Staff Accountant

Speed Commerce; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Speed Commerce in Las Vegas, NV, is seeking a Staff Accountant to help maintain fiscal records and ensure GAAP-compliant financial reporting. You will analyze profits, trends, and costs and report findings to the CFO, collaborating across departments to support budgeting and compliance.

The role requires strong technical accounting knowledge, solid communication, and teamwork skills, with starting salary around $65,000+ depending on experience. Exempt, full-time opportunity in Finance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; final-year students welcome.
• Strong GAAP knowledge for financial reporting and analysis.
• U.S. work authorization is required.

Responsibilities

• Participate in general ledger, receivables, and payables transactions.
• Analyze financial results for profits, trends, costs and budgets; report to senior management.
• Maintain accounting policies and systems; ensure GAAP-compliant records and reporting.
• Assist in daily cash analysis including bank reconciliations and working capital needs.
• Ensure compliance with transfer pricing policies and regulatory requirements.
• Assist CFO with financial planning, projections, and annual reports.
• Support quarterly/annual reports, tax returns, and year-end audit; assist internal reviews.
• Handle other special projects as assigned.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Project management

Technical skills

Oral communication

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Business acumen

Cost consciousness

Strategic thinking

Judgment

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Job description

Job Title: Staff Accountant

Client Company: Speed Commerce, Las Vegas, Nevada

Pay Type: Exempt

Starting Salary: $65,000+ (based on Experience)

Department: Finance

Reports To: Chief Financial Officer

Summary

This position will be responsible for assistance in maintaining the company's fiscal records, ensuring that all financial transactions are executed and documented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and analyzing the company’s financial position with respect to profits, trends, costs and compliance with budget, reporting findings and recommendations to senior management. A successful person in this role will possess strong technical knowledge, communication and organizational skills and will demonstrate the ability to work both independently and within a team. This position works within all functional areas of the business with supervision from the CFO. The level of responsibility for the position may rise from what is stated above to the capabilities of the individual.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Participate in all aspects of accounting operations, including transactions related to general ledger, receivables, and payables.
• Assist in analyzing company's financial results with respect to profits, trends, costs and compliance with budgets. Provides regular status reports to senior management.
• Maintain all necessary accounting policies and systems, including general ledger and financial reporting. Ensure that records are maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
• Assist in management of daily cash analysis including bank reconciliations, transfers and working capital needs assessment.
• Ensure compliance with international transfer pricing policies and regulations.
• Assist CFO in financial planning and projections.
• Assist with the coordination, preparation and review of quarterly and annual reports, tax returns and related information, and year-end audit as well as any internal reviews.
• Other special projects as assigned.

Critical Success Factors

• Analytical: Synthesizes complex or diverse information; collects and researches data; uses intuition and experience to complement data; designs workflows and procedures.
• Problem Solving: Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
• Project Management: Develops project plans; coordinates projects; communicates changes and progress; completes projects on time and budget.
• Technical Skills: Pursues training and development opportunities; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; Shares expertise with others.
• Oral Communication: Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.
• Interpersonal Skills: Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; maintains confidentiality.
• Written Communication: Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.
• Business Acumen: Understands business implications of decisions; aligns work with strategic goals.
• Cost Consciousness: Conserves organizational resources.
• Strategic Thinking: Develops strategies to achieve organizational goals; adapts strategy to changing conditions.
• Judgment: Displays willingness to make decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports and explains reasoning for decisions; includes appropriate people in decision-making process; makes timely decisions.

Minimum Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or similar required. Candidates in their final year of their degree are welcome to apply.
• High level of technical knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting and analysis techniques, knowledge of cash management and asset capitalization processes.
• Must possess a current US work authorization.