Staff Accountant

Finance     ·      Salt Lake City, UT      ·      Full time

Blackrock aims to provide Best of Class approved neurosciences tools to the research community to push the boundaries of human applications. Blackrock already delivers some of the most critical components of leading BCI set-ups. We spend everyday building technology that will benefit patients suffering from paralysis disorders, neurological diseases (ALS, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s), and neural dysfunctions (epilepsy, brain trauma).

Job Title: Staff Accountant
Department: Finance
Job Reports To: Controller

Position Overview:

This position will be responsible for a variety of duties, including advanced-level financial record keeping, reconciliations, vendor relation management, schedules, transactions, and monthly invoicing. Must be a people person, with great communication skills, passionate about positively impacting lives, accounting, and solving problems.

Qualification Requirements

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, or equivalent experience is preferred
• ERP systems experience
• Strong accounting knowledge and understanding of US GAAP
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of major accounting software packages for general ledger and statutory accounting
• Must be able to effectively handle multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline driven environment
• Strong analytical and accounting skills
• Excellent verbal, written communication, and interpersonal skills
• The position is an onsite only position located in Salt Lake City, Utah

Specific Skills / Competencies Desired

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, and take on difficult tasks with a high level of accuracy and efficiency
• Superior attention to detail with a high sense of urgency
• Financial record keeping experience which may have involved using automated financial management systems such as QuickBooks to use and maintain double-entry accounting systems a plus
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook

Essential Job Duties

• Classifies a wide variety of receipts and expenditures
• Prepare and analyze financial statements and tax returns for accuracy and legal compliance
• Creates and maintains schedules of various balance sheet accounts
• Provide support for annual financial statement audits, as well as periodic internal audits
• Prepare monthly and quarterly Journal Entries and account reconciliations for payroll, job costing, and beginning balances
• Reviews and checks a wide variety of complex account keeping records and reports
• Reconciles bank and credit card statements
• Computes payments to invoices within the system to account for customer receivables correctly
• Uses computer applications such as Google sheets, Outlook Calendar, Slack and database software in performing work assignments
• Maintain relationships with vendors
• Efficient filling of reconciled records
• Other duties as assigned

The above information on this job description is designed to present the most essential job duties and responsibilities necessary to achieve the job’s end results. It is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications.

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