Reconciliation Specialist Job Description
Department: Finance
Reports To: General Accounting Team Lead
FLSA Status: Exempt
Position Summary
Execute high-level general ledger account reconciliations, accurate reporting, and data verification, enabling senior staff to analyze options and make financial decisions aligned with company objectives.
Functional Accountability
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Balance Sheet reconciliations
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Compliance
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Reporting
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Financial controls
Essential Job Functions
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Monitor policies and procedures for assigned departments, and identify and suggestimprovements forreconciliation processes,accounting reporting and procedures.
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Journal Entries: adjustments and reclassifications
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Accruals
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Balance Sheet reconciliations
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Audit reports
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Month end Close process.
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Ad Hoc reports
Daily and Monthly Responsibilities
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Performs high-level general ledger account reconciliations, verify accuracy of data, and report, identify, and correct errors made by both internal and external personnel.
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Support timely monthly, quarterly, mid-year, and year-end financial close, include assigned journal entries, balance sheet account reconciliations, accruals, and overall maintenance of accounts.
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Prepare special financial reports as requested by management by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and trends.
Required Skills & Abilities
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Teamwork:Share due credit with co-workers, display enthusiasm and promote a friendly group working environment, work closely with other departments as necessary, support group decisions and solicit opinions from coworkers, and display team spirit.
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Communication: Clearly present information through spoken or written word, read and interpret complex information, talk with customers or clients, and listen well.
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Work Independently:Ability to beresourceful and problem solve
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Self-Motivation:Create a schedule and routine to stay focused and on task. Limit distractions.
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Comfortable Learning and Using Digital Tools:Becomfortable effectively collaboratingin a remote environmentwhile utilizingvideo meeting software and all company-specific digital platforms.
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Emotional Intelligence:Beself-aware, empathetic, and adaptable in the face ofany remote work challenges.
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Attention to Detail: Be alert, follow detailed procedures and ensure accuracy in documentation and data, carefully monitor processes, concentrate on routine workdetails,and organize and maintain a system of records.
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Initiative: Bring about great results from ordinary circumstances, prepare for problems or opportunities in advance, transform leads into productive business outcomes, undertake additional responsibilities and respond to situations as they arise without supervision.
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Integrity: Be tactful, maintain confidences, and foster an ethical work environment. Prevent inappropriate behavior by co-workers, give proper credit to others, and handle all situations honestly.
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Decision Making and Problem Solving:Act onsolving problems while exhibiting judgment and a realistic understanding of issues. Use reason, even when dealing with emotional topics, review facts and weigh options.
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Policies, Process and Procedures: Act in accordance with established guidelines, follow standard procedures in crisis situations, communicate and enforce organizational policies and procedures recognize and constructively conform to unwritten rules or practices.
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Conflict Management: Use a win-win approach to resolve controversy, stay objective and fair when dealing with sensitive situations, maintain constructive working relationships despite disagreement.
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Flexibility: Remain open-minded and change opinionsbased onnew information, perform a wide variety oftasks,and change focus quickly as demands change, manage transitions effectively from task to task, adapt to varying customer needs.
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Quality: Maintain high standards despite pressing deadlines, establish high standards and measures, do work right the firsttime,and inspect processes for flaws, test new methods thoroughly, reinforce excellence as a fundamental priority.
Education and Experience
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Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business Accounting or Financedesired.
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Minimum 5 years of professional accounting experience
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Superior organization and time management skills for prioritizing and managing multiple projects.
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Strong written and oral communication skills as well as proficiency in MS Excel and MS Word, and General Ledger Accounting systems.
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Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage competing deadlines.
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Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures
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Experience in Audit accountingprocess
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Knowledge of GAAP a plus
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Remote Employee must have:
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Stable, nonpublic internet connection with sufficient bandwidthto participate in video meetings and other regular activities, with analternative locationconsidered as a backup.
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Working environment conducive to conducting business without distraction or interference
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Noise level in the work environment that is quiet tomoderate.
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A designated workspace which allows the Team Member to focus, preferably with a desk or worktable, comfortable chair, and good lighting.
Physical Requirements
These physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
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Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
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Spendingcontinuous time on the phoneand video calls.
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Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision and depth perception.
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Occasionally reach with hands and arms, lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
