Junior Staff Accountant — GAAP, Reconciliation & Close

DSC Dredge, LLC; Reserve (KS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

DSC Dredge, LLC in Reserve, LA is seeking an entry-level Staff Accountant to support the finance team with timely, accurate financial data and GAAP compliance. The role emphasizes analytical skills, organization, and collaboration with finance and operations.

You will prepare journal entries, reconcile accounts, process payroll for the Poplarville location, handle vendor and customer profiles, and assist with ad-hoc financial projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance is required.
• 0–2 years of accounting experience.
• Proficiency in Excel, including lookups and pivot tables.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Analytical mindset and ability to handle sensitive financial information.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the senior team to understand and ensure accuracy of all financial reporting activity
• Prepare and post journal entries to the general ledger, ensuring accuracy and completeness
• Perform account reconciliations and proactively investigate and resolve discrepancies
• Post cash activity daily, reconcile bank accounts and update the daily liquidity report
• Create and maintain new vendor and customer profiles as well as performing credit reference checks and filling out credit applications
• Review incoming contract labor invoices for accuracy, proper coding, and compliance with vendor agreements and enter them into the system
• Process weekly payroll for our Poplarville location
• Sales tax return filing backup
• Assist in ad-hoc projects as they arise, which may relate to financial reporting, financial analysis, accounts payable, or accounts receivable
• Applies the corporate financial policies/procedures and GAAP
• Maintains confidentiality of all company and proprietary information
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

Excel

Analytical mindset

Attention to detail

Oral and written comms

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Job description

DSC Dredge, LLC in Reserve, LA is seeking an entry-level Staff Accountant to support the finance team with timely, accurate financial data and GAAP compliance. The role emphasizes analytical skills, organization, and collaboration with finance and operations.

You will prepare journal entries, reconcile accounts, process payroll for the Poplarville location, handle vendor and customer profiles, and assist with ad-hoc financial projects.