STAFF ACCOUNTANT

Description

Summary

The Staff Accountant supports the management teams of the various schools and accounting/finance teams. They are responsible for school and/or consolidated level costs and control, including general accounting, cash, fixed assets, reconciliations, and ad hoc analysis. Support month-end close and special projects as requested.

Essential Functions

• Process vendor checks, credit card, wire, and ACH payments weekly or as needed, process monthly sales tax payments.
• Administer American Express credit card program, including reward redemption.
• Maintain prepaid expense schedule and set up recurring entries.
• Manage cash, including daily rollforward and transferring money between accounts as necessary.
• Adhere to all statutes and regulations issued by federal, state, and regulatory agencies.
• Perform monthly review, recording, and reconciliation of fixed assets additions, retirements, depreciation, and tacking by location in accordance with GAAP and Company policies.
• File annual personal property tax returns for all locations
• Journal entries and account reconciliations as assigned, including debt schedules and inventory.
• Manage ASC 842 schedules and book entries.
• Work closely with the accounting team to complete the month-end close process.
• Assist with other accounting projects as needed.
• Support the accounting team in connection with ad-hoc projects and analysis.
• Provide suggestions and input to improve and optimize processes.

Qualifications

Education and Work Experience

• High School diploma or GED required
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting preferred
• 2-year experience preferred

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; use one or two hands to grasp objects and talk or hear. Understand the speech of another person. Speak clearly for others to understand

AAP/EEO Statement

Spartan College provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.Further, the company takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and employees are treated during employment without regard to any of these characteristics. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

In keeping with the above conviction, Spartan College is committed to assuring that:

All recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, and other employment related programs are provided fairly to all persons on an equal opportunity basis without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Employment decisions are based on the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action; and all personnel actions such as compensation, benefits, transfers, training, and participation in social and recreational programs are administered without regard to race, creed, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Benefits:

401(k) and Employer Match
Medical Insurance
HSA/FSA
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
Employee Assistance Program
Tuition Reimbursement/Employee Scholarship