Job Summary:

Under general supervision, uses specialized knowledge and skills obtained through education and experience to audit expense reports and supplier payments. Guidance is provided to perform varied moderately complex accounting activities with responsibility for making routine decisions. Some evaluation, originality and ingenuity are required to locate, select and apply appropriate procedures, processes and techniques to specific assignments. Resolves or recommends solutions to moderately complex problems. Regular contact with internal customers is required to identify, research, and recommend solutions to accounting issues and problems.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Audit expense reports and payment requests for compliance with company policy and IRS, SEC, FINRA regulations.

• Analyzes general ledger accounts to identify unusual or irregular transactions.

• Interprets and analyzes financial information and prepares reports for management.

• Conducts research and compiles information in response to internal/external auditor inquiries; to be reviewed by supervisor before forwarding to auditor.

• Review and research payment discrepancies for internal and external suppliers.

• Resolves routine accounting problems.

• Performs Forensic Auditing as assigned.

• Each auditor will serve on a rotation schedule to review and prepare daily files for upload to payment processing accounting system.

• Provide reconciliation guidance to Corporate AMEX credit card holders with discrepancies on their monthly statements.

• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Intermediate accounting concepts, practices and procedures.

• Accounting software packages.

• Proficient with Microsoft Word & Excel (Intermediate Level)

• Interpretation of policies and procedure

Skill in:

• Reviewing and interpreting financial information.

• Identifying unusual transaction and accounting discrepancies.

• Operating standard office equipment and using required software applications to produce correspondence, reports, electronic communication, spreadsheets and databases.

Ability to:

• Identify and recommend changes to standard procedures when required by specific situations and circumstances.

• Make routine decisions and solve moderately complex accounting problems.

• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with all organizational levels.

Ability to work independently with strong attention to detail

• Organize, manage and track multiple detailed tasks and assignments with frequently changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.

• Provide a high level of customer service. Handle inquiries and problem resolution with a strong sense of urgency.

Educational/Previous Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree (B.A.) in accounting or finance and a minimum of two (2) years' experience in expense reporting audit.

~or~

• Any equivalent combination of experience, education and/or training approved by Human Resources.

Licenses/Certifications:

• None Required.

Raymond James Guiding Behaviors

At Raymond James our associates use five guiding behaviors (Develop, Collaborate, Decide, Deliver, Improve) to deliver on the firm's core values of client-first, integrity, independence and a conservative, long-term view.

We expect our associates at all levels to:

• Grow professionally and inspire others to do the same

• Work with and through others to achieve desired outcome

• Make prompt, pragmatic choices and act with the client in mind

• Take ownership and hold themselves and others accountable for delivering results that matter

• Contribute to the continuous evolution of the firm