Staff Accountant

Job Overview

Join our accounting team as a Staff Accountant and help keep financial records accurate, organized, and decision-ready. You’ll support corporate accounting through general ledger activity, reconciliations, and reporting while handling sensitive information with care.

Your impact

Accurate, timely records help colleagues make informed financial decisions and support reliable business operations.

Duties

• Monthly Reconciling checking account
• WA State Department of Revenue B&O/Excise Tax Return
• Run various reports and report/submit B&O and Excise tax to WA DOR
• Assign hand check # to B&O/Excise return Post to accounts payable module B&O/Excise tax paid Quarterly Tie out wages, payroll taxes paid/due, SIMPLE for the quarter
• Review GL and make necessary adjusting journal entries
• Payroll Tax Returns Run various reports from Viewpoint Spectrum Calculate, tie out, compile, remit the following payroll tax returns: Form 941 - complete and send to sign and mail Calculate 940 tax due Remit 940 tax due
• Assign hand check numbers to all tax returns paid and post to a/p module in Viewpoint City B&O Tax Returns Calculate, compile and remit various City B&O returns
• Calcualte, compile and remit City of Lake Forest Park B&O return - paper - File Local not accurate Assign hand check numbers to all tax returns paid and post to a/p module in Viewpoint
• SIMPLE Retirement Plan Run various payroll reports Enter data into SIMPLE worksheet to tie out and calculate additional matching due
• Request to fund balance due to Ascensus Annually 1099's Review subs/vendors for W9 information in Viewpoint/Spectrum in preparation for issuing 1099's Run reports to tie out what was paid to vendors and 1099 forms
• Compile and send Form 1099's W2's After quarterly process is complete (above); review and tie out preliminary W2 data to reports May need to make manual adjustments to W2 for owner SEHI before printing/sending or other items Send W2's
• Review GL and make adjusting Journal Entries Accrual Basis accounting - need to book prior year expenses such as B&O, payroll tax, etc paid in current year to account for accrual basis - if bill December T&M and Lump Sum in January need to book to prior year Dec.
• 940 Payroll Tax Return Run reports and tie out and complete and remit annual tax form and send tax return to sign and mail Remit 940 tax due - via EFTPS
• renew online at File Local or WA DOR B&O Annual City Tax Returns Calculate, compile and remit various annual returns due that are non monthly/quarterly SIMPLE Tie out and calculate any residual employer match due and give to remit Liablity Insurance audit Gather, compile, report requested financial information to auditor
• Review and update as needed city sales tax rates and payroll tax rates in Viewpoint/Spectrum Compile Contract Adjustment calculations Close Dividends to Retained Earnings Year End Processing in Viewpoint Spectrum to close year and rollover to new year Send documents to CPA for tax return to include: Income Statement Balance Sheet Dividend GL Assets GL Contract Adjustment calculations
• Adjusting journal entries from CPA - post to Viewpoint Spectrum

Pay: $60.00 - $90.00 per hour

Expected hours: 1.0 – 3.0 per week

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Kirkland, WA 98033