Staff Accountant II

Overview

This Staff Accountant II role supports month-end and year-end closing processes, helping ensure accuracy and completeness of financial reporting. Responsibilities include daily invoice review, preparing monthly journal entries, performing analytic explanations, preparing reporting for assigned division(s), reconciling balance sheet accounts monthly, and assisting with audit and compliance activities. The position also participates in monthly financial presentation meetings.

Strong written and verbal communication skills and professionalism are required to interact with multiple levels of management. The role involves managing ad hoc projects independently and using judgment to escalate questions or key issues to management as needed.

Responsibilities

• General Accounting (40%)

  • Perform month-end closing processes, including moderately complex journal entries
  • Complete account research/analysis and supporting schedules to meet team deadlines

• Balance Sheet Reconciliation (25%)

  • Reconcile balance sheet accounts that may require judgment

• Accounting Support (15%)

  • Support, research, and resolve financial inquiries from internal and external customers in a timely and accurate manner

• Analytics (10%)

  • Provide analysis of account balances to support accurate financial reporting
  • Observe and explain variances

• Audit, Compliance, and Other Duties (10%)

  • Assist with year-end audit activities
  • Support process improvement initiatives and staff training assistance
  • Attend department meetings and complete other ad hoc projects and analysis
  • Adhere to compliance requirements for applicable regulations and corporate policies and procedures
  • Train, advise, and mentor new Staff Accountants as needed

Requirements

• Work Experience: 2 or more years of applicable experience
• Education: Bachelor’s degree (required)
• General knowledge of audit requirements
• Ability to prioritize and organize multiple tasks and deadlines with little supervision
• Ability to work well with ambiguity and shift gears quickly
• Attention to detail
• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences in person and in electronic formats
• Ability to operate computer programs and software

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft Excel
• Experience with Workday

Compensation & Benefits

• Internal salary range: $62,000 - $93,000
• Final salary depends on market factors including departmental budgets, internal equity, education, unique skills/experience, and geographic location.
• Full-time and part-time employees receive access to:
  • Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
  • 401k retirement program
  • Paid time off
  • Participation in employee incentive plans
  • Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities

Location

• Remote
• Travel requirements: No travel required

Working Conditions / Physical Demands

• Remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods of time
• Sedentary work: exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects (including the human body)
• Sedentary work involves remaining stationary most of the time; movement is required only occasionally

Equal Employment Opportunity

The employer provides equal employment opportunities and provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability or those with a sincerely held religious belief, consistent with applicable law.