Finance analyst/accountant vs staff accountant

Differences between finance analyst/accountant and staff accountant duties and responsibilities

Finance analyst/accountant example responsibilities.

• Manage the full cycle finance duties including A/P, A/R, G/L and fixed-asset accounting in accordance with GAAP standards.
• Manage all monthly accruals for outsides consultant/service providers.
• Develop transfer prices and manage manufacturing inventory in an ERP system.
• Utilize accounting principles to manage quarterly regulatory settlement accruals and reporting requirements.
• Develop, maintain financial models/applications (VBA Excel/Access) to automate and streamline business processes and perform financial analysis.
• Implement process improvement initiatives for the payroll cash account that facilitate early recognition of unrecord payroll expenses.
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Staff accountant example responsibilities.

• Manage and monitor accounting procedures for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and coordinate and facilitate external audit requirements.
• Contribute revenue accruals using job cost system, fix assets including reclassification, reconciliation and depreciation.
• Prepare month-end journal entries and assist in compilation of financial statements, reconcile bank statements and general ledgers.
• Complete audit-quality account reconciliations monthly for balance sheet accounts including the capital projects in progress accounts and miscellaneous revenue accounts.
• Assume responsibility for cash management encompassing wire and ACH transfers processing, bank activity confirmation, and monthly bank account reconciliations.
• Handle all A/R and A/P, payroll, change orders, collections, lien placement and release, vendor account management.
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