Senior Accountant

Fuse Specialty Appliances and Plumbing; North Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Fuse Specialty Appliances and Plumbing is seeking a Senior Staff Accountant to manage general ledger accounting, month-end close, and financial reporting across multiple locations. The role includes reconciling accounts, preparing schedules, and supporting AP/AR activities, with an emphasis on accuracy and GAAP compliance.

You will analyze variances, support inventory and job costing, and collaborate with Operations and Purchasing to resolve costing issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and experience with general ledger accounting, reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close.
• Advanced Excel skills, including PivotTables, XLOOKUP or similar functions, SUMIFS, logical formulas, and analysis of large datasets.
• Experience with accounting or ERP systems and comfort using AI-enabled productivity tools.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with accuracy, ownership, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across Accounting, Operations, Purchasing, Sales, customers, and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Prepare general ledger and balance sheet reconciliations; investigate and resolve reconciling items.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end close, including journal entries, accruals, commission payments, supporting schedules, and account analyses.
• Review general ledger activity for accuracy, classification, completeness, and U.S. GAAP compliance while improving close procedures, controls, and workpapers.
• Assist with monthly financial statements and management reporting across locations, departments, or business units.
• Perform budget-to-actual and period-over-period variance analysis; investigate unusual fluctuations, trends, and transactions.
• Prepare financial schedules and analyses and recommend reporting improvements.
• Support AP and AR activities, including vendor and customer account research and reconciliation.
• Review operational invoices and resolve invoice, purchase order, receiving, cost-allocation, and general ledger discrepancies.
• Support inventory accounting, job costing, cost-of-goods-sold analysis, and month-end reconciliations.
• Investigate differences between operational systems and the general ledger and ensure product, delivery, installation, freight, and related costs are properly recorded.
• Partner with Accounting, Operations, and Purchasing to resolve inventory and costing issues.
• Use Excel, AI-enabled tools, and other technology to streamline accounting processes, strengthen controls, and reduce manual work.
• Maintain clear procedures, supporting documentation, and organized workpapers.
• Support accounting-system improvements and special projects assigned by the Controller.

Skills

U.S. GAAP

General ledger

Reconciliations

Journal entries

Month-end close

Advanced Excel

AI-enabled tools

Analytical thinking

Communication

Collaboration

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

ERP systems

AI-enabled productivity tools

Job description

1201 US Highway One #46, North Palm Beach, FL, 33408

Senior Staff Accountant

Summary

The Senior Staff Accountant supports general ledger accounting, month-end close, financial reporting, and reconciliations, with additional responsibility for AP, AR, inventory, and job costing. This role requires strong U.S. GAAP knowledge, sound judgment, advanced Excel and analytical skills, and the ability to independently resolve discrepancies and improve accounting processes in a fast-paced, multi-location environment.

Key Responsibilities

General Ledger & Month-End Close

Prepare general ledger and balance sheet reconciliations; investigate and resolve reconciling items.

Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end close, including journal entries, accruals, commission payments, supporting schedules, and account analyses.

Review general ledger activity for accuracy, classification, completeness, and U.S. GAAP compliance while improving close procedures, controls, and workpapers.

Assist with monthly financial statements and management reporting across locations, departments, or business units.

Perform budget-to-actual and period-over-period variance analysis; investigate unusual fluctuations, trends, and transactions.

Prepare financial schedules and analyses and recommend reporting improvements.

Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable

Support AP and AR activities, including vendor and customer account research and reconciliation.

Review operational invoices and resolve invoice, purchase order, receiving, cost-allocation, and general ledger discrepancies.

Inventory & Job Costing

Support inventory accounting, job costing, cost-of-goods-sold analysis, and month-end reconciliations.

Investigate differences between operational systems and the general ledger and ensure product, delivery, installation, freight, and related costs are properly recorded.

Partner with Accounting, Operations, and Purchasing to resolve inventory and costing issues.

Process Improvement & Technology

Use Excel, AI-enabled tools, and other technology to streamline accounting processes, strengthen controls, and reduce manual work.

Maintain clear procedures, supporting documentation, and organized workpapers.

Support accounting-system improvements and special projects assigned by the Controller.

Qualifications

Required

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.

Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and experience with general ledger accounting, reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close.

Advanced Excel skills, including PivotTables, XLOOKUP or similar functions, SUMIFS, logical formulas, and analysis of large datasets.

Experience with accounting or ERP systems and comfort using AI-enabled productivity tools.

Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with accuracy, ownership, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills across Accounting, Operations, Purchasing, Sales, customers, and vendors.

Preferred

Three to five or more years of progressive accounting experience, preferably in a multi-location, retail, distribution, construction, or inventory-intensive environment.

Experience with inventory accounting, job costing, cost of goods sold, AP/AR support, financial reporting, variance analysis, and process or system improvements.

Strong accounting judgment; analytical, detail-oriented, organized, and dependable.

Demonstrates ownership, follow-through, and the ability to independently research discrepancies.

Collaborative and professional, with a customer-service mindset when working with internal teams, customers, and vendors.

Able to prioritize in a deadline-driven environment and adapt to changing systems and processes.

Curious about technology and committed to continuous improvement.

Primarily an office-based role in a professional work environment.

Prolonged periods of sitting, working at a computer, and using office equipment.

Schedule

Full-time.

Typical schedule is Monday through Friday during standard business hours.

Additional hours may be required during month-end and year-end close, audits, or peak workload periods.