08_Staff Accountant

Overview

This role is for a Staff Accountant supporting small and mid-sized companies and CPA firms in the US. The position is 100% remote from Mexico.

Responsibilities

• Run the monthly close, including journal entries, accruals, prepaids, depreciation, and payroll entries
• Reconcile monthly bank, credit card, AP, AR, and balance sheet accounts
• Prepare monthly financial statements and variance explanations for the controller or owner
• Maintain fixed asset, loan, and lease schedules
• Support year-end by preparing audit or tax packages for the outside CPA
• Review the bookkeeper’s and/or AP/AR specialist’s work and correct coding errors
• Improve close checklists and spreadsheets to make each month’s close faster

Requirements

Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (Contaduría Pública) or Finance
• 3+ years of general accounting experience with ownership of the month-end close
• Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP concepts, including:
  • accrual accounting
  • revenue recognition
  • balance sheet reconciliations
• Intermediate-to-advanced English (B2+) for written reports and calls with the controller
• Advanced Excel skills, including:
  • pivot tables
  • lookups
  • building reconciliation schedules

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience at a U.S. company, Big 4, mid-tier firm, or an outsourced accounting firm serving U.S. clients
• Experience with accounting systems such as QuickBooks Online, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, or Xero
• Experience with job costing or WIP schedules for construction or manufacturing

Compensation & Benefits

Not specified in the provided job description.

Location

• 100% remote from Mexico