Staff Accountant

Overview

This role involves joining the accounting team as a Staff Accountant, reporting to the Controller. The position owns the day-to-day accounts payable process, supports weekly payment runs, performs vendor statement reconciliations, and assists with month-end close activities. Additional responsibilities include preparing journal entries and reconciliations for accruals, accounts payable, bank accounts, and the balance sheet, coding and entering monthly credit card receipts into NetSuite, and assisting with monthly state sales tax filings and financial audit requests.

The ideal candidate is comfortable building and maintaining Excel spreadsheets for ad hoc projects and tracking, and is ready to support the Senior Accountant and Controller on special projects as needed.

Responsibilities

Accounts Payable

• Review invoices for proper support and approval.
• Assist with weekly check run processes.
• Reconcile vendor statements to ensure proper balances.

Month-End Close

• Reconcile accruals and accounts payable and prepare journal entries.
• Reconcile bank accounts and maintain balance sheet reconciliations.

Fixed Assets

• Maintain fixed asset registers.
• Calculate monthly depreciation.

Credit Card & Expense Reporting

• Collect monthly credit card receipts, code them, and enter them into NetSuite.
• Assist with expense report tracking and coding.

Tax & Audit Support

• Assist with monthly state sales tax filings.
• Support financial audit requests.

Special Projects

• Assist with special projects alongside the Senior Accountant.
• Create and maintain Excel spreadsheets for various projects and tracking purposes.

Requirements

• 4-year bachelor’s degree in Accounting preferred.

Experience

• 1 to 2 years of accounting and/or accounts payable experience.
• Knowledge of basic accounting principles including AR, AP, accruals, and general ledger.
• Working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) preferred.

Technical Skills

• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
• Intermediate experience with NetSuite preferred.
• Knowledge of MS Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint) and SharePoint (preferred).

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong integrity with the ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Effective problem-solving abilities.
• Professional, customer-focused demeanor and strong customer service skills.
• Good verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organization and time management skills, with the ability to multi-task, meet deadlines, handle frequent interruptions, and maintain productivity.
• High attention to detail and accuracy, producing high-quality work.
• Results-focused mindset and a sense of urgency to see issues through to closure.

Compensation & Benefits

• Not specified in the provided job description.

Location

• Not specified in the provided job description.

Equal Opportunity

• The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace.