Senior Accountant – GAAP, Forecasting & Reporting (Remote)

BuiltIn Integration Sandbox; United States; Remote; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development stipend

Work-from-home expense stipends

Annual bonus potential

Flexible PTO

Competitive base salary

Job summary

BenchPrep is seeking a Staff/Senior Accountant to support its growing operations in a remote role reporting to the Controller. You will maintain accurate financial records, prepare reports, analyze data, and ensure regulatory compliance across budgeting, forecasting, audits, and process improvements.

The ideal candidate has a strong accounting background, with GAAP experience, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to communicate financial information clearly across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting; CPA preferred.
• 3-5 years (Staff Accountant), or 5-8 (Sr Accountant) years in accounting or auditing; public accounting experience preferred.
• Team player with a positive attitude towards contributing and learning.
• Thorough knowledge and experience in the areas of financial statement preparation, GAAP, and revenue recognition.
• Strong verbal/written communication skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work well independently and in a team environment.
• Self starter, quick learner, and ability to multitask on a regular basis.
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills and deadline driven.
• Capacity to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong sense of ownership on issues and following through to completion.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• Experience working in accounting systems (NetSuite, Intacct, Quickbooks, etc.) strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounting function including account reconciliations, journal entries, AR, AP, and Billing.
• Analysis and review of company expenditures, confirming proper allocation of expenses to the various departments, and reporting to these departments as necessary.
• Review transactions to ensure accounting treatment is in accordance with GAAP and company policies and procedures.
• Analyze billing transactions to ensure proper allocation of revenue recognition policies.
• Review general ledger accounts and making all necessary journal entries including posting monthly, quarterly, and yearly accruals.
• Assist in building financial statements including balance sheet, income statement, and changes in financial position, as well as budget variance analysis.
• Assist in the design and preparation of budgets for review by management.
• Prepare year-end schedules for the annual tax returns.
• Look for ways to improve upon accounting processes and procedures.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Revenue recognition

Excel

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Independent

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

CPA preferred

Tools

NetSuite

Intacct

QuickBooks

Job description

BenchPrep is seeking a Staff/Senior Accountant to support its growing operations in a remote role reporting to the Controller. You will maintain accurate financial records, prepare reports, analyze data, and ensure regulatory compliance across budgeting, forecasting, audits, and process improvements.

The ideal candidate has a strong accounting background, with GAAP experience, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to communicate financial information clearly across the organization.