Staff Accountant

As a member of the HBP Finance team the Staff Accountant will support the management of the company through timely and accurate reporting of financial information.  The essential responsibilities of the position are the day-to-day and month end accounting process and managing the timely analysis and reconciliation of all accounts as assigned.  Also, the Staff Accountant will research accounting issues to ensure proper application of GAAP, contribute to an accurate and speedy close through the preparation and posting of journal entries.  It will be important to complete account reconciliations as well as prepare segments of the annual audit work paper package as assigned, in an accurate and timely manner.  Additionally, the Staff Accountant will calculate and process all aspects of the HBP Author royalties.

 In this role the Staff Accountant will have the opportunity to assist the accounting Manager in preparation and analysis of state and federal tax (990/990T) as well as proactively research tax exposure issues for HBP and implement tax programs as necessary.  There will also be an opportunity to work on special projects.

Requirements:

·         Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Business Administration

·         3+ years of progressive responsibility in general accounting

·         Excellent interpersonal skills as well as the ability to communicate well both verbally and in writing

·         Must be able to work independently and be extremely detailed oriented

·         Previous experience in Oracle and Vertex preferred.