Staff Accountant

Job Summary

Emplicity is a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) and outsourced Human Resources and Business Services provider that helps organizations manage the delicate and daunting task of running a business while supervising employees. From payroll services and employer insurances to benefits plans and employee relations, Emplicity’s tailored approach has been delighting clients for nearly two decades and has helped hundreds of high-growth companies reduce HR costs, minimize risk, and increase productivity. We value passion, teamwork, stewardship, and continuous improvement and are looking for enthusiastic, client-centered people to join our growing business.

This position needs to have a solid understanding of how business processes relate to accounting principles. Crucial to the position are AR/AP skills, benefits experience, account analysis, reconciliation and month end close. Accuracy and consistency are the mainstays of this key position. Must be located in the Pacific, Mountain or Central time zones.

Responsibilities:

• AR/AP, enter bills, monitor payments, check runs, and check requests.
• Follow up on any AR collections and reconciliations.
• Promote and maintain high quality, professional, services-oriented company image in working with client, client employees, peers and management team. Escalate issues/concerns/special requests to Senior accountant or Controller.
• General ledger posting, reconciliation and journals.
• Track and audit 401(k) payments.
• Workers Compensation processing.
• Coordinate with Benefits department in the timely processing of all insurance billings, i.e., generating reports, reconciliation of invoices and allocation of costs.
• Maintain a thorough knowledge of the company’s service platform, operating systems, and web-based applications.
• High level account analysis, bank reconciliation, payroll tax filing assistance as needed.
• Maintains knowledge of acceptable accounting practices and procedures
• Other duties as assigned, including but not limited to subject matter responsibilities.
• Processing ACH’s and wires/reverse wires
• Backup for PEO Licensing information and submission
• CPEO filing additions, subtractions and renewals
• Completing tasks by the deadline.

Qualifications:

• Excellent organizational and project management skills with the ability to prioritize and handle multiple and complex tasks in a demanding, fast paced work environment---must be self-motivated.
• Learns quickly when facing new problems. Open to change. Enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks and can act without having the total picture.
• 5 to 7 years of documented accounting experience: AR/AP, Bank Reconciliation
• Advanced technology skills, able to work comfortably in a variety of software applications; proficient in Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
• A high level of professionalism and an understanding that no task is too menial.
• Excellent written and oral communication, interpersonal and relational skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with internal/external clients and vendors
• Excels as part of a cooperative, dynamic team, always displaying a positive attitude and a desire to “solve for yes” and provide win-win solutions.
• Prior PEO experience a plus
• Payroll and related software experience a plus
• An outstanding communicator, both orally and written
• Excellent customer service skills
• Familiar with common office equipment (printers, copier, fax, etc.)
• Strong problem solver and analytical thinker
• Professional demeanor

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer, which may include standing, talking, hearing, reaching, stooping, kneeling, and using hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and keyboard.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
• Light to moderate lifting may be required.