Overview
This role involves supporting the monthly financial close process with a focus on revenue, accounts receivable, customer accounts, and security deposits. The position requires active involvement in journal entries, account reconciliations, and workpaper preparation. The candidate will work to improve the accuracy and timeliness of monthly close activities through automation and process enhancements, leveraging ERP systems effectively.
Responsibilities
- Manage monthly close activities including journal entries, account reconciliations, and workpapers.
- Focus on key areas such as Revenue, Accounts Receivable, Customer on Account, and Security Deposits.
- Identify and implement opportunities to automate and streamline monthly close processes.
- Conduct fluctuation and variance analysis and provide explanations to support accurate financial results.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data completeness and accuracy for accounting purposes.
- Assist with annual audits and tax compliance data preparation.
- Document internal controls and current processes to ensure repeatability.
- Participate in process improvement initiatives, including driving automation and AI utilization within the Accounting Team.
- Support strategic initiatives and projects to aid company growth and scalability.
- Assist with other accounting initiatives and ad hoc projects as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- CPA designation or actively working towards CPA strongly preferred.
- Minimum of 3 years of relevant accounting experience; prior public accounting experience preferred.
- Experience with Big 4 audit or tax and industry experience is strongly preferred.
- Strong knowledge of GAAP accounting principles, financial analysis, and reporting.
- Advanced Excel skills, including experience with XLOOKUP, PivotTables, Dynamic Arrays; Power Query preferred.
- Experience with enterprise software such as NetSuite, Oracle, or Workday preferred.
- High level of accuracy and strong attention to detail.
- Self-motivated, positive, and able to work effectively in a dynamic environment.
- Excellent communication, organizational, time management, and prioritization skills.
- Flexible and proactive, willing to assist wherever needed.
Compensation & Benefits
Details on compensation and benefits are not provided in this description.
Location
- Must be available to work Eastern Time Zone business hours.
Equal Opportunity
The employer is an equal opportunity organization and values diversity. There is no discrimination based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.