Staff Accountant

The Staff Accountant provides reliable, timely and accurate financial data compilation by reviewing, analyzing and reconciling all accounts and performing efficient, accurate month-end closes.  Efforts help provide accurate financial reporting and analysis and directly influence Global Payments’ performance as a company

Production and Financial Reporting:

• Ensure that all financial information is recorded in accordance with GAAP and Federal and State regulations and consistent with established Company policy and procedures

• Prepare and enter daily and month end journal entries

• Prepare general ledger account reconciliations in a timely and accurate manner to include performing detailed research and analysis of differences in the accounts

• Participation in monthly close process

• Participate in quarter and year-end internal and external financial audits as required

• Act as a liaison with other departments concerning accounting information and other assigned areas

• Work directly with operational personnel to gain an understanding of the processes behind the assigned accounts

• Analyze department processes and procedures and recommend improvements as noted

• Involvement in special projects as needed

• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work in team driven environment yet be able to work independently to complete daily expectations

• Ability to work well under pressure and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast paced environment

• Assist and serve as main POC for Junior Accountants. Assist Junior with issue discussion and escalate issues as appropriate

• Support the team on the internal and external audit reporting by completing audit documentations and/or participate with the discussion with auditors as needed.

Project, Technology and Efficiencies:

• Evaluate reconciliations and propose improvements on process and/or production templates 

• Support and contribute to the world wide standardization and maintenance of the general onboarding docs & production logs; variance and issues logs as assigned 

• Participate in Frontier enhancements and process automation, as assigned by management.

• Serve as an active team member on corporate special projects and developments. Support SIT, SAT/UAT completion and post mortem discussion with Settlement Management team.

• Participate on at least one intra-department initiative: (project, committee etc)

• Complete assigned implementations within 90 days and complete project tasks by stated timelines. Properly track dependencies that may prevent meeting deadlines.   

• Complete new SOP and updates within 30 days.