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Staff Accountant - Accounts Payable
At Lexipol, our mission is to create safer communities and empower the individuals on the front lines with market-leading content and technology. Our top-notch team works closely with law enforcement, fire, EMS, corrections, and local government professionals to tailor our solutions to better address today’s challenges and keep first responders coming home safely at the end of each shift.
Working at Lexipol means making a difference – day in and day out.
The Work
The Accounting team is responsible for producing Lexipol’s financial statements. We are responsible for closing the books timely and accurately on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis. We provide ad hoc and scheduled financial reports to various internal and external stakeholders. Our team comprises individuals responsible for R2R (Record to Report) and P2P (Procure to Pay).
The Staff Accountant has primary responsibility for cash reconciliations and forecast, reconciliation of bank and intercompany, assisting in all areas of Accounts Payable (AP) and Travel &Expense processing (T&E), as well as various other account reconciliations. The individual will also participate in the month-end close process, including booking journal entries related to cash and expense items, maintaining and setting up the month-end close checklist, and creating the monthly account reconciliation tracker.
The Staff Accountant will work closely with the Director of Accounting and AP Lead to ensure accurate cash and AP related accounting and reconciliations. The individual will interact with various departments/teams including O2C (Order to Cash which includes billing, collections, and cash application) and Tax.
This is done through working in these areas of focus:
- Prepares the daily cash reconciliations.
- Prepares weekly cash forecast.
- Performs monthly bank, intercompany and cash related reconciliations.
- Performs AP and T&E related reconciliations
- Performs various other account reconciliations.
- Supports all areas of AP and T&E including, but not limited to, vendor setups/maintenance, processing invoices, ensuring the correct coding for various invoices, auditing and processing expense reports, reconciling AP and T&E accounts, reviewing AP aging and following up on aged or debit balances, booking AP & T&E accrual entries.
- Books journal entries related to cash and expense items.
- Maintains the month-end close checklist and sets up the checklist in Asana monthly
- Prepares the account reconciliation tracker monthly
Requirements: To be considered for this role, you will have this experience:
- Education: Accounting graduate (degreed).
- Experience: 3+ years in accounting performing accounts payable coding of invoices, bank and other account reconciliations, journal entries, month end close
- Experience working with all areas of AP and T&E
- Strong in Excel ( pivot tables and vlookups, etc.)
- Systems/Technology savvy.
- Strong account reconciliation skills including follow-up on open items.
- Experience working with NetSuite.
- Motivated self-starter with the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
- Strong problem-solving skills and work ethic
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
Preferred Experience:
- Concur experience
- 1099 experience
- Sales & Use tax knowledge
Target Outcomes/ Target Results
- Create quality daily cash reconciliations, weekly cash forecast, and monthly bank, intercompany and cash related reconciliations with clear supporting documentation, references.
- Provide timely and accurate support in all areas of AP and T&E
- Prepare accurate journal entries and reconciliations with clear supporting documentation
- Support the month-end close process by maintaining and setting up the month-end close checklist
- Create the monthly account reconciliation checklist and KPIs
Employee Value Proposition
- The Staff Accountant will report to the Director of Accounting.
- Invest yourself in excellent performance and be developed and mentored accordingly.
- Having primary responsibility for cash reconciliations and support AP operational accounting responsibility will substantially enhance your professional skills.
- The Accounting team is a high-performance team focused on supporting internal and external stakeholders with timely and accurate financial information.
- The workload and commitment of our team is best suited to individuals looking for fast-paced, deadline oriented, challenging and varied assignments.
- With a focus on continuous improvement, there are lots of opportunities to be creative and make a difference in how we optimize our processes.
The Environment
- The Accounting team is highly productive and works with urgency every day to serve the needs of our internal and external customers.
- We collaborate closely together to find solutions to problems.
- We are dedicated to each member of the team maximizing their potential.
- We regularly work on systems implementations and process improvements as the business continues to grow and evolve.
- We praise our team members for great work and celebrate successes together.
Duties listed are not intended to be exhaustive or exclusive; other duties may be assigned. Management retains the discretion to add to or change the duties of the position at any time.
Compensation and Benefits
Lexipol offers a competitive base salary, monthly, quarterly, or annual incentive and a comprehensive benefits package including 401(k) with Company match and a flexible paid time off plan.
About Lexipol
Lexipol empowers first responders and public servants to best meet the needs of their residents safely and responsibly. We are the experts in policy, training and wellness support, committed to improving the quality of life for all community members. Our solutions include state-specific policies, online learning, behavioral health resources, grant assistance, and industry news and information offered through the websites Police1, FireRescue1, EMS1, Corrections1 and Gov1. Lexipol serves more than 2 million public safety and government professionals in over 12,000 agencies and municipalities. For additional information, visit www.lexipol.com.
Lexipol Is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)
Lexipol, LLC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all team members and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other non-job-related characteristic. Lexipol complies with applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leave of absence, compensation, and training.