Accounting Analyst

Job Purpose:

The Accounting Analyst supports accurate financial reporting, account reconciliations, and analysis of business results. This role assists with month-end close, investigates accounting discrepancies, and prepares reports that help management understand financial performance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Prepare and review journal entries, supporting schedules, and account reconciliations.

- Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing activities.

- Analyze general ledger activity and research unusual balances, transactions, and discrepancies.

- Prepare financial reports and explain variances between actual results, budgets, forecasts, and prior periods.

- Reconcile balance sheet accounts, including cash, prepaid expense, accruals and other assigned accounts.

- Assist with fixed asset records, depreciation schedules, and capital expenditure tracking.

- Review accounting data for accuracy, completeness, and proper classification.

- Collaborate with accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and other departments to resolve accounting issues.

- Prepare schedules and supporting documentation for internal and external audits.

- Maintain organized accounting records and documentation supporting transactions and account balances.

- Follow established accounting policies, approval procedures, and internal controls.

- Identify opportunities to improve reporting, accounting processes, and data accuracy.

- Complete special analyses and other accounting-related assignments as needed.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

- Any and all other duties assigned by management.

Qualification Requirements:

- Bachelor’s degree in accounting required.

- Three to five years of experience in accounting, financial analysis or a related accounting role.

- Working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas, pivot tables and lookup functions.

- Ability to learn new ERP systems quickly and adapt to evolving company needs.

- Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and problem-solving ability.

- Ability to manage competing priorities and meet reporting deadlines.

- Effective written and verbal communication skills.

- Ability to handle confidential financial and employee information appropriately.

Please forward all resumes to jchrist@deltamat.com for Jenna Christ and aphillips@deltamat.com for Ashley Phillips.