Staff Accountant

Are you a Staff Accountant looking to join one of the top companies in the Aviation industry?

Are you looking to further your career and grow?

Do you have accounting experience within a corporate environment (not consultancy)?

If you answered yes to those three questions, then apply today!

Acara Solutions seeks highly qualified candidates to work onsite with our client in Orlando, FL. Interested?

Here's what you'd do:

• This position is supervised by the Senior Accountant, who will manage the day-to-day tasks and assignments.
• They will apply accounting and finance principles to analyze financial information and prepare reports by performing the following duties.
• The role will work closely with the accounting team and the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) partner to ensure that General accounting is processed seamlessly and that all accounting activities are completed promptly and accurately.
• Liaise with the accounting team to ensure that month-end close activities, including journal entry preparation, accruals and adjustments, account analysis, and financial statement preparation, are completed.
• Work with the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Partner to ensure seamless transition between handover and control points as defined in the local processes for the reporting, accounts receivable, and accounts payable processes.
• Responsible for various accounting reconciliations to maintain the integrity of the General Ledger.
• This will include maintaining accounting systems, adding new accounts to the chart of accounts, mapping new accounts to the financial statements, and reconciling various sub-ledgers to the general ledger.
• Assist in accounts payable analysis, including preparing the accounts payable accrual journal entry, working closely with the AP manager and the business operations teams to resolve invoice issues, and reconciling accounts payable accounts.
• Work closely with the credit and collections teams to ensure all accounts receivable records are accurate, with duties to include account reconciliations, customer account research, overdues analysis, and bad debt analysis.
• Work with the accounting teams to administer the purchasing card program by ensuring all cardholders submit statements and reconciliations on time, checking master statements from the Citibank website to ensure correct amounts are posted in SAP for payment, and researching any posting issues.
• Update the vendor master data to ensure correct payment terms, remittance, address, and banking details, plus create employee vendors for expense reimbursement.
• Banking Data Manager - enter, update, and validate banking data for suppliers in the procurement tool.
• Assist in maintaining the Fixed Assets System, including monitoring the fixed assets approval process, and maintaining capital additions and retirements in SAP.
• This will include tracking all new capital asset purchases, entering completed assets, preparing depreciation entries, and forecasting holdings as needed.
• Lead the monthly intercompany accrual process, which includes verifying all invoices, applying proper GL coding, getting input from the business, and foreign exchange rate applications.
• Assist in various accounting processes and other ad-hoc accounting and finance tasks.
• Maintains a high level of professionalism at all times.
• Adapt to a dynamically evolving team, especially amid recent ERP system implementations.
• Contribute to redefining roles and redistributing workloads effectively.
• Competence in preparing financial statements, posting journal entries, and analyzing basic financial statements.

Here's what you'll get:

Pay: $35/hr.

Hours: 40 hours/week.

Length: Temp (6 Months).

Sounds like a good fit?

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About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Minimum of 4 years of accounting experience within a corporate environment (not consultancy).
• Minimum of 3 years of finance experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of SAP experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience with general ledger reconciliations and journal entries for complex accounts.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience with Microsoft applications, especially with advanced Excel.
• Minimum of 3 years of operational experience within a corporation.

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting.
• Excellent analytical skills as they relate to an extensive ERP system.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent organization skills.
• Power BI knowledge.
• Good attention to detail.
• Good Excel skills.
• Good self-motivation and the ability to work independently are crucial for being effective in a team setting.
• Excellent communication abilities across various platforms, such as email, phone, and Microsoft Teams, are imperative.
• Ability to navigate and interact effectively with diverse personalities.
• Exhibit a mature, proactive attitude with minimal need for supervision.
• Able to manage themselves and their responsibilities autonomously.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be needed to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the necessary employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
• Under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), all employees assigned to this client must provide documentation verifying their status as a "U.S. Person," as defined in ITAR clause 120.15. A U.S. Person is a protected individual under the anti-discrimination provisions of U.S. immigration laws.

Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.

Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.