The Staff Accountant is responsible for maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring timely and accurate completion of accounting tasks across multiple business lines or entities. This role performs independent general ledger work, including journal entry preparation and account reconciliations, and collaborates with internal teams to coordinate accounts payable, accounts receivable, and billing functions. The Staff Accountant supports monthly close activities and helps ensure compliance with accounting standards and internal policies.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prepare, enter, and maintain journal entries for recurring and non-recurring transactions
- Maintain supporting documentation for journal entries in compliance with audit and policy requirements
- Reconcile general ledger accounts and ensure accuracy of financial records across multiple business entities or lines of business
- Assist in the month-end and year-end closing process
- Coordinate invoice intake and processing with the AP team or external departments
- Review general ledger coding and verify supporting documentation
- Assist in resolving vendor inquiries or discrepancies
- Support the timely processing of payments and expense reporting
- Coordinate customer invoicing and receipt application activities with AR personnel or departments
- Assist with resolving unapplied cash and payment discrepancies
- Monitor aging reports and support collection activities as needed
- Collaborate with internal departments to ensure timely and accurate billing across multiple business lines
- Review billing for accuracy and completeness prior to finalization
- Support month-end billing accruals and documentation
- Reconcile bank and credit card accounts
- Assist with intercompany transaction reconciliations and eliminations
- Maintain financial schedules and provide reports as requested
- Support external and internal audit requests by preparing required schedules and documentation
- Ensure compliance with internal controls and accounting policies
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience in accounting, including experience with general ledger maintenance for multiple entities or business lines
- Demonstrated experience preparing journal entries independently
- Familiarity with AP, AR, and billing coordination functions
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables and lookup functions
- Experience with accounting software (e.g., Acumatica, NetSuite, QuickBooks, Sage, or comparable ERP systems)
- Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in a shared services or multi-entity accounting environment
- Exposure to intercompany accounting and consolidation procedures
- Experience supporting audits and monthly close processes
- Experience with Acumatica
Physical Working Conditions:
· Ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards.
· Able to spend long periods of time at a computer station.
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as needed to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.