Staff Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

Staff Accountant

Description

Ascent is a leading provider of innovative financial products and student support services that enable more students to access education and achieve academic and economic success. Everything Ascent offers is designed with the best-in-class teams and technology to increase every student's ability to plan, pay, and succeed in their education and career. Ascent's planning tools and financing resources are co-created by students for those in college, graduate school, and career training programs. Ascent offers financial wellness education, student success services, and one-on-one and digital career coaching that put students' academic and professional goals within reach. Ascent has been widely recognized for its strong culture – named “Best Places to Work” by the San Diego Business Journal for the past 5 years – and as an industry leader – named “Best Student Loan” by NerdWallet for the past 3 years.

As a Staff Accountant , you will be responsible for performing various accounting tasks, such as preparing financial statements, reconciling ledger accounts, analyzing data, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations. You will assist the Senior Accounting Manager with month-end and year-end closing processes, along with financial statement audits. You will report to the Senior Accounting Manager and work closely with other departments to provide accurate and timely financial information.

Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries, adjusting entries, and accruals
• Reconcile general ledger accounts, bank statements, and intercompany transactions
• Process accounts payable transactions
• Prepare and deliver various customer invoices and manage collections
• Prepare and analyze financial statements, such as income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement
• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes and reporting
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, tax laws, and internal policies and procedures
• Prepare periodic compliance reports for various external parties
• Assist with external and internal audits and provide supporting documentation
• Perform variance analysis and identify areas for improvement
• Maintain and update fixed asset records and depreciation schedules
• Research and resolve accounting issues and discrepancies
• Keep abreast of accounting standards, regulations, and best practices

Qualifications

Competitive pay with bonus, and comprehensive benefits package that includes, but not limited to :

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