Industrial accountant vs general accountant

Differences between industrial accountant and general accountant duties and responsibilities

Industrial accountant example responsibilities.

• Manage accounting operations, accounting close, account reporting and reconciliations.
• Automate accounting processes via excel - bank statement reconciliations, recurring journal entries etc.
• Collaborate with payroll conversion process from ADP to PeopleSoft; performing parallel testing and confirming accuracy of payroll information in PeopleSoft.
• Respond to questions from business units regarding general accounting and/or PeopleSoft system matters and investigate and resolve GL accounting inconsistencies.

General accountant example responsibilities.

• Manage payroll functions, financial statements, accounts payable, basic job cost, account analysis, accruals, year-end audits.
• Manage and monitor accounting procedures for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and coordinate and facilitate external audit requirements.
• Assist manager with cash flow, preparing financial statement, BBC, and report to CPA.
• Create budget at beginning and coordinate CPA firm's audit at the end of year.
• Assist in any kind of audit engagement (internal control, external, SOX, etc . )
• Provide support for the controller with period-end close accruals and journal entries and assist in various duties and responsibilities.
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