Senior Accountant - Payroll & Accounting Operation

Overview

Senior Accountant – Payroll & Accounting Operations

Location: Remote with occasional travel to Stamford, CT. Candidates being considered should reside in the Tri-state area.

Compensation: $120–130k

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, depreciation, and other month-end adjustments.
• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations and investigate and resolve discrepancies.
• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial close processes.
• Ensure transactions are recorded accurately and consistently in accordance with company policies and applicable accounting standards.
• Support accounts payable processes, including invoice coding, expense classification, payment preparation, and vendor account reconciliations.
• Assist with cash reconciliations, bank activity, and intercompany cash transactions.
• Support accounting operations across multiple legal entities, including newly acquired businesses.
• Reconcile intercompany balances and help ensure transactions between entities are recorded accurately.
• Assist with standardizing accounting procedures, account mappings, and reporting practices across locations.
• Support onboarding and integration of new acquisitions, including establishing accounting processes, account structures, and reporting requirements.
• Assist with the transition of accounting activities from QuickBooks to NetSuite as locations are integrated into the organization’s ERP environment.
• Develop and document standardized accounting procedures and internal controls.
• Assist with weekly payroll processing and oversee payroll activities across all locations to ensure accuracy, consistency, and timely processing.

Requirements

• Two to four years of accounting experience, preferably in a multi-entity, multi-location, or manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of general ledger accounting, journal entries, account reconciliations, and month-end close procedures.
• Strong Excel skills, including the ability to work with large data sets, formulas, lookups, and reconciliations.
• Understanding of basic accounting principles and internal controls.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
• Experience with QuickBooks and/or NetSuite.
• Experience with JobBOSS or other manufacturing ERP systems.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $120–130k