Staff Accountant, North America Finance & Accounting

Overview

A strategic advisory and communications consultancy is seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Staff Accountant to support the North America Accounting and Finance team. This role involves assisting with monthly accounting activities, transaction review, account reconciliations, journal entries, and close deliverables across the region and its business units. The position offers the option to work remotely if not located near one of the firm's existing offices.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, including preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, supporting schedules, and other close deliverables.
• Support the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of financial data across the region and its business units.
• Prepare routine journal entries and assist with recurring monthly accounting activities such as accruals, reclasses, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, and other assigned areas.
• Prepare account reconciliations and supporting schedules in a timely manner, researching and resolving reconciling items as needed.
• Review accounts payable transactions, including vendor bills, employee expense reports, corporate card activity, and related supporting documentation for accuracy, completeness, coding, approvals, and compliance with internal policies.
• Assist with transactional accounting work including invoice review, expense report review, vendor and payment support, data entry, account coding, and follow-up on missing or incomplete documentation.
• Assist with the preparation of financial reports and internal reporting schedules, ensuring information is complete, accurate, and aligned with internal accounting policies.
• Support compliance with regulatory requirements and assist in preparing documentation and analysis for external audits.
• Help maintain and improve accounting processes, documentation, and internal controls to support timely and accurate reporting.
• Collaborate with North America finance teams to gather required financial data, promote consistency in reporting practices, and support adherence to close timelines.
• Assist with variance analysis and research fluctuations in financial results, escalating issues or unusual activity as appropriate.
• Partner with colleagues across accounting, finance, FP&A, tax, payroll, accounts payable, and operations to resolve issues and improve reporting quality.
• Support ad hoc accounting, finance, and process improvement projects as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum of 1–3 years of relevant accounting or finance experience; public accounting or corporate accounting experience is welcomed.
• Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP.
• Strong Excel skills and comfort working with large volumes of financial data.
• Strong attention to detail with a focus on accuracy, completeness, and proper support.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while meeting deadlines.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments.
• Experience with ERP systems, accounts payable workflows, expense reporting tools, or corporate card platforms is a plus.
• Highly organized, dependable, and detail-oriented.
• Willingness to take ownership of both recurring accounting responsibilities and hands-on transactional work.
• Comfortable reviewing detailed support and following up on incomplete or inaccurate information.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Team-oriented and proactive in identifying and resolving issues.
• Comfortable working in a growing, fast-paced, and evolving finance environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA or equivalent certification, or active progress toward certification, is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $70,000 - $80,000

Location

• North America, with option for remote work if not near an existing office location.