Job description

Job Description

• Responsible for the most complex activities associated with maintaining ledger accounts and/or for developing financial statements and/or reports.
• Analyzes complex financial data and/or reports on the results and/or probable implications. Compiles financial information, processes journal entries into various accounts, and/or reconciles reports and/or financial data.
• 20% Exercises accounting control over a group of accounts within a given specialized area.
• Analyzes complex financial data and/or extracts and/or defines relevant information; interprets data for the purpose of determining past financial performance and/or/or to project a financial probability.
• Records, classifies, and/or summarizes financial transactions and/or events in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Provides information to customers, explains accounting transactions, and/or resolves accounting issues and/or discrepancies.
• 20% Prepares journal entries and/or reconciles the general ledger accounts.
• Analyzes financial transactions to ensure the proper recording of revenues to the general ledger. Researches expenses and/or explains cost and/or allocation variances.
• Prepares budget for assigned departments and/or assists cost center managers as needed.
• Ensures expenses are allocated in accordance with business contracts and/or departmental operating standards.
• 20% Develops financial reports for financial analysis, forecasting, trending, budgeting and/or results analysis. Uses various software applications, such as spreadsheets, relational databases, statistical packages, and/or graphics packages to assemble, manipulate and/or/or format data and/or/or reports.
• 20% Reviews the work of less experienced staff members.
• Prepares and/or presents training sessions in response to repetitive errors identified in the work performed by those associates.
• Reviews departmental policies, procedures, and/or forms used by the staff to identify areas of potential improvement in those documents.
• Suggests updates and/or improvements and/or prepares a preliminary draft of the policies including the updates or improvements as necessary.
• 10% Responds to requests for proposals. Develops rates and/or pricing assumptions.
• Reviews contract clauses. Prepares miscellaneous documents and/or detailed audit package that supports all elements of the proposal.
• 10% Handle special projects as assigned by department manager and/or or requested by other groups such as, but no limited to, coordination of various internal and/or external audit projects, compilation of data for audits by internal and/or external auditors, functionality of accounting/costing system, coordination and/or implementation of system enhancements and/or releases with information systems and/or working with information systems to test and/or monitor internal controls and/or corrective/preventive actions for department.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Comprehensive knowledge of fundamental accounting concepts, practices and procedures. Knowledge of mathematical and statistical concepts.
• Able to persuade, influence or negotiate with others. Possesses excellent leadership, communication, organizational and analytical skills.
• Strong decision-making skills.
• Ability to work independently. Required Software and Tools: Microsoft Office. Ability to use data retrieval applications.
• Preferred Software and Other Tools: Able to write complex queries using database software. Work Environment: Typical office environment.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $32.00 - $36.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Columbia, SC 29203: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• General ledger accounting: 3 years (Required)
• Cost accounting: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: One location

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