Staff Accountant

Company Summary

Ayoub & Youngren is a Metropolitan Detroit Based firm that is dedicated to helping small business leaders operate at their highest potential by infusing the key fundamentals that are paramount for organizational success.  Our solutions focus on accounting, business strategy, people management, and financial planning and analysis to foster a foundation that allows our clients to optimized profitability, mitigate avoidable risk and achieve sustainable growth.  We are continuously looking for team members in each of our respective specialties to further our mission of providing the highest level of professional service and customer satisfaction.  Successful employees in our organization typically embody core business knowledge, desire for continuous learning, passion for helping others succeed and a clear dedication towards quality, professionalism and customer satisfaction.

Job Summary - Staff Accountant

Directly interacts with external clientele to provide superior accounting and bookkeeping services.  Presents at the highest professional level with attention to superior customer service.  Supervises Associate Accountant’s and Accounting Clerks as assigned.  Computes, classifies and records numerical data to keep financial records complete.  Performs any combination of routine calculating, posting and verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting records.  Supervises, oversees and monitors the accuracy and quality of figures, calculations and postings pertaining to business transactions recorded by other workers as assigned.

Job Responsibilities - Staff Accountant

• Advises clients concerning their financial records within the scope of the applicable engagement and the breadth of autonomy as defined by the direct supervisor.
• Checks figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes.
• Classifies, records and summarizes numerical and financial data to compile and keep financial records.
• Communicate, interact, provide relevant documentation and respond to inquiries – to both internal and external parties – in a manner that is professional, punctual, comprehensive and in compliance with industry best practices and company expectations for excellence.
• Communicates with clients in accordance with the highest levels of professionalism and customer service.
• Compiles statistical, financial, accounting and/or auditing information pertaining, but not limited to, such matters as cash management, expenditures, accounts payable, accounts receivable and profitability.
• Completes assigned work with the highest level of professionalism, to optimal industry standards and in a manner compliant with organizational expectations.
• Completes assigned work within the assigned timelines.
• Develops and prepares financial reports with minimal supervision.
• Generates and processes journal entries to industry standards with minimal supervision.
• Maintains and reconciles records, schedules and ledgers as required and in compliance with all industry standards.
• Maintains capital accounts and supporting depreciation schedules.
• Manipulates financial information to report it in a useful and understandable manner.
• Matches order forms with invoices and records the necessary information.
• Monitors status of loans and accounts to ensure that payments are up to date.
• Operates computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information.
• Performs customary accounting and bookkeeping activities a) in accordance with the highest industry standards, b) in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and c) in compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and standards.
• Prepares and processes all required transactions.
• Prepares and processes bank deposits.
• Prepares and processes payroll information.
• Prepares and processes trial balances of books.
• Provides creative solutions to business challenges for supervisory consideration.
• Provides superior customer service and responsiveness to inquiries and requests.
• Reconciles all required accounts to industry standards with minimal supervision.
• Reconciles, notes and reports on discrepancies found in records.
• Supervises Associate Accountants and Accounting Clerks as assigned.
• Supports and facilitates period closing processes for clients.
• All other specialty duties as may be required and assigned.