Accountant

Position Summary: Maintains accounting records and prepares financial statements and analysis for Market America, Inc. and/or affiliated entities.

Essential Function and Responsibilities:

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• Prepares, examines, and analyzes accounting records, monthly financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards
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• Maintains and reconciles all assigned general ledger accounts
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• Monitors and generates reports to management of cash balances for multiple affiliated entities
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• Prepares journal entries and maintains and reconciles various general ledger accounts to ensure accurate monthly processes
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• Analyzes business operations, trends, costs and revenues to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice
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• Completes assigned tasks in the monthly close process
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• Examines processes used to generate the journal entries that create the monthly financial statements, and confirms accuracy, completeness and relevancy of the elements used
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• Develops, maintains and analyzes budgets, and prepares periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs, for both operating costs and capital expenditures
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• Documents processes and desktop procedures used in performing assigned responsibilities
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• Establishes, modifies, documents, and coordinates implementation of accounting and accounting control procedures
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• Provides work leadership and direction to other accountants and clerical workers
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• Performs advanced and specialized accounting assignments involving complex and confidential data
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• Comply with company policies and procedures
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• Perform other duties as needed or requested
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Supervisory Responsibilities:

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• None, but may direct and train others
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Performs any other functions and duties assigned and necessary for the smooth and efficient operation of Market America.

Education & Experience:

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• Bachelor�s degree within finance or accounting; minor in computer information systems
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• Two (2) to four (4) years of experience in finance and accounting or a combination of equivalent experience, education, and training
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Computer/Communication Skills:

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• Proficient use of MS Office programs: Word, Excel and Outlook, required
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• High energy level, comfortable performing multifaceted strategic projects in conjunction with day-to-day tactical activities
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• Ability to get along and work with diverse personalities; tactful, mature, flexible
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• Prioritizes and models good communication skills; follow up, timely responses, proactive and positive in approach
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• Above moderate to high levels in reading comprehension, writing, and speaking in English; active listening; attention to detail; critical thinking; mathematics, creative problem solving; complex problem solving; and judgment.
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Above moderate levels of Spanish speaking, writing, and reading comprehension (Required)

Travel:

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• Remote work with business approval
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• Annual conference participation and related travel
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Physical Requirements and Work Environment:

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• Normal office environment with little exposure to dust and weather conditions prevalent at the time (i.e., cold hot/humid)
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• Routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, cameras, photocopiers, and filing cabinets
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• Regularly required to talk, walk, stand, bend, twist, reach with hands and arms, stoop kneel and crouch
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• Raise and lower an object from one level to another, less than twenty (20) pounds.
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• Visual acuity must be a minimum or 20/40 (corrected) and normal hand/eye coordination
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• Normal or corrected hearing
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• Must be able to perform in an office environment where ninety (90) percent of work is performed sitting.
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• Occasional long or irregular hours of work
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Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Market America | SHOP.COM considers candidates regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.