Staff Accountant - Montvale, United States - Express Employment Professionals

Description

Job Description

Our client, a luxury car leasing company is looking for a Staff Accountant to join their team.

The position is focused primarily in the areas of Tax Compliance and Accounting Operations. The role will assist the Controller with accounting support for the month-end closing and other accounting & treasury processes while also assisting in the coordinating with internal and external stakeholders for managing taxes and accounting operations.

The Staff Accountant will have primary responsibility for all taxes associated with leased vehicles including sales, property /motor vehicle and franchise tax. This position will also be heavily involved in the month-end closing and reconciliation processes as well as in the development of internal controls.

This position is located in Montvale, NJ and is an on-site position.

Duties & Responsibilities

Sales & Other Taxes

· Manage the schedule of timing and preparation of various returns and registrations to ensure all are filed on a timely basis,

· Liaise with the external tax preparer in connection with preparation and filing of periodic tax returns,

· Monitor changes in tax rates and coordinate new rates and timing with Credit & Operations,

· Perform daily cash reconciliations of tax related activity,

· Investigate and resolve any and all issues associated with tax collected in the appropriate taxing jurisdictions and resolve as appropriate,

· Coordinate with states regarding the calculation and payment of sales, property, motor vehicle, and franchise taxes,

· Coordinate with operations to ensure property taxes are appropriately allocated to lessees,

· Reconcile taxes paid with taxes collected from lessee

Accounting

· Perform selected reconciliations on daily, weekly or monthly basis based on account complexity,

· Reconcile intra/inter-company accounts monthly,

· Make month-end journal entries as deemed appropriate,

· Manage the recording and depreciation of fixed assets,

· Assist in the development and execution of a strong internal control structure appropriate for a smaller company with limited ability personnel utilizing compensating controls

Treasury

· Provide backup with regard to treasury transactions related to deal funding and cash collections including:

o Setup templates for dealers and create wire transfers for deal funding on a timely basis,

o Processing of daily cash collections,

o Assist in the submission of daily sweeps and transfers of lease collections,

o Verify wire instructions for outgoing payment requests.

Liaising with Outside Auditors and Tax Accountants

· Assist in supporting the Y/E tax preparation process as well as the coordinating with the external auditors for the timely completion of the annual audit

Qualifications

· A bachelor's degree in accounting from an accredited university,

· 3-5 years of related accounting experience,

· Strong knowledge of GAAP,

· Working knowledge of QuickBooks Enterprise is critical,

· Strong analytical skills

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