Senior Staff Accountant — Flexible Hours, Client Advisory

Matinee Accounting; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

No hectic tax season

Fridays off at noon

Job summary

Matinee Accounting in Sioux Falls, SD, is seeking an experienced Senior Staff Accountant to manage client accounting and financial reporting for multiple small-business clients and QuickBooks files. You will deliver accurate statements, analyses, and insights to help owners run their businesses more effectively.

The role emphasizes advisory support, tax planning, payroll compliance, and collaboration with business owners and partners.

Qualifications

• Degree in accounting.
• At least five years of relevant accounting experience, preferably in a public accounting or client-service environment.
• Experience managing accounting work for multiple clients and QuickBooks company files.
• Experience preparing individual and business income-tax returns.
• Strong knowledge of general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, financial statement preparation, and accounting close processes.
• Experience providing financial reporting, analysis, or advisory support to business clients.
• Experience with multistate payroll processing and reporting; multistate experience preferred.
• Proficiency with QuickBooks and Microsoft Excel.
• Exceptional project-management, organizational, and time-management skills.
• Ability to explain financial and tax concepts clearly to individuals without an accounting background.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounting and bookkeeping functions for multiple small-business clients and QuickBooks company files.
• Review and maintain accurate general ledgers, accounting records, and supporting documentation.
• Prepare and review bank, credit-card, loan, and other balance-sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare journal entries and oversee monthly, quarterly, and year-end accounting close procedures.
• Prepare and analyze financial statements, management reports, and other client-specific financial information.
• Develop customized reporting by job, project, location, department, or other business categories.
• Identify accounting discrepancies, investigate unusual activity, and implement appropriate corrections.
• Help clients maintain accurate, timely, and useful financial information.
• Serve as a trusted accounting resource and primary point of contact for assigned clients.
• Explain financial statements, accounting trends, and business performance in practical, understandable terms.
• Help clients evaluate cash flow, profitability, expenses, and other key financial indicators.
• Assist with budgets, forecasts, and financial projections.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting procedures, reporting, internal controls, and business operations.
• Collaborate with clients’ financial advisors, bankers, insurance professionals, attorneys, and other business partners when appropriate.
• Communicate proactively about deadlines, open questions, potential concerns, and recommended next steps.

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Project management

Time management

Education

Degree in accounting

CPA or EA preferred

Tools

QuickBooks

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Matinee Accounting in Sioux Falls, SD, is seeking an experienced Senior Staff Accountant to manage client accounting and financial reporting for multiple small-business clients and QuickBooks files. You will deliver accurate statements, analyses, and insights to help owners run their businesses more effectively.

The role emphasizes advisory support, tax planning, payroll compliance, and collaboration with business owners and partners.