Staff Accountant

Kelso Building ServicesOgden, UtahOn-siteFull-timeMid level, 2–5 yearsListed 3 days ago

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About this role

About the role

This is a hands-on, close-cycle role with clear monthly deliverables, and a path toward work in reconciliations, tax and controls.

What you'll do

Cash application and AR

- Apply customer payments (checks, ACH, wires, card) against open invoices

- Clear unapplied cash, short-pays and overpayments, working with our credit team

- Produce AR aging and unapplied-cash reporting for management and credit

Bank reconciliations

- Reconcile all bank accounts monthly and investigate reconciling items promptly

- Flag unusual or unauthorized activity right away

Corporate card program (Ramp)

- Reconcile Ramp monthly and review transaction coding

- Manage Ramp access and maintenance

Fixed assets

- Maintain the fixed asset register: additions, depreciation, disposals and the monthly roll-forward

Compliance

- Manage certificates of insurance (COIs)

- Prepare sales tax workpapers for the senior accountant's filings

Month-end close

- Deliver your reconciliations and schedules on the close calendar and support audit requests

- Assist with Journal Entries

What you'll bring

- Bachelor's degree in accounting (Preferred)

- 2–4 years of general accounting experience, including account reconciliations

- Solid understanding of GAAP and the month-end close

- Experience with an ERP or accounting system such as NetSuite or QuickBooks Online

- Reliability on deadlines and clear, timely communication when something is off

Nice to have

- NetSuite experience

- Construction or contractor accounting experience

- Multi-state sales tax exposure

- Ramp or another corporate card platform

What success looks like

- Bank reconciliations complete within 5 business days of month-end

- Unapplied cash kept current and aging down

- Ramp transactions coded and reconciled by close

- Fixed asset roll-forward ties to the general ledger every month

- COIs current, with gaps flagged before they become a problem