Description
TransPerfect Translations, a fast-paced and growing language services company, seeks an experienced, detail-oriented Staff Accountant to join our growing accounting group.
Responsibilities:
- Complete a high volume of bank reconciliations and intercompany reconciliations involving foreign currency transactions
- Handle all month-end closing duties, including journal entry preparation, recording monthly activities, and payroll entries
- Maintain monthly detailed reconciliations with notes, schedules, and account analysis, including payroll, intercompany accounts, fixed assets, and all balance sheet accounts
- Prepare monthly financial statements and monthly reporting packages in a multi-company environment
- Work with outside accountants for domestic and international offices and assist with audits and external reporting
- Perform other job duties and special projects on an as-needed basis
As a Staff Accountant, you are a:
- Creative thinker – curious and unafraid to ask questions
- Hard worker – industrious and diligent in everything you do
- Innovator – willing to initiate changes and introduce new ideas
Your experience includes:
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree
- 3-5 years of experience in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
- GAAP Accounting, advanced knowledge of accounting functions, specifically month-end close, bank reconciliation, and intercompany reconciliation
- Proficiency in Excel, Word
- Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills and follow-through in completion of projects
- Strong time-management skills and ability to work well under tight deadlines
- Good communication with the ability to interact positively with others inside and outside the organization
- Knowledge of Great Plains Accounting Software is helpful, as is previous experience in a Customer Service organization