Staff Accountant

Virtual Hire Staffing; Brambleton (VA); Presencial; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Virtual Hire Staffing in Brambleton, Virginia is seeking a motivated Staff Accountant to join our team. You will manage journal entries, monthly close, reconciliations, budgeting support, and job costing across multiple portfolios and industries.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, at least 2 years of experience, strong GAAP knowledge, and advanced Excel skills. This on-site role requires attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities while

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting is required.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with budgeting, cost tracking and variance analysis is preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting software.

Responsabilidades

• Prepare journal entries, including general ledger entries and revenue recognition.
• Contribute to the monthly close for multiple companies across different industries.
• Perform account reconciliations and analysis, resolving discrepancies.
• Track, analyze, and report on work in progress, project costs, budgets, and variances.
• Support budgeting with variance analysis and financial data analysis in Excel.
• Prepare balance sheets, income statements, and other reports.

Conocimientos

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Multi-tasking

Excel proficiency

Accounting software

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Herramientas

Microsoft Excel

Accounting software

Descripción del empleo

Job Summary

About the role

We are seeking a motivated, detail-oriented Staff Accountant to join our team in Brambleton, Virginia. This role is ideal for an accounting professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys digging into financial data. You will play a key role in financial reporting, reconciliations, month-end close, budgeting support, and job costing across a diverse portfolio of companies in multiple industry sectors.

What you will do

• Prepare journal entries, including general ledger entries and revenue recognition
• Contribute to the monthly close for multiple companies across different industries
• Perform account reconciliations and account analysis, and resolve discrepancies promptly
• Track, analyze, and report on work in progress (WIP), project costs, budgets, and variances
• Support budgeting with variance analysis and financial data analysis in Excel
• Prepare balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other reports on current and projected financial position
• Distribute expenditures, encumbrances, receipts, and receivables according to schedules
• Review and approve transactions within designated limits
• Make recommendations on the accounting of reserves, assets, and expenditures
• Provide documentation and explanations to external auditors
• Partner with cross-functional teams and support improvements to accounting systems and workflows
• Handle confidential information with integrity

What you need

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• At least 2 years of accounting experience
• Job costing experience (required)
• Experience tracking, analyzing, and reporting project costs, budgets, and variances
• Strong knowledge of GAAP
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting software
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with close attention to detail

What makes you stand out

• Experience in project-based or construction-related accounting environments
• Work in progress (WIP) tracking experience