Staff Accountant (Salt Lake City)

Merrimak Capital is a nationally certified woman-owned business and the leading independent leasing and asset resale company serving over 25% of the Fortune 500 and privately held companies. Our dedicated team of professionals is here to bring the best experience providing personalized assistance. We are collaborative, hardworking, and creative people that want to make a difference in the lives of our clients. We pride ourselves on creating innovative lease structures that help our customers grow their businesses. We believe that our customers are the foundation of our successful business, and we enable every employee to have a positive impact on our customer experience. We are agile and move quickly to bring innovation to the market. If you want to be a part of a fun, dynamic, and growth-centered team dedicated to shaping the future, then join us. We look forward to learning more about you and how you might be a good fit for the Merrimak team.

Position Overview

The Staff Accountant will prepare and maintain financial records to track the organization’s assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liabilities, and other related financial activities. The Staff Accountant will also be involved in the transactional work tied to disbursements and funding.

Essential Duties

• Performs general cost accounting.
• Prepares monthly balance sheets, income statements, and profit and loss statements.
• Maintains the general ledger.
• Sets up new accounts, reconciles accounts, and assists closing the quarterly books.
• Reconciles bank accounts, verifies deposits, and addresses inquiries from banks.
• Reconciles cash disbursement accounts, payroll, customer accounts, and other financial accounts.
• Provides outside auditors with assistance; gathers necessary account information and documents to perform annual audit.
• Files tax forms with federal, state, and local government agencies.
• Prepares and submits daily disbursements.
  
  

Education & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, or related field, required.
• 3+ years of related experience in accounting required.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, NetSuite, Salesforce, and Quickbooks.
• Knowledge of general financial accounting and cost accounting.
• Understanding of and the ability to adhere to generally accepted accounting principles.
• Experience in preparing tax reports is a plus.
  
  

The Ideal Candidate

• Equipment leasing experience is a plus.
• Ability to embrace the concept of “other duties as assigned” in the spirit of teamwork.
• Maintains a high level of professionalism.
• Is detail oriented and thorough.
• Ability to be productive and efficient under varying volumes of workload and rapidly shifting priorities
  
  

Additional Skills

• Excellent relational skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Strong working knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Diplomacy. The ability to maintain a pleasant manner, tact, and diplomacy in challenging circumstances.
  
  

OUR COMMITMENT

Merrimak Capitalis dedicated to fostering a culture of intentional Inclusion and Diversity. Ourvalued employees and commitment to I&D is the essence of our internal andexternal success. Inclusivity is a key value of our corporate culture and isexemplified through our reputation for employee development, diversity, andethics, as well as a focus on fairness in recruitment, selection, and decisionmaking.

Merrimak is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants based on race, religion, color, disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), age, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Any applicant with a mental or physical disability who requires accommodation during the application process should contact hr@merrimak.com to request such accommodation.

JOB CODE: 1000027