Staff Accountant & Payroll Manager

Summary:  The staff accountant is responsible for assisting the Controller in maintaining accurate and timely financial reporting; ensuring acceptable levels of internal control, ensuring compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations.  For this role, the emphasis is placed on the management of Payroll and Accounts Receivable.Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:  Other duties may be assigned.·         Monitor, prepare, and communicate financial reports as required.·         Utilize and maintain time and attendance system and process, daily, weekly, and bi-weekly and related information to include verifying payroll information, recording earnings/deductions, etc.·         Prepare and input all required payroll journal entries.·         Maintain responsibility for the daily Accounts Receivable credit, billing, and collection process.·         Monitor payment requirements on customers and process deposits.·         Complete collection calls on each appropriate outstanding accounts and maintain collection files on each outstanding issue.·         Review and approve the transfers daily and communicate to Controller any deviation from established accounting policies and procedures.·         Handle customer inquiries in a professional and timely manner, provide customers with accurate invoices and statements.·         Process returned checks and credit card chargebacks.·         Maintain an efficient collection process to include organized filing and tracing system, issuing letter, monitoring returned checks and charge backs.·         Update daily revenue reports for internal distribution.·         Keep management aware of any unusual operation or financial occurrences and/or significant deviations.·         Reconcile invoices against ledgers to ensure accuracy of invoicing.·         Assist in monthly close process by posting journal entries that are related to daily/monthly responsibilities.·         Support year end close and W-2 processing.·         Manage reconciliations for benefits.·         Verify time sheets.·         Answering employees’ questions and concerns regarding payroll·         Calculate payable hours, bonus, taxes, and deductions.·         Processing new employees, promotions, and terminations.·         Issuing and delivering paychecks to employees.·         Maintaining and updating payroll.