This is a hands-on position that requires transaction processing and account reconciliation skills.
Responsibilities
- Review monthly journal entries prepared by support staff for prepaid expenses, fixed asset, accrued expenses, payroll, and / or inventory transactions, as applicable, in an accurate and timely manner
- Understands the purpose of reconciliations. Approves bank reconciliations and general ledger account reconciliations
- Prepare/Review client’s monthly financial statements including month over month variance analysis and / or actual to budget analysis
- Analyze and interpret financial information for client management and provide actionable insight and decision support
- Continuously identify opportunities to enhance the clients monthly operations make suggestions for process improvements
- Define and document repeatable methodologies with appropriate tools and templates that can be leveraged for future projects.
- Understand our technology stack and identify additional add-on processes, systems, modules and integrations that can drive month end close efficiencies.
Qualifications
- A minimum of a Bachelor's in accounting or finance is required
- Excellent written and oral communication skills are a must (proactively communicates status, issues, conflicts, and priorities up, down and across the engagement team)
- Ability to balance multiple responsibilities simultaneously plus excellent analytical and decision making skills
- Experience in a public accounting firm, consulting firm or other professional services environment preferred but not required
- Strong organizational skills along with the ability to meet deadlines.
- Ability to adapt to change effectively
- Experience with automated accounting systems (i.e. Intacct, NetSuite, Bill.com, Tallie)
- Blackline experience preferred
- Knowledge and understanding of GAAP
- Pursuing CPA or a CPA is preferred but not required