Description

Position:  General Ledger Accountant

Starting Salary Range Depending On Experience:  $51,000-65,000

Shift:  Day, Monday - Friday 

Responsible for our North America Direct-to-Consumer (ecommerce, Amazon, etc.) financial transactions including cash reconciliation, general ledger postings, sales tax and inventory analysis.  They may also assist with other accounting tasks and provide support to a fast paced, team oriented, accounting department.  

Essential Functions

• Perform daily bank reconciliation and validate against accounts receivable cash receipts and accounts payable disbursements for bank reconciliation.
• Update cash worksheets and posting of all cash receipts.
• Responsible for data integration; download of third party payment transactions for Direct-to-Consumer business, validate, and migrate data for upload into our ERP system through general ledger posting.
• Reconciles Direct-to-Consumer payments against bank cash deposits.
• Develop ways to manage large volumes of data and streamline the order to cash process.
• Prepare EFT payments for general ledger postings.
• Analyze and reconcile sales tax and GST related GL liability accounts against Avalara tax filings in a timely, accurate and efficient manner and prepare related adjustments to those account.
• Prepare audit schedules and support documentation for sales tax accounts.
• Support federal, state, and provincial sales tax audits. Research and resolve tax notices, as needed.
• Contribute to and improve the reconciliation processes.
• Perform other accounting related tasks and duties as needed.
• Assist Controller with other federal and state issues and projects, as needed.

Competencies:

• Collaborates – Build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Customer focus – Build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions.
• Ensures accountability – Hold self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Instills trust – Gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in business including general accounting. A combination of applicable work experience and college level course work in accounting may be substituted.
• At least 3+ years of working experience in accounting.  
• Knowledge of general accounting principles and control requirements.