Staff Accountant

Cobalt Recruitment; City of Rye (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cobalt Recruitment in Rye, NY is seeking a hands-on Corporate Accountant to manage the full accounting cycle for the management company and related entities. You will own AP/AR tasks, expense coding, and GL reconciliations, and support monthly closes.

This role collaborates with the CFO and partners, assists with audits, prepares GAAP schedules, and helps manage bank accounts and expense reporting in Concur.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance required; CPA or progress toward CPA is a plus.
• 2–4 years' experience in corporate accounting.
• Real estate or investment management experience is a plus.
• Strong understanding of GAAP and full accounting cycle.
• Hands-on AR/AP, journal entries and GL reconciliations.
• Experience with Concur or similar expense platform.
• Proficient in Excel and strong written/verbal communication.
• Detail-oriented, highly organized and able to prioritize duties.
• Eager to learn and take on additional responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle accounts payable including coding, approvals, and payment processing.
• Manage accounts receivable, including billing, cash application, and collections follow-up.
• Review and reconcile employee expense reports and corporate card activity in Concur, ensuring policy compliance.
• Prepare and post monthly journal entries, including accruals and prepaid amortization.
• Maintain the general ledger and perform monthly balance sheet and bank reconciliations.
• Support the monthly and quarterly close process and assist with GAAP financial statements and schedules.
• Assist with annual audit and tax requests, preparing schedules for external auditors and advisors.
• Manage opening of new bank accounts, including requests and documentation.
• Assist with ongoing bank account administration, user access and cash management.
• Maintain accounting filing system in Dropbox.
• Assist with ad hoc projects and requests from CFO and partners.

Skills

AR/AP

GAAP

Excel

Concur

Journal entries

General ledger

Reconciliations

Communication

Detail oriented

Organized

Eager to learn

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA or CPA in progress

Job description

Salary: USD80000 - USD90000 per annum

• Manage full-cycle accounts payable for the management company and related entities, including invoice coding, approvals, and payment processing.
• Manage accounts receivable, including billing, cash application, and collections follow-up.
• Review and reconcile employee expense reports and corporate card activity in Concur, ensuring compliance with company policy.
• Prepare and post monthly journal entries, including accruals and prepaid amortization.
• Maintain the general ledger and perform monthly balance sheet and bank account reconciliations.
• Support the monthly and quarterly close process and assist with preparation of GAAP financial statements and supporting schedules.
• Assist with annual audit and tax requests, preparing supporting schedules for external auditors and tax advisors.
• Manage the opening of new bank accounts, including requests and documentation.
• Assist with ongoing bank account administration, user access and cash management.
• Maintain the accounting filing system in Dropbox.
• Assist with ad hoc projects and requests from the CFO and partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with a major in Accounting or Finance (required). CPA, or progress toward a CPA, is a plus.
• 2-4 years' experience in corporate accounting.
• Real estate or investment management experience is a plus, but not required.
• Strong understanding of GAAP and the full accounting cycle.
• Hands-on experience with AR/AP, journal entries and general ledger reconciliations.
• Experience with Concur or a similar expense management platform.
• Proficient in Excel.
• Professional, with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Detail-oriented, highly organized and able to prioritize duties.
• Eager to learn and take on additional responsibility.