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Staff Accountant – Balance Sheet Reconciliations & Month-End Close
Position Summary
The Staff Accountant will support the accounting team with a primary focus on balance sheet account reconciliations, month-end close, journal entries, account analysis, and financial reporting support. This role is responsible for ensuring assigned accounts are accurate, properly supported, and reconciled timely in accordance with company policy and accounting standards.
A major focus of this role is ensuring all assigned balance sheet accounts are fully reconciled each month, with reconciling items clearly explained, supported, and resolved in a timely manner.
The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, comfortable working with large data sets, and able to identify and resolve account discrepancies. This position requires strong follow-through, clear communication, and the ability to work cross-functionally with AP, AR, operations, and finance teams to ensure the general ledger is accurate and audit-ready.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and maintain monthly balance sheet account reconciliations for assigned accounts, ensuring reconciling items are clearly identified, supported, and resolved timely.
- Review general ledger activity and investigate unusual, aged, or unreconciled balances.
- Prepare and post monthly journal entries, including accruals, reclasses, prepaid amortization, intercompany entries, and other recurring close entries.
- Support the month-end close process by completing assigned tasks accurately and within established deadlines.
- Research and resolve discrepancies between subledgers, supporting schedules, and general ledger balances.
- Maintain detailed supporting documentation for reconciliations, journal entries, and account analyses.
- Assist with intercompany reconciliations and ensure balances are properly supported and eliminated where applicable.
- Support fixed asset, prepaid expense, accrual, inventory-related, and other balance sheet account activity as assigned.
- Assist with audit requests by preparing schedules, gathering support, and responding to follow-up questions.
- Help identify process improvements to strengthen account reconciliation procedures, close timelines, and internal controls.
- Partner with AP, AR, operations, and other departments to resolve coding, timing, or transaction issues.
- Perform ad hoc financial analysis and accounting projects as needed.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- 2 years of accounting experience preferred.
- Strong understanding of balance sheet accounts, journal entries, accrual accounting, and month-end close.
- Experience preparing account reconciliations and supporting schedules.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookups, and account analysis tools.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to identify unusual balances or account activity.
- Ability to manage deadlines and prioritize work during close.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with ERP/accounting systems such as Microsoft Dynamics GP, NetSuite, Acumatica, QuickBooks, or similar systems.
- Experience in manufacturing, distribution, inventory-based, or multi-entity environments.
- Exposure to intercompany accounting, prepaid expenses, accruals, fixed assets, or inventory reconciliations.
- Prior audit support experience.
Key Success Factors
- Reconciliations are completed timely, accurately, and with clear support.
- Reconciling items are actively investigated and resolved, not simply carried forward.
- Journal entries are accurate, properly documented, and reviewed before posting.
- Balance sheet accounts are audit-ready each month.
- Communication with other departments is proactive and professional.
- Close deadlines are consistently met.
Pay: $55,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $55,000 - $65,000