GL Accountant

Gilder Search Group; Sumner (WA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable recruiting agency is seeking a GL Accountant for a Pierce County manufacturing client. This full-time role involves maintaining the accuracy of the general ledger, preparing journal entries, and ensuring compliance with GAAP standards. The ideal candidate will have a BA in Finance or Accounting, proficiency in MS Excel, and several years of relevant experience. Competitive compensation is offered in a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of accounting experience with progressively increased levels of responsibility.
• Experience with general ledger, accrual basis accounting, and GAAP.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accuracy of the general ledger and timely closing of financials.
• Prepare financial transactions for general ledger through journal entries.
• Reconcile and analyze general ledger accounts monthly.

Skills

MS Excel

Analytical skills

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Education

BA in Finance, Accounting, or related field

Master's degree or relevant certifications (e.g., CFA, CPA)

Job description

Overview

SumBridge is hiring a GL Accountant to join our Pierce County manufacturing client. This is a permanent, full-time role. The GL Accountant will work in the office 4 days a week with one day work from home. The GL Accountant will support the accounting group with the accounting close processes, and work on ensuring accurate accounting information with a variety of work including, analyzing accounting details, processing journal entries, reconciliation of accounts, and ensuring compliance with GAAP standards. This role offers competitive compensation, benefits, and is a part of a collaborative team environment.

Job Responsibilities

• Participate in accomplishing the GL group’s primary tasks of maintaining the accuracy of the general ledger and timely closing of monthly, quarterly, and yearly financials.
• Prepare financial transactions for general ledger through journal entries for accrual, deferral, reclassification, depreciation/amortization, intercompany, and a variety of other types of activities.
• Responsible for processing standard and non-recurring general ledger journal entries with complete and substantiating backup documentation, submitted accurately, and by established deadlines.
• Reconcile and perform analysis of standard and complex general ledger accounts monthly. This requires preparing and submitting reconciliation files with complete and substantiating backup documentation to ensure account balances and transactions are correct, complete, and in compliance with GAAP and company policies, accurately and on time per established deadlines.
• Share responsibility to monitor in-process capital projects, record tangible and intangible capital asset additions by purchase and finance lease, track existing assets, record depreciation and amortization, and account for capital asset disposals.
• Assist on an as-needed basis with budget and planning, external audit, reporting, and in developing and documenting accounting processes, policies, and procedures.
• Promote team effort by performing other duties as assigned and accomplishing results as needed.

Job Qualifications

• BA degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
• Master's degree or relevant professional certifications (e.g., CFA, CPA) is preferred.
• Minimum 3-5 years’ accounting experience with progressively increased levels of responsibility.
• Experience with general ledger, accrual basis accounting, journal entry preparation, account reconciliation, fixed assets register, cost accounting, transactional accounting, GAAP.
• Ability to effectively use MS Excel to utilize accounting data.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment is a plus.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to work collaboratively.
• Time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills to convey complex financial information in a clear and concise manner.

Compensation $75-85k DOE