Staff Accountant at Kelso Building Services in Ogden, UT

About the role

This is a hands-on, close-cycle role with clear monthly deliverables, and a path toward work in reconciliations, tax and controls.

What you'll do

Cash application and AR

• Apply customer payments (checks, ACH, wires, card) against open invoices

• Clear unapplied cash, short-pays and overpayments, working with our credit team

• Produce AR aging and unapplied-cash reporting for management and credit

Bank reconciliations

• Reconcile all bank accounts monthly and investigate reconciling items promptly

• Flag unusual or unauthorized activity right away

Corporate card program (Ramp)

• Reconcile Ramp monthly and review transaction coding

• Manage Ramp access and maintenance

Fixed assets

• Maintain the fixed asset register: additions, depreciation, disposals and the monthly roll-forward

Compliance

• Manage certificates of insurance (COIs)

• Prepare sales tax workpapers for the senior accountant's filings

Month-end close

• Deliver your reconciliations and schedules on the close calendar and support audit requests

• Assist with Journal Entries

What you'll bring

• Bachelor's degree in accounting (Preferred)

• 2–4 years of general accounting experience, including account reconciliations

• Solid understanding of GAAP and the month-end close

• Experience with an ERP or accounting system such as NetSuite or QuickBooks Online

• Reliability on deadlines and clear, timely communication when something is off

Nice to have

• NetSuite experience

• Construction or contractor accounting experience

• Multi-state sales tax exposure

• Ramp or another corporate card platform

What success looks like

• Bank reconciliations complete within 5 business days of month-end

• Unapplied cash kept current and aging down

• Ramp transactions coded and reconciled by close

• Fixed asset roll-forward ties to the general ledger every month

• COIs current, with gaps flagged before they become a problem