Staff Accountant

Seafax, Inc is looking to hire a staff accountant for our finance department in our Cumberland Foreside, ME office. The role of this job is to record and reconcile corporate Accounting activity necessary to facilitate timely and accurate Financial Reporting to the leadership team.

DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create, review, and approve invoices within billing systems.
• Process, and post Cash Receipts and process billing adjustments within billing systems.
• Correspond with other corporate departments to ensure proper accounting for services billed.
• Prepare and post journal entries within the Accounting System.
• Fixed Asset tracking.
• Balance Sheet Reconciliations as assigned.
• Complete peer reviews of journal entries.
• Complete assigned month end tasks accurately and within established time parameters.
• Prepare reports / analyses detailing monthly expense and cost variances by cost center.
• Periodic State Sales tax filings.
• Assist Director of Finance and Accounting with Automation initiatives.
• Assist with annual Directory shipping project.
• Office Supply ordering and periodically refilling postage meter.
• Ad hoc analyses/duties as assigned by manager.

QUALIFICATIONS/COMPETENCIES Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting OR Equivalent work experience OR Equivalent formal training in related duties
• Proficiency in understanding and use of personal computers
• Excel, Word, e-mail and 10-key calculator skills required

SUCCESS FACTORS

• Analytical mindset and a willingness to dissect processes as needed to understand more complex Accounting treatments.
• Identify and articulate any observed efficiencies that can be gained from process modifications.
• Base level understanding of inter-company relationships.
• In areas of ambiguity; proactively ask questions, be able to assess what’s being observed, and propose potential solutions to perceived challenges.
• Understand how Financial Statements interact with each other

BENEFITS

• Medical, Dental, Life, Short and Long Term Disability Insurances
• 401(k)plan with 40% company match
• Medical and Dependent Care savings accounts
• 12 days paid vacation (1st year)
• 5 days sick pay
• 10 paid holidays per calendar year
• Business Casual Attire Please NO TELEPHONE CALLS

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $40,000.00 to $50,000.00 /year

Job Location:

• Cumberland Foreside, ME 04110