Accountant III

Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.; Fairfield, Phoenix (IA, AZ); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Long-term disability

401K matching

Paid holidays

Vacation & sick leave

Job summary

Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. is seeking an Accountant III to own supplier-to-payment accounting across multiple entities. You will work with Workday, supplier portals, and automated close and reconciliation tools to apply judgment to exceptions and improve workflows.

You will build and review journals, balance sheet reconciliations, and intercompany activity while supporting audits and internal controls. This is a senior individual-contributor role in a hybrid environment.

Qualifications

• Two or more years of accounts payable experience.
• Solid understanding of GAAP and internal controls.
• Comfort analyzing data in Excel and using reports to explain numbers.
• Strong written and verbal communication with finance and non-finance colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Process, review and approve supplier invoices and invoice requests in Workday, matching to POs and contracts where applicable.
• Resolve invoice exceptions, holds and coding errors; decide on corrections or escalation.
• Prepare and review supplier payments with correct entity, bank account, timing and approvals.
• Partner with Procurement on supplier onboarding and banking information verification.
• Respond to supplier and internal inquiries with clear, accurate answers.
• Prepare and post journal entries; record accruals for goods/services not yet invoiced.

Skills

Accounts payable experience

Data analysis in Excel

GAAP knowledge

Clear written and verbal communication

Tools

Excel

Job description

Accountant III### Accountant IIIApply: Hybrid: Fairfield, IA: Phoenix, AZ: Full time: Posted Today: R-2025-277# **Job Summary**Cambridge is modernizing how finance works, and Accounts Payable is where that change is most visible: Workday Financials, a supplier portal, and automated close and reconciliation tools. As an Accountant III, you will own supplier-to-payment accounting across multiple entities. You will go beyond processing transactions. You will apply sound judgment to exceptions, use data to catch problems before they reach the general ledger, and help improve how work flows through Workday. This is a senior individual-contributor role for someone who thinks critically, works comfortably with data, and wants to shape a more automated finance function.# **Key Deliverables and Responsibilities****Supplier invoice and payment accounting*** Process, review and approve supplier invoices and supplier invoice requests in Workday, matching to purchase orders and contracts where applicable.* Resolve invoice exceptions, holds and coding errors. Decide when to correct, escalate or push back to the requester.* Prepare and review supplier payments, confirming the right entity, bank account, timing and approvals.* Partner with Procurement on supplier onboarding and supplier portal adoption, and verify changes to supplier banking information before they take effect.* Respond to supplier and internal inquiries with clear, accurate answers.**Accounting, reconciliation and close*** Prepare and post journal entries. Record accruals for goods and services received but not yet invoiced.* Prepare and review monthly balance sheet reconciliations for accounts payable, accrued liabilities and related accounts. Investigate and resolve reconciling items.* Reconcile bank and corporate card activity across multiple entities, including intercompany balances.* Complete close tasks on time, with documented evidence of review.* Support internal and external audits with schedules, documentation and a clear explanation of the “why” behind balances and entries.**Data, controls and improvement*** Build and use Workday reports and dashboards to monitor aging, duplicate payments, exceptions and spend trends, and act on what the data shows.* Find the root cause of recurring issues (data, configuration, training or process) and recommend fixes to management.* Support compliance with GAAP, applicable rules and regulations, and internal controls, including segregation of duties.* Serve as process owner for accounts payable in Workday: understand how it is configured, support users, test changes and releases, and bring improvement requests to the Workday administrators.* Write and maintain current procedure documentation. Help identify and implement automation and efficiency opportunities.* Protect sensitive and confidential financial information.* Cross-train on department responsibilities and contribute to special projects. # **What We Are Looking For****What You'll Bring*** Two or more years of accounts payable experience.* Working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and internal controls.* Critical thinking and sound judgment: you look for the cause behind an exception and know when to resolve it, escalate it or ask for help.* Data literacy: comfort analyzing data in Excel or similar tools and using reports to find issues, with the ability to explain what the numbers mean.* Ability to learn, navigate and improve the finance systems we use as they change, and to own your processes through to a lasting fix.* Clear written and verbal communication with finance and non-finance colleagues. **Preferred Experience*** Experience with Workday Financials, especially supplier invoices, procure-to-pay and reporting.* Experience with a close or reconciliation platform, such as Trintech Cadency.* Experience building or using reports and dashboards to analyze financial data.* Experience in a broker-dealer, investment adviser or other financial services environment.* Experience improving or automating accounting processes. # **Why Cambridge?**Cambridge has competitive benefits and promotes a work/life balance to encourage individual success.* Premium benefit package including medical, vision, dental, life and long-term disability insurance* Vacation/sick time* 401K retirement plan with company matching program* Eleven paid holidaysYou can find more details about our comprehensive benefits package here. # **Cambridge Overview:**Cambridge is a financial solutions firm that provides business support services to thousands of independent financial advisors. These advisors offer personalized investment services including wealth management, financial planning, and retirement services to individuals and families across the country. Cambridge provides significant compliance, technology, and transaction processing support to these financial advisors and their offices.