A staff accountant is a member of the accounting department who performs routine financial and accounting tasks.
Staff accountants are often responsible for preparing reports, maintaining general ledgers and accounts payable files, and keeping up with the company's tax obligations.
Financial records: Maintaining and updating financial records and files
Taxes: Preparing and filing tax returns, examining tax policies, and handling tax payments and returns
Budgeting: Analyzing budgets and creating expense reports
Transactions: Recording financial transactions, posting transactions, and categorizing records in the general ledger
Reconciliation: Reconciling bank statements
Audits: Preparing documentation for external auditors and conducting internal audits
Clients: Meeting with clients to discuss confidential accounting issues and advising clients on financial issues
Policies: Applying new accounting policies and ensuring compliance with rules and regulations
