Lucas Group is partnering with rapidly growing investment estate group and is seeking a top-quality Staff Accountant to join their team. This is a contract-to-hire opportunity, beginning as soon as possible.
Lucas Group is North America’s premier executive search firm. Since 1970, our culture and methodologies have driven superior results. We assist mid-tier to Fortune 500 clients find transcendent, exclusive talent; candidates fully realize their career ambitions; and associates find professional success.
Combining local knowledge with national reach, Lucas Group has the geographic breadth and industry depth necessary to deliver results. We provide trusted, consultative service by truly listening and responding to the needs of our clients and candidates. We are professional, high-performance, and passionate industry veterans with both insight and integrity, making a very real difference in business and careers. We listen. We understand. We deliver.
Position Overview
- Review, code, and process payment for invoices, including communicating with vendors for questions or corrections
- Prepare monthly bank reconciliations ensuring the results are accurate and timely within the deadlines provided
- Adhere to internal control policies and procedures
- Prepare and enter journal entries for multiple entities
- Maintain vendor listing in Accounts Payable software (Nexus), MRI and update for changes, additions and deletions.
- Prepare 1099 MISC reports for review by Senior Accountant and Accounting Manager and assist in mailing the forms
- Demonstrate and maintain ability to effectively interact with all levels throughout the organization
- Assist with general research, general ledger reclasses, bank reconciliations, reporting and other special projects, as needed
Skill Requirements
- Creating new vendors
- Posting payments; manual payments that are wired to vendors or individuals
- Cutting checks and/or ad-hoc wire payments
- Creating new invoices for funds
- Posting journal entries;
- For payroll in Mexico
- For Invoices
- For expense reports
- Bank Reconciliations
- Running reports in the system in order to audit the General Ledger for accuracy (ensuring that monies have posted to the correct accounts)
- Review detailed general ledger outputs, account by account, to ensure monies have posted to an account only once, in the right amount, and to the right account
- On an annual basis, the ideal candidate would be able to audit miscellaneous 1099 submissions
- Self-driven (startup atmosphere)
- Take ownership of their responsibilities, not be afraid to ask questions, nor pester people for the information they need
- Humor is necessary
- Tough skin
Tools/Software Skills
- Excel proficiency
- Spreadsheet Server is a plus (Excel Add-In)
- MRI; accounting software (enterprise resource planning)
- NEXUS; accounts payable software
- Bank reconciliation experience would be a plus, however not required.
- Knowledgeable of the concept, applicable skillset as it relates to general ledger knowledge
- Balance sheets, income statements
