Staff Accountant

Why it’s worth it:

As an entry level member of the team, the Staff Accountant may perform a variety of accounting responsibilities dependent on the needs of the business.  The Staff Accountant will ultimately support accounting transactions and processes to ensure accurate reporting under US GAAP and internal policies and controls.  

The everyday hustle:

The Staff Accountant will be assigned duties based on relevant business needs at the time, which may include (but not be limited to):

• Issuing invoices and monitoring the Company’s accounts receivable, contacting customers with overdue accounts, and resolving customer issues causing delays
• Preparing regular reports on the status of unpaid accounts and progressing towards collection
• Processing vendor invoices
• Reviewing expense reports to ensure completeness, accuracy, appropriate G/L coding and compliance with and day to day administration of our travel & business expense and reimbursement policy
• Processing and assigning credit card transactions and perform monthly reconciliations
• Performing monthly close tasks
• Preparing journal entries to include sufficient documentation/support
• Maintaining various monthly balance sheet reconciliation schedules
• Providing research and analysis to resolve accounting discrepancies
• Assist sales reps with using our quoting tool and approval process
• Assist with monthly commission calculations
• Assist in the preparation of commission related journal entries, reconciliations, and perform periodic account audits
• Answering inquiries from vendors, employees and customers
• Preparing documentation for the annual financial audits
• Assist with system and process enhancements to improve the team’s scalability and efficiency
• Assisting with the purchase order process
• Providing a high level of customer service to the internal departments that this position supports
• Other duties as may be assigned

Do you have what it takes?

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field (or equivalent relevant experience)
• Basic understanding of accounting principles and how to apply them
• 0–2 years of experience in corporate accounting, public accounting firm, or a related role 
• High attention to detail, strong organization skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable partnering cross-functionally and with customers
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (especially strong Excel skills)
• Results-driven with a sense of urgency; able to independently take ownership of projects and tasks
• Ability to support month/quarter-end activities, including high-volume processing under tight deadlines
• Familiarity with Salesforce is preferred