Accountant in Hutchinson, KS at PraireLand Partners

Job Description

General Summary: 

Assists in maintaining financial records and ensuring that financial transactions are properly recorded.  Compiles financial data to aid more senior accountants in the preparation of various financial reports.

Essential Functions:

• Prepares various daily, monthly, quarterly, or annual financial reports or statements
• Records routine or recurring transactions
• Gathers, reviews, and analyzes statistical information
• Makes necessary corrections and/or adjustments to receive accurate report information
• Examines accounting information contained in reports and exhibits, traces and reconciles unusual variances
• Performs complex account reconciliations
• Can perform the roles of other members of the Accounting Department
• Communicates with others in the organization to answer accounting questions or resolve issues

Employees are held accountable for all functions of this job

Job Qualifications:

• 1+ years in an accounting or bookkeeper position
• Understanding of financial concepts such as budgets, Return on Investment (ROI), and Net Operating Return on Assets (NORA)
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Knowledge of accounting systems
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy
• Degree in an Accounting/Finance discipline or equivalent experience
• Current driver’s license is required and must be maintained

Physical Activities:  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 

While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel: reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.  The employee is frequently required to sit.  The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally life and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision ability required by this job includes close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust and focus.

Work Environment:  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and vibration.  The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disability to perform the essential functions of this position.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.