Accountant

Jobtailor; New Jersey; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United States (New Jersey) seeks an accounting professional to support monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, prepare journal entries, and perform financial analyses. You will review reconciliations, assist with internal controls, support external audits, and help maintain fixed asset and intercompany reporting.

This role requires a BS in Accounting and at least 2 years of experience, SAP experience, and ideally Blackline and CPA pursuit.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree in Accounting.
• Minimum 2 years accounting experience.
• Experience with SAP systems.
• Experience with Blackline is a plus.
• CPA certification or in progress is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries and supporting schedules for close processes.
• Prepare, review, and analyze reconciliations; resolve reconciling items.
• Support external audits by preparing schedules and documentation.
• Maintain fixed asset registers and related reporting.
• Provide depreciation forecast information to FP&A as needed.
• Prepare government reporting and intercompany balance confirmations.

Skills

Accounting knowledge

Financial analysis

CPA pursuit

Education

BS/BA in Accounting

Tools

SAP

Blackline

Job description

Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries and supporting schedules, and perform financial analyses related to the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.
• Prepare, review, and analyze account reconciliations, investigating and resolving reconciling items in a timely manner.
• Support interim and year-end external audit activities by preparing schedules, documentation, and responding to auditor inquiries.
• Review and analyze prepaid expense accounts to ensure proper accounting treatment and timely expense recognition.
• Maintain fixed asset registers and generate related reporting.
• Provide depreciation forecast information to the Financial Planning team upon request.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly support as needed related to the capital acquisition process.
• Ensure balance sheet accounts are reconciled timely and accurately.
• Maintain shared services performance levels.
• Prepare intercompany balance confirmations report on a quarterly basis.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual government reports.
• Assist in ad-hoc projects (e.g., to streamline, automate and simplify various G/L activities).
• Provide general accounting support in other day-to-day responsibilities.
• Develop, document, and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and process documentation to support a strong internal control environment and operational consistency.

Requirements

• BS/BA degree with a major in Accounting.
• 2 years minimum of accounting experience.
• SAP systems experience.
• Blackline – Account Reconciliation tool experience a plus.
• Work toward or currently has CPA certification a plus.