Sr. Accountant

Populus Financial Group; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Populus Financial Group in Irving, TX is seeking a detail-oriented General Ledger Accountant to maintain and improve our financial reporting processes and support the close cycle. You will work closely with finance, cash management and operations to deliver accurate GAAP-compliant statements and timely insights.

You will handle revenue, AR, rent, fixed assets, accruals and tax accounting, build P&L/BS/CF, respond to audits, and contribute to ERP improvements.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or similar (CPA preferred).
• Experience with Financial Reporting and General Ledger software (JD Edwards, Hyperion Essbase, Blackline, WDesk).
• Minimum 1-3 years in a General Ledger Accounting or Financial Accounting role, preferably at a high-growth multi-channel retailer, high transactional business, financial institution or a large, well-established company.
• Team player with a Focus on continual improvement and a demonstrated ability to multi-task.
• Balance attention to detail with swift execution - we need to do things quickly, and we need to do them well.
• Hustle – we move fast, developing templates and protocols used to scale and continual iteration/process improvement is imperative.
• Strong communication and organization skills – quality accounting and reporting requires both.
• Hunger and drive to learn complex topics and provide meaningful insight from regulatory risk, local regulations and inter-company transactions.
• Exceptional Excel skills - there’s always more to learn.
• SQL skills – the ability to self-serve, investigate and get the data we require will make you more effective.
• Startup experience – ability to adapt and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Update and maintain revenue, accounts receivable, rent, fixed assets, accounts payable loans, accruals, sales and use tax, property tax and unclaimed property.
• Update and maintain reconciliations and ensure that accounts tie to the GL, with GAAP-compliant classifications.
• Build and maintain detailed and summarized P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statements and supporting schedules.
• Respond to audit, tax and compliance requests.
• Research and assist with the build-out of the financial reporting software ERP.
• Ad-Hoc and miscellaneous accounting/finance projects.

Skills

Financial reporting

General ledger

SQL

Excel

Communication

Multi-tasking

Startup experience

Attention to detail

Process improvement

Time management

Education

BA/BS in Accounting, Finance, Economics

CPA preferred

Tools

JD Edwards

Hyperion Essbase

Blackline

WDesk

Job description

In this challenging role, you will help maintain and improve the general ledger and financial reporting processes and help transform the financial close process to support a rapidly evolving business. Working closely with our finance, cash management and operations team members, this is a rewarding role at an exciting time in the company’s history. In this role you will help drive ongoing accounting and financial reporting, will perform various ad hoc analyses and projects which drive key strategic decisions. Ideal candidate will either have prior general ledger accounting and financial reporting experience or will be hungry to acquire it. In this dynamic, challenging role you’ll have serious impact as a member of the hard-working team responsible for keeping our financial house in order.

Major Responsibilities

• Key areas of responsibility include revenue, accounts receivable, rent, fixed assets, accounts payable loans, accruals, sales and use tax, property tax and unclaimed property.
• Update and maintain individual account reconciliations and ensure that accounts tie to the general ledger, that balances are justified, supported, reasonable and properly classified/compliant with GAAP guidelines for financial reporting.
• Build and maintain detailed and summarized P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statements and supporting schedules.
• Respond to audit, tax and compliance requests.
• Research and assist with the build-out of the financial reporting software ERP.
• Ad-Hoc and miscellaneous accounting/finance projects.
• Focused
• Detail Oriented
• Leadership
• Organized
• Time Management

Interactions

Direct Report Title

N/A

Indirect Report Title

N/A

Other Internal/External Interactions

Finance/Cash Management/Operations

Management Team

Minimum Qualifications

• BA/BS in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or similar (CPA preferred).
• Experience with Financial Reporting and General Ledger accounting software (preferably JD Edwards, Hyperion Essbase, Blackline, WDesk).
• Minimum 1-3 years in a General Ledger Accounting or Financial Accounting role, preferably at a high-growth multi-channel retailer, high transactional business, financial institution or a large, well-established company.
• Team player with a Focus on continual improvement and a demonstrated ability to multi-task.
• Balance attention to detail with swift execution - we need to do things quickly, and we need to do them well. Balancing those can be challenging, and this should be a strength of yours.
• Hustle – we move fast, developing templates and protocols used to scale and continual iteration/process improvement is imperative.
• Strong communication and organization skills – quality accounting and reporting doesn’t come together without both.
• Hunger and drive to learn complex topics and provide meaningful insight - from regulatory risk, local regulations and taxing authorities to inter-company transactions, there is a lot to learn.
• Exceptional Excel skills - Ideal candidate brings some impressive know-how (and the understanding that there’s always more to learn).
• SQL skills – the ability to self-serve, investigate and get the data we require will make you much more effective in this role.
• Startup experience – ability to adapt and thrive in an ever-evolving, fast-paced environment.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the major responsibilities.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand or walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop or bend; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position, days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This position may require long hours and weekend work.

Travel

N/A

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in some work environments can be moderate.

Disclaimer

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted, as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

EEO Statement

Populus Financial Group provides an equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.