A client of ours is seeking a Staff Accountant to join their growing finance team. This is an opportunity to work within a collaborative, values-driven organization in the financial services industry. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, accountable, and comfortable managing accounting responsibilities across multiple entities and business units.
Job Responsibilities:
Month-End Close & Reconciliations
- Execute monthly close procedures, including journal entries, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Prepare bank and intercompany reconciliations across multiple entities.
- Ensure accuracy and timeliness of financial close deliverables.
- Support audit readiness through clear documentation and supporting schedules.
AP/AR & General Ledger Transactions
- Process accounts payable, accounts receivable, and general ledger transactions with accuracy and appropriate approvals.
- Maintain vendor records, resolve billing discrepancies, and support cash management activities.
- Ensure transactions are properly coded and aligned with the entity allocation framework.
- Partner with operations and HR on payroll-related entries and expense allocations.
Joint Venture & Partnership Accounting Support
- Support standalone close cycles, partnership accounting, and intercompany allocations across joint ventures and related entities.
- Track variable compensation and allocate costs across business units consistent with management agreements.
- Strengthen segregation of duties by owning recurring accounting workflows that previously sat with senior finance leadership.
- Identify issues early and recommend process improvements as business complexity evolves.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- 2-4 years of progressive accounting experience, ideally including month-end close and reconciliations.
- Working knowledge of GAAP and the full accounting cycle.
- Strong Excel skills and comfort working across multiple entities or business units.
- Detail-oriented with the ability to manage competing deadlines.
Preferred Qualifications:
- CPA or active CPA candidate.
- Experience in financial services or other professional services environments.
- Experience with partnership accounting.
- Familiarity with intercompany allocations, joint venture accounting, or multi-entity consolidations.
- Exposure to NetSuite, QuickBooks, or comparable ERP systems.