Staff Accountant

A well-established distribution company is seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to assist the Controller with monthly financial reporting, account reconciliations, journal entries and month-end close.

This role is ideal for an accounting professional with strong Excel skills, solid analytical ability and experience working with large volumes of financial data.

Responsibilities

• Assist with monthly financial statements and month-end close.
• Reconcile general ledger and balance sheet accounts.
• Prepare and post journal entries.
• Analyze expense accounts and explain variances.
• Work in Excel with large data sets using sorting, formulas, VLOOKUPs and pivot tables.
• Assist with inventory accounting and month-end inventory close.
• Reconcile key vendor accounts with the Accounts Payable team.
• Prepare balance sheet schedules and supporting documentation.
• Communicate with branch managers and internal departments to resolve accounting issues.
• Assist with internal warehouse audits, including occasional travel.
• Ensure compliance with company accounting policies and deadlines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.
• Up to two years of accounting experience preferred.
• Experience with general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, journal entries or month-end close.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, formulas and large data sets.
• Strong analytical, mathematical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to explain financial information clearly to accounting and non-accounting employees.
• Strong organization, accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to work onsite and consistently meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.