Staff Accountant

About the job

Please submit your resume by fax.

POSITION SUMMARY: Assist unit controller with instituting and maintaining accounting controls by answering vendor inquires, coordinating payment plans, tracking payment, and distributing accounts payable checks.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
I. Primary Responsibility for Accountant Function
•Opening and sorting invoices
•Obtaining appropriate approval
•Coding and input of approved invoices
•Auditing purchase journals and filing completed journals
•Weekly check runs/writing manual checks as necessary
• Reconciling petty cash and processing for reimbursement
•Distributing accounts payable checks
•Filing accounts payable
•Answering vendor inquires, coordinating payment plans

II. Distribute and obtain Employee Sign-off on Weekly Paychecks

III. Back up Assistant Controller in Daily Audit of Sales

IV. Special Projects as Necessary

IN ADDITION TO THE PERFORMANCE OF ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS ACCOUNTS PAYABLE WILL BE EVALUATED ON THE FOLLOWING:
• Appearance
• Punctuality/Attendance
• Attitude/Teamwork
• Opening, Running and Closing Duties
• Job Skills/Knowledge/Productivity
• Adherence to Policy
• Sanitation and Safety
• Guest Satisfaction
• Communications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
1. WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF:
Accounts payable, general ledger 3-5 years experience

ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE OF:
Restaurant/Music Hall/Retail Operations

2. SKILL IN: Computers (Windows environment: databases, spreadsheets, word processing), Oracle, Compeat, Rome

3. ABILITY TO: Handle various projects at one time, follow-up, communicate with staff/management/ vendors in a positive manner

4. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, PROFESSIONAL, ETC.)
Accounting Degree preferred but not necessary.

This job description is a summary of duties, which you as an employee are expected to perform in your assignment. It is by no means an all-inclusive list, but is merely a broad guide to expected duties. As an employee you should understand that a job description is neither complete nor permanent; it can be modified at any time. Also, at the request of management, any employee may be asked and expected to perform additional duties, responsibilities, or project without notice.