Staff Accountant - Corporate
Woda Cooper Companies
- Columbus, OH
- Permanent
- Full-time
The Staff Accountant-Corporate is responsible for the activities across Woda Cooper’s corporate businesses, which includes accounts payable, accounts receivable, revenue, accruals and other areas including the maintenance of a complete and accurate general ledger and the resultant financial reports. This position will perform accounting-related duties to compile and maintain accounting records. Related duties include ensuring ledger entries and account reconciliations are prepared correctly and timely. This position assists in period-end close and will be responsible for preparing related journal entries.Reports To:
The Staff Accountant reports to the Corporate Controller.Duties/Responsibilities:
- Maintaining financial reports, records, and general ledger accounts.
- Preparing journal entries, analyses, and account reconciliations.
- Complete monthly close processes.
- Assist in the development and review of annual operating budgets and performance projections.
- Maintaining documentation for accounts payable, purchasing, and treasury and conducting internal audits.
- Performing monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
- Meeting processing and reporting deadlines.
- Responding to information requests, reviewing financial statements, and assisting with audits.
- Ensuring compliance with GAAP.
- Maintain and update accounting records and files including all balance sheet schedules.
- Accurately setup and maintain month end close files.
- Examine tax policies and handle tax payments and returns.
- Record cash transactions and updated cash daily for assigned bank accounts.
- Enter accounts payable and accounts receivable transactions.
- Complete daily/weekly bank reconciliations for assigned corporate cash accounts.
- Prepare documents for audits.
- Update and maintain lender compliance reporting schedule and ensure timely compliance reporting.
- Performs general ledger account reconciliations, verify accuracy of data, and report, identify, and correct errors.
- Prepare consolidated financial statements.
- Calculate quarterly CATax and book accrual.
- Complete computer hardware community billback as needed.
- Support timely monthly, quarterly, half-year, and year-end financial close, including assigned journal entries, balance sheet account reconciliations, accruals, and overall maintenance of all.
- Accurately complete special reports and projects as requested.
- Update sand maintain real estate tax schedule and ensure timely payment of all corporate real estate tax.
- All other duties as assigned
- Medical, dental and vision
- Short Term Disability and Life Insurance
- 401K with company match
- Employee Stock Ownership Program
- Cell Phone Discount
- 12 Days Paid time off
- 8 paid holidays & 2 floating holidays!
- Excellent use of Microsoft Office Word and Excel; very good with spreadsheets.
- Knowledge of an accounting information system is a plus.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Confidentiality and integrity.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Working knowledge of GAAP.
- Strong numeracy and analytical skills.
- Good problem-solving and time management skills.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented.
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance required.
- 3+ years of accounting experience required
- Must possess a valid driver’s license and insurance.
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.