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Staff Accountant

Oregon Specialty Group
530 Center street
Salem, OR 97301
$29.62 – $33.51 / HOUR

Position Overview

The Staff Accountant is key to department success because they ensure accuracy, efficiency and compliance within the department. They also help maintain regulations and laws of accounting procedures, record keeping and reporting.

This position includes working closely with HR, leadership, and employees. Strong listening skills, adeptness in problem solving, and an ability to communicate details to bring comfort and understanding to employees, managers, and stakeholders. This person complies with regulations, laws and accounting procedures with the utmost integrity and confidentiality.

Essential Job Duties:

  • Posting journal entries
  • Preparing and delivering financial reports
  • Month end reconciliations
  • Reconciling and auditing company credit card transactions
  • Assist with owners’ compensation model
  • Assist with Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processes
  • Assist with appropriate tax filing preparation
  • Assist with providing appropriate documentation for audits
  • Handling sensitive or confidential information with honesty and integrity
  • Perform clerical duties, maintain files, and organize documents
  • Assist with other projects as assigned

Required Qualifications:

  • 2-3 years of experience in Accounting or related field and
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or equivalent
  • General understanding Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

Preferred Qualifications:

  • High attention to detail and accuracy
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent organization and time management skills
  • Takes initiative and seeks out areas of improvement
  • Proficiency using technology and software, especially Excel, Sage Intacct and Adobe

Would you thrive in this position?

  • Do you enjoy problem solving and critical thinking?
  • Do you have the ability to create and maintain a system of prioritization and organization to manage workload and competing projects?
  • Do you thrive in a team environment?
  • Are you able to maintain attention to detail with good organizational habits?
  • Can you maintain positive attitude on day-to-day basis?
  • Can you perform with honesty, integrity, trustworthiness and forgiveness?
  • Are you able to maintain the highest level of confidentiality, integrity, credibility and competence?
  • Do you appreciate the importance of the accounting function and how the minute details affect the big picture?

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