Assistant Staff Accountant

The assistant staff accountant position is responsible for the day-to-day accounting function of office operations which may include network and district network office Risk and IPS lines of business.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Focused on accounting functions

Work collaboratively with the Staff Accountant or Chief Financial Officer, if applicable, to:

Manage accounts payable/reimbursements. Pay network office bills. Manage all aspects of accounts payable working with vendors to resolve issues and paying liabilities timely.  Maintain accurate files of invoices or other source documents. Maintain adequate records for balances owed to the firm and follow up on receivables as necessary

Payroll. Assist office payroll processing including managing payment of payroll taxes and benefit plans via proper deductions. Maintain accurate records of wages, benefits, and taxes and payroll tax forms using 3^rd party payroll processor. Monitor of all payroll activity to ensure proper follow up or execution by payroll service.

Pay financial representative commissions.  Pay financial representatives commissions for Risk and IPS. Recover all financial representative debt on a timely basis. Prepare annual 1099 statements for financial representatives.

Daily data input into accounting system.  Throughout the month, make entries into the accounting system, using proper double-entry accounting procedures, and complete input on a timely basis for month-end and year-end accounting.

• For loans from the home office, prepare depreciation schedules, which match the loan repayment schedule or obtain depreciation entries from outside accountant for amortization of assets that do not follow the home office loan repayment schedu Record amortization/depreciation expense on a monthly basis.
• Manage the transfer of funds between Risk, IPS, and district network office
• Reconcile bank accounts including Risk, IPS, and the reconciliation of district network office bank accoun
• Prepare all information for outside accountant to complete tax return
• Educate new financial representatives on how their compensation is paid through commissions, fees, and bonu