Accountant

CareTeam is hiring a Staff Accountant for a third-generation, family-owned Buffalo company that builds custom electrical equipment for commercial and industrial markets.

A great opportunity for an accounting professional who wants more than a typical accounting role. Working directly with the company’s fractional CFO, you will take on every finance task, big or small, learn the business inside and out, and grow into owning the accounting and finance side of the operation. For the right person, this role can develop into a Junior CFO or CFO position as the company scales.

The Details

• Pay: $25-32/hr depending on experience
• Schedule: Full-time, Monday through Friday, in office
• Location: Buffalo, NY
• Type: Direct hire
• Benefits: Health, vision, and dental paid in full (single and family), 401k with match, 2 weeks PTO plus the week between Christmas and New Year’s off

What You’ll Do

• Run day-to-day A/P and A/R in QuickBooks: vendor bills, payments, invoicing, and collections
• Handle reconciliations and support month-end close
• Manage customer and vendor setup, tax exemption certificates, lien waivers, and COIs
• Support sales tax filings, audits, and quarterly financials with the CFO
• Build Excel reports that give leadership fast, reliable answers

What You Bring

• 3 years of hands-on accounting experience in QuickBooks (A/P and A/R)
• You learn new software quickly
• Strong Excel skills
• Associate’s degree in accounting or finance required, bachelor’s preferred
• Ambition to grow into a finance leadership role