Staff Accountant

Citadel; Brooklyn Park (MN); Remote; USD 120,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Real mentorship

Lasting benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Citadel in Brooklyn Park, MN seeks a Lead Staff Accountant with 9+ years of finance experience to own critical projects and defend numbers to auditors. Expect remote collaboration with a sharp team, mentorship, and a compensation band of $120,000–$173,000 per year.

You will build the Internal Audit model, own lead sign-off on significant journal entries, and coordinate with external auditors. A strong track record of process improvement is essential.

Qualifications

• 9+ years experience in a Staff Accountant or similar role.
• Demonstrated ability to own outcomes and manage priorities under tight deadlines.
• Portfolio or work samples showing finance expertise.

Responsibilities

• Build the Internal Audit model and retire manual workbooks.
• Own lead sign-off on journal entries above threshold.
• Lead audit preparation and be primary contact for external auditors.
• Translate cost structure into pricing floors for leadership review.
• Maintain airtight deferred revenue schedules as contracts renew.
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Provide transparent remote commission calculations and dispute resolution.

Skills

Financial analysis

Auditing

Journal entries

Cross-functional collaboration

Process improvement

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Job description

A lead Staff Accountant who can defend a number to an auditor and sell it to a board is rare; Citadel is hiring exactly that. Lean on 9+ years of finance expertise to own projects, collaborate with a sharp team, and earn $120,000 - $173,000.

Key Responsibilities

• Build the Internal Audit model that finally retires the manual workbook
• Own the lead sign-off on journal entries above the threshold
• Lead the Citadel audit preparation and serve as primary contact for external auditors
• Translate the finance cost structure into a pricing floor leadership trusts
• Keep deferred revenue schedules airtight as contracts renew
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
• Keep the remote commission calc transparent enough to survive a dispute

What You'll Bring

• Roughly 9+ years operating in a similar Staff Accountant position
• 8+ years owning outcomes, not just completing tasks
• A portfolio or work samples that demonstrate your finance expertise
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines
• A collaborator who makes the lead review feel less like an exam
• A history of leaving finance processes better than you found them

We built Citadel in Brooklyn Park, MN to give finance teams the fast-paced tools they actually deserve. Kindness and high standards live together comfortably on this client-centric Brooklyn Park team.

We offer $120,000 - $173,000 and the things money cannot fake, real mentorship, lasting benefits, and flexibility you will actually use.

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