Staff Accountant

Overview

The organization is building a formal finance and accounting function to support growth, transitioning from a founder-run setup to an accrual-basis close process in Workday. This role is a hands-on, day-to-day Staff Accountant position focused on reconciliations, journal entries, and AP/AR support, helping establish general ledger discipline so the broader finance team can focus on policy and higher-level review.

The Staff Accountant will work directly with the CFO and an experienced controller consultant.

Responsibilities

• Perform monthly and quarterly bank reconciliations in Workday, including clearing out a backlog of unapplied deposits and cash.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts on an accrual basis each quarter; research and correct unnatural or stale balances.
• Support the transition to accrual-basis accounting, including:
  • prepaid amortization
  • depreciation
  • accrual entries for payroll/PTO/bonus/commission
  • other standard month-end adjustments (as directed by the Controller Consultant)
• Assist with accounts payable, including:
  • invoice coding
  • cost-center/worktag completion
  • 1099 vendor tracking alongside the AP/payroll lead
• Assist with accounts receivable, including:
  • cash application
  • unapplied payment research
  • support for a weekly reconciliation process for time-and-billing data
• Support payroll-related reconciliations, including:
  • matching payroll journal entries to ADP settlement detail
  • reviewing benefits deductions for accuracy
• Help build and maintain a documented monthly close checklist as the function matures.
• Take on increasing responsibility for recurring, process-driven accounting work as Workday automation (bank-reconciliation, AP workflow, revenue-recognition) comes online.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.
• 3–5 years of general ledger / staff accounting experience, including:
  • journal entries
  • account reconciliations
  • AP/AR
  • month-end close support
• Solid working knowledge of GAAP and double-entry accounting fundamentals.
• Comfort with Excel for reconciliation and analysis work (lookups, pivot tables).
• Workday Financials experience is a strong plus; this role works in Workday daily, including during an active configuration and clean-up project.
• High attention to detail and comfort working through unresolved or messy data to find the right answer.
• Self-starter comfortable in a lean, fast-moving environment; ambiguity is expected as this is the first dedicated staff accounting hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a professional services or consulting business (time-and-billing, project-based revenue).
• Prior exposure to a system conversion or ERP implementation.
• Interest in growing into a senior accountant or assistant controller role as the function matures.

Compensation & Benefits

Not provided.

Location

Not provided.

Equal Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, ancestry, genetics, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran or marital status.