Staff Accountant

LHH Recruitment Solutions; Melville (NY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

LHH Recruitment Solutions seeks a Staff Accountant in the Treasury Department to join a growing finance team in Melville, NY. This hybrid role supports treasury and payment operations, including transaction processing, card reconciliations, supplier payments, and month-end close.

The ideal candidate will have 1–3 years in accounting or treasury, strong Excel skills, attention to detail, and the ability to analyze high-volume data in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• 1-3 years of accounting, treasury, accounts payable, banking, payment processing, or card operations experience.
• Strong understanding of reconciliations, journal entries, month-end close, and financial transaction analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills with the ability to work efficiently with large data sets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate discrepancies and document findings clearly.

Responsibilities

• Process and validate daily card deployment, authorization, settlement, batch, and transaction files.
• Research and resolve declined, duplicated, unmatched, refunded, expired, errored, and partially charged transactions.
• Prepare recurring journal entries, accruals, reconciliation schedules, and month-end accounting workpapers.
• Assist with rebate validation and reconciliation of eligible card spend to provider statements.
• Support card resend requests, cancellations, refunds, disputes, chargebacks, and supplier payment acceptance processes.
• Monitor shared mailboxes, exception reports, and transaction queues, escalating critical issues as needed.
• Maintain accurate documentation within financial systems, payment platforms, and approved tracking tools.
• Support internal and external audits, control testing, reporting enhancements, system implementations, and special projects.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and automation to enhance operational efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with company policies regarding payment controls, confidential information, and data security.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Excel

Oracle NetSuite

Conferma

WEX

Visa

Mastercard

American Express

Job description

LHH Recruitment Solutions is seeking a Staff Accountant in the Treasury Department to join a growing finance team. This position will support treasury and payment operations through transaction processing, commercial card and virtual card reconciliations, supplier payment follow-up, month-end accounting activities, and financial reporting. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and experience working with high-volume transactional data in a fast-paced environment.

This is a hybrid role---Must live commutable to Melville, NY.

Key Responsibilities

• Process and validate daily card deployment, authorization, settlement, batch, and transaction files.
• Research and resolve declined, duplicated, unmatched, refunded, expired, errored, and partially charged transactions.
• Prepare recurring journal entries, accruals, reconciliation schedules, and month-end accounting workpapers.
• Assist with rebate validation and reconciliation of eligible card spend to provider statements.
• Support card resend requests, cancellations, refunds, disputes, chargebacks, and supplier payment acceptance processes.
• Monitor shared mailboxes, exception reports, and transaction queues, escalating critical issues as needed.
• Maintain accurate documentation within financial systems, payment platforms, and approved tracking tools.
• Support internal and external audits, control testing, reporting enhancements, system implementations, and special projects.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and automation to enhance operational efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with company policies regarding payment controls, confidential information, and data security.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• 1-3 years of accounting, treasury, accounts payable, banking, payment processing, or card operations experience.
• Strong understanding of reconciliations, journal entries, month-end close, and financial transaction analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills with the ability to work efficiently with large data sets.
• Exceptional attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to manage recurring deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate discrepancies and document findings clearly.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Oracle NetSuite or another ERP system.
• Experience with commercial card platforms, virtual payment solutions, or corporate card programs.
• Knowledge of Conferma, WEX, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, or similar payment platforms.
• Background in treasury operations, supplier payments, travel, hospitality, fintech, airline, or B2B payment environments.

Why Join?

This is an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional looking to gain exposure to treasury operations, payment systems, financial controls, and month-end accounting within a collaborative and fast-paced environment. The role offers the opportunity to develop expertise in payment processing, reconciliations, automation initiatives, and financial operations while working closely with accounting and treasury leadership.

Salary -$80-85K

Benefits-- Medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) plan, Paid holidays, PTO.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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