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10+ years of experience
Completed bank reconciliations through making deposits, voiding checks, and submitting positive pay activity with accounts having an average balance of $5 million. Processed domestic and international wires on a daily basis. Audited account payable batches. Utilized excel to prepare balance sheet reconciliation and various financial reports. Prepared and inputted entries including daily reconciliation entries, payroll entries, and month-end closing entries in the JD Edwards World Vision system.
- Promoted from Accounts Payable Clerk.
- Recommended the development of a data base to compare outstanding checks with those clearing resulting in a time saving of 80% for the preparation of the bank reconciliations.
- Established the wire approval procedure and created forms for corporate compliance.
- Developed recurring entries which saved 40% of time required to input repeated information.
- Coordinated the audit by an outside firm and responsible for the prepared-by-client list.
- Implemented paper savings by eliminating reports, printing double sided, and utilizing emails for the Finance Department “green goal” of using less paper.
0-5 years of experience
Performed all financial and statistical reporting for the company’s 40+ multi-million dollar trade accounts, including accounts with the Miami Heat and the Florida Marlins.
- Reported results of trade activity directly to the Chief Financial Officer and the Vice President of Finance & Accounting monthly.
- Implemented a new system for tracking the revenue and expense changes to the trade accounts thereby improving the efficiency of the review process by 50%.
- Assisted in monthly financial close by analyzing and reviewing balance sheet accounts, and ensuring financial transactions were recorded accurately.
- Prepared the annual revenue and expense budgets for various operational accounts.
- Prepared over 30+ general ledger balance sheet reconciliations including the company’s $5.8 million operational bank account.
- Prepared the monthly profit and loss variance analyses, which included researching various financial reports and meeting with management to determine the cause of variances.
- Performed inventory procedures on a monthly and quarterly basis.
0-5 years of experience
Created and interpreted timely financial statements and supporting reports for three to five Service Experts owned companies.
- Compiled financial information, processed journal entries and reconciled data.
- Recorded, classified and summarized financial transactions within accounting policies and Sarbanes-Oxley guidelines.
- Monitored activity in all accounts, reconciled sub-ledgers to general ledgers and resolved all differences.
- Prepared multiple state sales/use tax returns. Received jurisdiction specific training and prepared returns for Colorado, Nebraska, California, Texas and Oklahoma.
- Partnered with and supported District Controllers and HVAC Branch Managers while providing all financial information necessary to make corporate decisions.
0-5 years of experience
Prepared monthly financial statements and consolidations in US GAAP and IFRS for a $500M manufacturing plant
- Managed and maintained $120M+ in fixed assets as well as tracked tooling costs
- Managed the general ledger and financial analysis for actual and business plan
- Formulated cost give-backs and metal market analysis needed for monthly accruals
- Demonstrated advanced skills in fully utilizing SAP
10+ years of experience
Responsible for maintaining and updating all internal and field reporting using the Computer Associates Variable Report Writer and a third party Comprehensive Report Writer.
- Efficiently produced timely and accurate accounting reports, responsive to a constantly changing organization and customer requirements.
- Controlled all ledger accounts, relationship and reporting files.
- Designed and programmed first computerized general ledger trial balance in the history of the company; resulted in timelier disposition of monthly financial reports.
- Upgraded all field reports with statistical data to include inventory turnover, units sold, days sales outstanding, delivery trips/cost per trip, and total miles driven/cost per mile.
- Managed the fixed asset function to include training the fixed asset clerk.
- Maintained and updated the chart of accounts for Austin Powder and Austin International.
10+ years of experience
Managed financial accounting for multiple fixed-based aviation operators in both local and remote locations.
- Developed and implemented a computer-based project tracking system, resulting in improved project cost management company-wide
- Converted a manual forms system for personnel information and expense tracking to a computer based system improving accuracy and efficiency
- Identified misplaced interest income associated with Sinking Fund account totaling $29,000
- Maintained accounting ledgers including review of all balance sheet account reconciliation and journal entries
- Provided timely analysis of budget to actual variances and bank reconciliations
- Ensured compliance with monthly/quarterly taxes and year-end property tax filing and reporting requirements, as well as year-end 1099’s
- Reviewed weekly payables for proper coding, customer inquiries and payment processing
- Maintained sound record keeping and thorough documentation to facilitate and comply with external year-end audits
0-5 years of experience
Prepared and reviewed monthly financial statements for six companies within the organization
- Analyzed and explained variances between budgeted and actual data
- Reconciled bank accounts to the general ledger
- Prepared account analysis for all balance sheet accounts
- Recorded the acquisition, sale and depreciation of fixed assets
- Assisted payroll and accounts payable in monthly close activities and determined expense accruals
- Calculated and filed monthly sales tax
- Assisted with annual audit, budget preparation and other financial responsibilities as needed
0-5 years of experience
Prepared journal entries for mortgage banking activities and general company transactions.
- Updated and maintained the chart of accounts and the excel spread sheet of new loan journals.
- In charge of month end and year end closing. Duties included: Performed account analyses and account reconciliations, reviewed and investigated accounts and made necessary adjusting entries.
- Ensured financial statements are in accordance with GAAP reporting requirements and company policies.
- Developed, documented and implemented accounting policies and procedures, internal and management controls on an ongoing basis.
- Compiled of information and prepared schedules required by independent auditors.
0-5 years of experience
Reporting directly to Controller, responsible for general ledger account reconciliations, month-end close, and preparation of Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP.
- Reduced the month-end close process from 2 months to 2 weeks.
- Managed with Controller, audits by external auditors and quarterly bank audits.
- Provided full-cycle accounting services for two startup subsidiaries. Responsibilities included financial
- Reviewed capital equipment requisitions, invoices, and purchase orders and ensured assets were capitalized in accordance with GAAP and company policy.
- Reconciled and analyzed all fixed asset and prepaid general ledger accounts, and prepared required expense
- Performed monthly reconciliations of all bank accounts, including reconciliation of deposits with accounts
- Assisted with the transition and implementation of a new Accounting System.
0-5 years of experience
Member of the transition team which was responsible for knowledge capture of procedures and processes that were getting transferred to the [company name] Global Business Site
- Month-End close processing for portfolio accounts that included journal entries, financial analysis and review with the field
- Generated and reviewed client operating statements
- Reviewed and executed contracts/amendments to validate financial systems were implemented correctly
- Balance Sheet and Liability account reconciliations
- Maintained and monitored applicable SOX controls
- Provided support to internal and external auditors
0-5 years of experience
Computed and recorded workman’s compensation, depreciation, and other expenses to meet monthly close deadlines using Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
- Coordinated with payroll and risk management personnel to resolve issues regarding insurance liability or expenses including workman’s compensation, general liability, and property insurance.
- Maintained an up-to-date and accurate database of company capital assets.
- Prepared monthly analysis of workman’s compensation liability based on loss reports from insurer and reserve requirements as recommended by company actuary.
- Assisted risk-management personnel in the development of yearly property insurance policy.
- Ensured accurate and timely amortization of prepaid expenses.
- Prepared monthly bank statement reconciliations for multiple subsidiaries.
10+ years of experience
Supervise and review the work of the Junior and Staff accountants. Lead the team responsible for all facets of the university’s general ledger: compliance, processing, accuracy, timeliness and internal controls. Review daily activities associated with in-kind donations, pledges and pledge payments.
- Improved timeliness of recon completion.
- Reinforced team morale through regular recognition of the team’s successes.
- Improved journal entries processing
- Implemented and executed the University’s first Fixed Asset inventory
6-10 years of experience
Performed General Ledger month-end closing, correcting journals and accruals in accordance with GAAP
- Reviewed and recorded related subsidiary journal entries, including payroll and fixed assets.
- Reconciled complex balance sheet accounts and resolved variances promptly
- Prepared monthly department expense analysis for management
- Managed fixed assets and capital leases
- Provided external auditors with audit package
- Supervised and trained accounting staff for GL, AP, and AR activities to become proficient in completing their daily tasks
- Participated in successful conversion of business software without interruption of accounting operations
0-5 years of experience
Main responsibility involved the Fixed Asset functions; including asset creation, maintenance, and disposal in the ERP system
- Prepared accruals and journal entries throughout the period as well as account reconciliations & quarterly audit schedules
- Planned and completed a quarterly companywide fixed asset audit
- Identified and reassigned prepaid invoices from an expense account to the correct prepaid account and amortized
- Coordinated with project managers to account for equipment shipped to a foreign manufacturing facility that required disposal after a flood
- Developed the journal voucher audit process to checking for proper approval and appropriate supporting backup
10+ years of experience
Tracked fixed assets purchases, located supporting invoices and set up assets for depreciation. Assisted in classifying assets for property tax filings and research sales and disposals to correctly record gains and loses entries.
- Reconciled inventory by reviewing billing plants and receipts as well as focal contact point for executive plant managers and supervisors.
- Assisted the sales account group, ensuring credit memo issuances, and monitored RMA status to resolve intercompany billing issues.
- Analyzed and prepared weekly flash reports to plant controllers by using macros; this reported was completed in 2 days.
- Team leader for Oracle conversion to 10.7 for intercompany plants for A/P functional testing, including flow into GL systems.
- Responsible for creating foreign currency translations for worldwide [company name]-SCI plants for the A/P and Purchasing receipts report
- Prepared accruals and adjustments to correct inventory plant transfers transactions and alerted the errors to the Cost Accounting team.
- Calculate sales commission report for the Sales team on a monthly basis.
10+ years of experience
Managed accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, bank reconciliations and inventory control
- Supervised total staff of 16 employees
- Monitored revenue, tracked cash, credit cards receipts and invoices from the daily books
- Maintained general ledger; prepared journal entries; prepared monthly/quarterly financial reports
0-5 years of experience
Managed the construction accounting for up to twenty five single family and multi-dwelling units under construction with an average construction cost of $225,000.00 per unit
- Maintained monthly bank reconciliations for the [company name] Houston Division
- Aided the Assistant controller and Accounting Manager in the full cycle month end close process including balance sheet reconciliations accruals and P&L review for the [company name] Houston Division
- Posted and tracked all earnest money deposits that were submitted for each property under contract
- Prepared monthly financial packets for distribution to management
- Assisted in quarterly SOX compliance testing of internal controls and annual audits.
0-5 years of experience
Prepared consolidated financial reports (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow) for 4 subsidiaries.
- Managed General Ledger accounting in SAP for 14 businesses areas including analyzed gross profit BS, and P&L variance; monitored open unsettled Assets Liability report, Sundry Receivable, Temp Receipt billing, in Transit/GRIR, A/P, A/R, Prepaid Expenses; maintained fixed asset and processed payroll accounting for subsidiaries; prepared journal entries for month end closing.
- Prepared quarterly management reports (sales cut off errors, actual vs. budget, inventory evaluation & reserve, guarantees, acquisitions etc.); Conducted scenario analysis and responded to ad hoc queries
- Oversaw sales, logistics, AP and AR department activities to resolve issues including revenue recognition, inventory adjustment, reserve and accounting errors in SAP system
- Filed quarterly sales-tax returns; Prepared year-end corporate tax return packages
- Provided year-end audit schedules and liaised with internal & external auditors
0-5 years of experience
Analyzed house cost sheets and researched and documented variances, communicating with Division to capture expenses accurately. Completed house closings in a high volume market, meeting strict processing deadlines.
- Calculated accruals and journal entries and calculated depreciation.
- Maintained monthly account reconciliations to the general ledger to ensure accurate reporting of financial statements. Handled month-end close procedures, including analyzing monthly account reconciliations, and preparation of monthly SOX reporting requirement documentation.
- Prepared weekly and monthly cash forecasts for the treasury department. Reconciled intercompany accounts.
- Assisted with completion of annual tax and fixed asset reporting packages. Trained other team members.
0-5 years of experience
Completed financial reports, journal entries, month-end close processes, sales tax returns, payroll returns, 1099/ W-2 preparation, and account set-up/software.
- Reconciled over 50 different bank accounts for several different business entities
- Tracked and maintained fixed asset ledger by coordinating with clients
- Assist with annual tax filings
- Prepared month-end financial statements, cash-flow statements and budgets for over 50 clients
- Consulted with federal, state and local governments on client correspondence
0-5 years of experience
Completed financial reports, journal entries, month-end close processes, sales tax returns, payroll returns, 1099/ W-2 preparation, and account set-up/software.
- Reconciled over 50 different bank accounts for several different business entities
- Tracked and maintained fixed asset ledger by coordinating with clients
- Assist with annual tax filings
- Prepared month-end financial statements, cash-flow statements and budgets for over 50 clients
- Consulted with federal, state and local governments on client correspondence
0-5 years of experience
Prepared and analyzed financial statements for a Chemical plant with assets of $37M
- Implemented and trained in SAP while maintaining daily work load
- Established a procedure and created spreadsheets to analyze financial statements generated from a new SAP system
- Appointed as key user for department in the role of liaison between accounting and SAP team
- Trained new hires in SAP and on preparation of financial statements
- Reconciled balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis
- Handled prepaid accounts including monthly amortization and expense payments for 6 Chemical Plant Operations
- Directed a project across 10 internal accounting departments which led to the decision to retain in-house accounting staff
- Doubled as special projects coordinator for manager of accounting
- Researched and wrote the program which created spreadsheets to extract specific data for 5 profit centers allowing management to determine true profitability and monitor expenses
0-5 years of experience
Monthly review of all general Ledger Accounts: submitting correcting journal entries
- Maintained the Travel Database; issued Travel Authorization Numbers for company travelers
- Reviews and audited Travel Expense Reports for accuracy and compliance with company and GSA travel policy and proper job cost numbers; submitted reports for payment
- Prepared accrual for the travel expense
- Reviewed, processed and submitted IWA (Intracompany Work Authorizations) and all manual requests for payments; i.e., credit card; payment reimbursements
- Processed weekly payroll and payroll adjustments for 250+ employees
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for various general ledger accounting activities within the department
- Prepared monthly closing journal entries
- Prepared monthly reports
- Reconciled inventory accounts
- Developed cost for inventory items and assisted with annual inventory
- Approved A/P invoices
0-5 years of experience
Prepared and reviewed monthly/quarterly financial forecasts and reporting packages.
- Prepared and posted monthly/quarterly journal entries for Georgia and Arizona corporate regions.
- Analyzed weekly sales data for Georgia and Arizona corporate stores.
- Calculated bonuses paid out to upper level management based on financial results.
- Gathered information requested by auditors during quarterly reviews and SOX audits.
0-5 years of experience
Analyzed and maintained the general ledger to ensure the accuracy of A/P coding and revenue and cost allocation.
- Prepared monthly financial statements and monthly journal entries, including supporting documentation.
- Prepared and analyzed income statement and balance sheet schedules in preparation for the sale of the company.
- Responsible for reconciliation of accounts, financial reporting, daily account management, weekly cost analysis and sales commissions reports.
- Researched, configured Solomon IV accounting system with Crystal Reports integration.
0-5 years of experience
- Maintained and reconciled assigned general ledger and subsidiary general ledger accounts. Initiated and recorded entries for transactions, adjustments and other changes to accounting records.
- Contributed to the production of timely financial reporting by preparing requested reports pertaining to general ledger.
- Maintained files, reports, supporting documents, and records for which Accounting Department was responsible. Reviewed accounting reports for accuracy.
- Assisted with year-end internal and external audits.
0-5 years of experience
Prepared monthly journal entries and internal financial statements for assigned individual corporate entities.
- Performed monthly financial close for assigned corporate entity.
- Analyzed statement of indirect expense and rates.
- Developed batch files to compute and post revenue.
- Prepared special reports and analysis of operations.
- Prepared and analyzed gross profit and variance reports using Microsoft Excel.
- Created batch files to aid in the reconciliation of balance sheet accounts.
- Prepared base borrowing reports for bank, payroll burden analysis and other reports as needed.
0-5 years of experience
Worked under the direct supervision of the Director of Finance, CFO. Maintained and reconciled General Ledger accounts on a daily basis. Prepared, managed and distributed monthly and annual Financial Statements and Reports.
- Re-established and improved the entire daily and monthly journal entries and financial reporting procedures and processes, resulting in more consistency and accuracy in reporting.
- Worked closely with Payroll, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivables and all administrative and clinical departments within the organization to create a more consistent flow of information.
- Worked under Federal, State and Local agency guidelines to maintain their grants and contributions to the center.
- Prepared and maintained cost reports and schedules in accordance with Texas Department of MHMR guidelines.
- Assisted in annual external audits and other governmental agency audits.
- Assisted in special projects and cross-training where needed within the accounting team.
6-10 years of experience
Prepared financial statements including analysis of monthly variances.
- Prepared month-end journal entries and reconciled five large corporate bank accounts.
- Responsible for customer credit and collections.
- Managed multi-billion dollar inter-company accounts.
0-5 years of experience
Assisted in preparation of financial statements.
- Advised management regarding debt management, bank covenants and cash availability.
- Analyzed general ledger for month end and year end adjusting entries.
- Assisted controller in preparing yearly budgets.
- Reconciled all asset and liability accounts.
0-5 years of experience
Prepared monthly and quarterly financial statements for clients.
- Performed payroll processing for clients.
- Prepared monthly bank reconciliation.
- Reconciled General Ledger.
- Developed process on how to resolve outstanding items.
- Created, documented and implemented policies and procedures for bank reconciliations.
0-5 years of experience
Maintain and reconcile ledgers for 11 different legal entities in the U.S., Canada and Europe.
- Maintain fixed asset system for 8 different legal entities in the U.S. and Canada.
- Maintained Capital Asset Requisition system for all entities.
- Perform monthly complex bank reconciliations for all entities.
- Prepare Washington State Combined tax returns as well as GST returns for Canadian entities.
- Participated as a finance member of the Sawn Products Leadership Team.
- Led ad hoc team to revise company credit memo process to improve internal controls.
0-5 years of experience
Prepared companies 1099’s and W2’s.
- Reconciled bank/credit card statements and balance sheet reports
- Responsible for A/R, A/P, payroll, and payroll taxes
- Created journal entries as necessary and responsible for depreciation of capital assets
- Managed employee benefits 401k benefits
- Verified oil and gas revenue for multiple partnerships
0-5 years of experience
Account reconciliation for business operating accounts supporting Commercial loan and Small business
portfolios.
- Account reconciliation between the general ledger and subsidiary ledger including, posting and preparing
- Assisted with fund accounting group to identify wire transfer and sweep account activity.
- Performed month-end, quarterly, yearly closing of various general ledgers.
- Prepared daily statistical reports for out of balance accounts.
- Assisted with financial statement, cash flow statements, and internal audits.
- Provided training for new team members.
10+ years of experience
- Prepared and analyzed financial statements each closing period.
- Processed all related journal entries necessary to close each financial period for corporate store markets and supply chain center.
- Reviewed and analyzed key financial data for corporate stores and supply chain centers.
- Performed various general ledger entries and account reconciliations.
- Performed variance analysis on reported financials to budget and prior periods.
6-10 years of experience
- Performed monthly closing process, account reconciliations, and intercompany transactions.
- Prepared and filed monthly multi-state sales and use tax returns. Assisted in state and SOX audits.
- Tracked and coordinated employee loans and prepaid rental deposits with Accounts payable department.
- Managed and coordinated USA sites’ corporate records retention process.
- Analyzed and assembled monthly management financial reporting package; performed special projects as needed.
0-5 years of experience
Acquired extensive SAP experience in various modules
- Developed training manual to instruct department managers on retrieving OES reports
- Performed general ledger account reconciliations and coordinated month-end close
- Prepared month end reports for Finished Product, Raw Material, Chemical and Packaging inventories
- Assisted in creating system reports and participated in system implementation tests
- Participated in Finished Product inventory internal audits to ensure accuracy of system
- Processed all Raw Materials and non-inventory invoices
0-5 years of experience
Record all wire transfers and reviewed accuracy of Accounts Payable coding.
- Prepared monthly and quarterly journal entries including supporting documentation
- Prepared monthly financial package
- Maintained fixed assets and assigned the useful life and depreciation method to new fixed assets
- Analyze and reviewed monthly bad debt reserve.
- Prepared monthly tenant allowance schedules
- Review and analyze percentage rent accruals and make appropriate journal entries.
10+ years of experience
Produced financial statements for eight subsidiary companies for a transportation company with 500 million dollars in annual revenue.
- Prepared monthly detailed account analysis of all balance sheet accounts and significant income and expense accounts.
- Work productivity enabled the controller to increase my workload within the first three months of employment.
- Gave the external auditors supporting documentation for all journal entries.
10+ years of experience
Prepared and analyzed financial statements
- Created spreadsheets streamlining payroll consolidation, weekly sales reports and cash-flow projections.
- Analyzed General Ledger accounts and prepared schedules for debt, depreciation, fixed assets, insurance and inter-company transactions.
- Managed thirty plus bank accounts concurrently through monthly reconciliation.
- Utilized both computerized and manual accounting systems through financials.
- Managed cash flow analysis and funds allocation.
0-5 years of experience
- Audited invoices from vendors for $40M construction project.
- Researched and provided a recommendation to CFO and Controller for the credit card and electronic check companies for the creation of StrataScale.
- Participated in policy planning for the creation of StrataScale.
- Converted 1866 fixed assets from Excel to FAS by importing all data, defining the user fields and creating drop down menus for various fields.
- Responsible for pay outs to principals and maintaining accurate records of interest and principal.
0-5 years of experience
- Prepared and recorded all accounting entries pertaining to all bank accounts, along with necessary reconciliations, monthly
- Filed and reconciled sales tax entries for all divisions while forecasting resulting values for upcoming fiscal year
- Entered new general accounts into accounting software program while performing ad-hoc analyses as needed
- Performed back-up on funding of Pell and SEOG edit processing tasks
0-5 years of experience
- Reconciled investment, borrowing and derivative accounts & created journal entries.
- Updated the monthly log for all the journal entries.
- Reconciled accrued AP and expense accounts, audited all expenses to ensure they were expensed to the proper accounting periods.
- Reconciled all employee medical benefit expense accounts for accuracy and created monthly expense allocations.
- Performed balance sheet reconciliations, overhead expense allocations, month-end accruals and amortization of prepaid expenses.
- Provided support for the internal and external auditors.
0-5 years of experience
Residential property management accounting G/L, A/P, A/R, bank reconciliations
- Prepare and review income and balance sheet statements, consolidated statements.
- Process monthly tenant billings, receipts, move-ins, move-outs and construction deposits
- Prepared financial statements and analysis for 34 clients and various tracking spreadsheets
- Retained Audits records and files to identify dates requiring administrative action
- Experience with loans, special assessments, CAM reports and fund accounting
- Assisted Project Managers on Renovation, Special Projects, Insurance claims
General Ledger Accountant Duties and Responsibilities
While a general ledger accountant’s day-to-day duties and responsibilities are determined by where they work, there are many core tasks associated with the role. Based on our analysis of job listings, these include:
Ensure Data Accuracy General ledger accountants check that data is accurate. They conduct audits to maintain truthful and precise data in documents.
Analyze Financial Information Analyzing and interpreting financial information, general ledger accountants provide assurance that information complies with professional and regulatory standards. They ensure that data supports budgeting and forecasting requirements, and they provide solutions to control issues.
Support Monthly and Annual Close Processes At the end of the month or year, general ledger accountants record information such as accrual, deferral, reclass, and interdepartmental entries into the company’s accounting ledger. They perform account analysis to make sure that entries and balances are correct.
Reconcile Accounts On a regular basis, general ledger accountants reconcile accounts with the general ledger. They ensure that all entries are accurate and that transactions are reported in accordance with accounting standards and government regulations. When they find errors, they make changes as necessary.
Prepare Journal Entries With appropriate supporting documentation, general ledger accountants prepare journal entries relating to amortization, depreciation, accruals, and a variety of other information. They ensure that entries align with generally accepted accounting principles.
General Ledger Accountant Skills and Qualifications
General ledger accountants are highly organized and manage multiple priorities and assignments at the same time. Working with financial documents, they display a high degree of integrity and professionalism. In addition to one to five years of general ledger accounting experience, the following skills and qualifications are necessary to the job:
- Problem-solving skills – with strong problem-solving skills, general ledger accountants analyze data and search for inconsistencies, then reconcile inconsistencies and devise solutions to errors
- Accounting functions – general ledger accountants have knowledge of technical accounting functions and are experienced in financial record keeping and bookkeeping
- Math skills – since they work with financial documents, general ledger accountants frequently use math to calculate data and ensure that information is correct. They are experienced working with numbers and making calculations with minimal errors
- Auditing experience – auditing financial statements and documents requires a strong eye for errors and inconsistencies. General ledger accountants correct mistakes as necessary and are comfortable interpreting the accuracy of financial documents
- Communication skills – general ledger accountants use great verbal and written communication skills to interact effectively with workers of all levels throughout the company
General Ledger Accountant Education and Training
General ledger accountants typically have a bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance, or a similar area of study. In addition, most employers prefer candidates who have a certified public accountant (CPA) designation and one to five years of experience. General ledger accountants have working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles.
General Ledger Accountant Salary and Outlook
The median annual salary for general ledger accountants, categorized by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as accountants, is $68,000. The lowest 10 percent in this field earn less than $42,000; the highest 10 percent earn more than $120,000. General ledger accountants who work full time typically receive benefits such as vacation days, paid time off, health insurance, retirement plan options, and bonuses based on individual or company performance. The projected growth for general ledger accountant positions is 10 percent for the next decade. This is faster than the average for all positions. As economies continue growing, there will be a stronger demand for accountants and auditors.
Helpful Resources
Are you interested in a career as a general ledger accountant? We’ve gathered some resources to help you learn more:
General Ledger Accountant – written by Red-Hot Careers, this guide aims to help readers land a position as a general ledger accountant. With over 2,000 interview questions on problem-solving, removing obstacles, salary and remuneration, and more, this book demystifies the job search process and gives readers the confidence to tackle job interviews
Accountants’ Guidebook – author Steven Bragg shares practical knowledge on completing accounting tasks. He aims to quicken the learning curve for accountants by offering information on topics such as accounting procedures, generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), financial statements and reports, payroll management, budgeting, and more Bloomberg Accounting – Bloomberg’s accounting blog highlights news in accounting, covering industries such as tech and finance. Articles discuss a variety of topics and issues, such as the impact of technology on accounting, sustainability in the workplace, and the effects of new accounting standards
Accounting Today – a resource for public accountants, this blog offers relevant, up-to-date information and news on the accounting industry. Topics the blog discusses include tax law, accounting standards, wealth management, and technology
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