General Ledger Accountant - Hybrid, Manchester, CT

Bob's Discount Furniture; Manchester (CT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

Bob’s Discount Furniture, a fast-growing furniture retailer, seeks a General Ledger Accountant in Manchester, CT to support monthly closes, journal entries, and reconciliations. You’ll collaborate across teams, manage banking activities, and oversee fixed assets in a dynamic finance group. CPA preferred; SAP/Oracle Cloud exposure is a plus.

You will develop reports, assist with internal controls, and contribute to audit support while driving process improvements in a hands-on finance role.

Qualifications

• CPA designation preferred and strong GAAP knowledge.
• Experience with fixed asset accounting and internal controls.
• Proficient in journal entries, reconciliations, and budgeting analyses.

Responsibilities

• Work with the GL team to ensure timely, accurate financial results.
• Prepare and post journal entries and perform monthly reconciliations.
• Own daily banking and funding processes.
• Administer fixed asset accounting and capital accounting.
• Develop and distribute financial reports.
• Partner with other departments to gain cross-functional exposure.
• Drive efficient close with process improvements.
• Support external audits and SOX controls.
• Analyze data, tie out results, and handle ad-hoc projects.

Skills

General ledger accounting

Month-end close

Journal entries & reconciliations

Financial reporting & analysis

Fixed assets

Banking & cash management

Internal controls & audit support

Process improvement

Advanced Excel

Communication & collaboration

Education

Certified Public Accountant

Tools

SAP/Oracle Cloud

Reporting software

Job description

The General Ledger Accountant will play a vital role in delivering accurate fiscal results for a fast-growing furniture retailer located in Manchester, CT. The GL Accountant is a key part of the finance group and an important partner supporting business operations. This role will allow for exposure to many different areas of the business and partnerships with the full GL team as well as some business operators. The GL Accountant will be responsible for monthly close activities as well as a variety of analyses and mid-month functions to support business activities. We are helping to drive decision-making in a growing business, and we are always looking for new and better ways to perform our functions. What You’ll Bring to Bob’s At Bob’s Discount Furniture, we value the unique skills and experiences that each candidate brings. Success is driven by accounting expertise, analytical thinking, collaboration, customer focus, and ownership.

Job Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the GL team and business partners to ensure that the financial results are completed in an accurate and timely manner
• Preparation and posting of properly supported journal entries and monthly account reconciliations
• Daily banking and funding process ownership
• Key player in our fixed asset accounting system administration and capital accounting
• Report development and distribution
• Partner with the GL team to support internal needs, and also to gain exposure to departments outside of GL
• Opportunity for departmental ownership including direct relationship with business partners and their P&L results
• Help to drive an efficient fiscal close including identification and implementation of process improvements
• External audit support
• Assist with controls compliance by ensuring that accounting procedures are consistent with a strong control environment
• Data and results analysis and tie out
• Ad-hoc projects as required

Key Skills for Success Core Competencies & Expertise:

• General ledger accounting
• Month-end close
• Journal entries & reconciliations
• Financial reporting & analysis
• Fixed assets
• Banking & cash management
• Internal controls & audit support
• Process improvement
• Advanced Excel
• Communication & collaboration

Preferred Competencies & Skills:

• CPA
• SAP/Oracle Cloud
• Retail/manufacturing experience
• SOX knowledge
• Reporting software

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Certified Public Accountant
• Experience with fixed asset accounting
• Experience using reporting software or writing reports
• SAP and Oracle Cloud exposure/skills are a plus
• Manufacturing/retail environment experience
• Experience preparing journal entries, account reconciliations, and budget analyses
• Knowledge and experience of SOX control environment

Who We Are

At Bob’s, we have fun, we love what we do, and we’re growing fast! As one of the