Job Information
Raymond James Financial, Inc. Staff Accountant in St. Petersburg, Florida
Description
Job Summary
Under general supervision, uses specialized knowledge and skills obtained through education and experience to assist in preparing financial statements, budgets and other financial analysis reports for business units. Guidance is provided to perform varied moderately complex accounting activities with limited responsibility for making routine decisions. Some evaluation, originality and ingenuity are required to locate, select and apply appropriate procedures, processes and techniques to specific assignments. Recommends solutions to moderately complex problems. Regular contact with internal customers is required to identify, obtain and clarify facts and information, and recommend solutions to accounting and process issues and problems.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Researches and implements applicable FASB statements and interpretations.
Uses general ledger accounting software to prepare financial statements, budgets and reports for internal use.
Prepares general ledger entries on a daily basis.
Maintains policy and procedures manuals.
Analyzes general ledger accounts to identify unusual or irregular transactions and makes recommendations to resolve.
Reconciles general ledger accounts, prepares analyses and completes other monthly general ledger closing procedures.
Prepares reports of financial information for management.
Prepares information and responds to internal/external auditor inquiries.
Assists in the preparation of the organization’s annual budget.
Identifies potential process improvements to increase efficiency in processing or analyzing financial information.
Limited responsibility for resolving routine accounting problems.
Allocates costs to individual organizational entities and analyzes the impact of cost allocation on individual financial statements.
Analyzes securities trading clearance procedures.
Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge of
Fundamental accounting concepts, practices and procedures.
Accrual based accounting practices.
Accounting software packages or ability to learn specific applications.
Principles of banking and finance and securities industry operations.
Skill in
Analyzing and resolving balance discrepancies.
Reviewing and interpreting financial information.
Identifying unusual transaction and accounting discrepancies.
Preparing financial statements, budgets and management reports.
Operating standard office equipment and using required software applications to produce correspondence, reports, electronic communication, spreadsheets and databases.
Ability to
Identify and recommend changes to standard procedures when required by specific situations and circumstances.
Identify and recommend solutions to moderately complex accounting problems.
Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with all organizational levels.
Organize, manage and track multiple detailed tasks and assignments with frequently changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.
Provide a high level of customer service.
Educational/Previous Experience Requirements
Education/Previous Experience
Bachelor’s Degree (B.A.) in Accounting or Finance (Accounting preferred).
Typically zero (0) to two (2) years’ experience preferred.
OR
Any equivalent combination of experience, education and/or training approved by Human Resources.
Licenses/Certifications
- None Required.
Job: Accounting & Finance
Primary Location: US-FL-St. Petersburg-Saint Petersburg
Organization RJF Corporate
Schedule Full-time
Job Shift Day Job
Travel No
Req ID: 2401034