Associate Accountant
Des Moines, IA 
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Posted 18 days ago
Job Description
Position: Associate Accountant
Location: Des Moines, IA(Hybrid)
Duration: 7 Months Contract

Qualifications:
  • Compliance and Controls: understand general compliance requirements and apply these to the creation of accurate and timely financial submissions.
  • Understand internal control framework and use this information to provide basic risk mitigation techniques.
  • Operate financial controls, specific user access and/or data integrity controls.
  • Assist with ensuring compliance with regulatory internal control guidance including items such as SOX.
  • Perform other duties or essential functions as needed.
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance or equivalent experience required
  • CPA or other applicable certifications preferred

Responsibilities:
  • Under direct supervision, demonstrate awareness and knowledge of applicable professional accounting standards.
  • Accurately record financial transactions and maintain appropriate supporting documentation.
  • At this level incumbents are expected to develop competence through performing structured work assignments.
  • Incumbents are also expected to begin building knowledge of the organization, processes, products, tools, and customers.

Financial Analysis and Reporting:
  • Use existing procedures to perform basic accounting analysis and reporting of financial transactions in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), statutory accounting principles (SAP), tax regulations, or other regulatory guidance.
  • This includes, but is not limited to: perform transaction processing and exception handling.
  • Conduct month-end close activities.
  • Calculate routine journal entries and provide accurate and timely financial submissions.
  • Reconcile accounts and prepare and provide financial data for inclusion in the financial control process.
  • Conduct routine variance analysis. Extract and deliver straight forward management information reports used in decision making.

Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.

 

Job Summary
Company
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
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