor hours by locations and lines of business * Ensure disposal invoices are reconciled to the Trux billing/dispatch system. * Ensure monthly and quarterly franchise reports are completed and filed. * Gather, verify and input all financial and statistical data into the system for productivity reporting. * Backup the office managers and the MA controller to assist and step in as needed. * Assist in the restructure of FRx and Trux reports as needed for financial and operational analysis. This may include modification of stat reports for management analysis. * Learn in assist in the development of Great Plains procedures. * Maintain the Market Area Fixed Assets in Great Plains. Reconcile the FA subsidiary ledger to the General Ledger monthly. * Track and report capital expenditures on a monthly and year to date basis. * Assist in budget preparation and upload to the GP system. * Other tasks as assigned by the Market Area Controller or Corporate accounting department. OTHER JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: * Employees in this job classification must attend and participate in corporation sponsored training courses as assigned. * Employees in this job classification are responsible for keeping up to date on current technology, as job appropriate, being used by Waste Pro USA. * Any additional job duties that may be assigned by the Supervisor. QUALIFICATIONS: Education and Experience * Associates Degree in Accounting or 4 or more years related field work equivalent * 2-4 years basic accounting experience * Strong written and verbal communications skills. * Ability to manage simple to complex situations requiring a well developed sense of organizational prioritization. * Ability to think analytically and resourcefully draw accurate conclusions. * Ability to handle sensitive and confidential situations. * Ability to effectively communicate using high level interpersonal skills * Ability to develop reports with required accounting detail, timely delivery, and accuracy. Special Considerations/Physical Work Requirements: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. * Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, driving, etc.)- most of the work day; * Required to exert physical effort in tasks that involve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight handling objects less than 25 pounds- rarely; WORK ENVIRONMENT: * Normal setting for this job is: office setting.

Requirements:
QUALIFICATIONS: Education and Experience * Associates Degree in Accounting or 4 or more years related field work equivalent * 2-4 years basic accounting experience * Strong written and verbal communications skills. * Ability to manage simple to complex situations requiring a well developed sense of organizational prioritization. * Ability to think analytically and resourcefully draw accurate conclusions. * Ability to handle sensitive and confidential situations. * Ability to effectively communicate using high level interpersonal skills * Ability to develop reports with required accounting detail, timely delivery, and accuracy. Special Considerations/Physical Work Requirements: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. * Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, driving, etc.)- most of the work day; * Required to exert physical effort in tasks that involve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight handling objects less than 25 pounds- rarely; WORK ENVIRONMENT: * Normal setting for this job is: office setting.

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