Industrial accountant vs staff accountant

Differences between industrial accountant and staff 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.

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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