Staff Accountant

Sunbird Software; Piscataway Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunbird Software, a data center software leader, is seeking a Staff Accountant to act as finance liaison between departments and customers, optimizing business processes, managing software revenue recognition, and supporting growth.

Responsibilities include month-end close, journal entries, reconciliations, A/R aging, invoicing, tax filings, audits, and cross-functional collaboration to improve reporting and controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business.
• Three to five years of accounting experience.
• Advanced proficiency in multiple accounting systems and Excel.
• Knowledge of GAAP or IFRS.
• CPA designation or progress toward certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Review financial data discrepancies and assist with account adjustments.
• Prepare monthly journal entries and analyze balance sheet accounts.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closes with reconciliations.
• Issue customer sales invoices and manage accounts receivable collections.
• Process accounts payable and ensure accurate expense coding.
• Assist with tax filings and audit support documentation.
• Implement solutions to maximize productivity and workflow.
• Assist in annual budgets and periodic forecasts.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Accounting systems

GAAP knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business

Job description

Staff Accountant Job Description

Sunbird (www.sunbirddcim.com), an established leader in Data Center Software, is looking for a Staff Accountant to act as finance contact between various departments and customers. We're seeking a motivated, detail-oriented professional to optimize business processes, manage software revenue recognition, and support the continued growth of Sunbird Software.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Review financial data discrepancies, investigate, and assist with necessary account adjustments and corrections.


• Prepare and import monthly journal entries, analyze balance sheet accounts, and generate A/R aging and financial reports for management.


• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes by preparing reconciliations, accruals, and adjusting entries.


• Prepare and issue customer sales invoices, review and process global credit applications, and coordinate collections efforts to ensure payment timely and enhance accounts receivable performance.


• Process accounts payable, resolve system errors, and ensure accurate coding of employee expense reports.


• Assist with sales tax filings, corporate tax preparation, and audit support documentation.


• Implement solutions to maximize departmental productivity and workflow.


• Assist in the preparation of annual budgets, periodic forecasts, and financial plans.


• Monitor expenses and support cost control initiatives through financial analysis.


• Support internal and external audits by preparing schedules, reconciliations and supporting documentation.


• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve accounting issues and improve financial processes and reporting.


• Perform ad hoc accounting, financial analysis, and reporting tasks as assigned.

Requirements And Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business.


• Three to five years of accounting experience.


• Advanced proficiency in multiple accounting systems and Microsoft Excel, General Ledger systems, and automated billing software.


• High level of integrity, strong initiative and an eager, self-starter mindset.


• Ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting deadlines with high degrees of accuracy.


• Knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting standards (GAAP, or IFRS, as applicable).

Desired Knowledge/Skills

• CPA designation or progress toward professional accounting is considered an asset.

Work Arrangements

• Full-time position.


• Office-based and hybrid schedule.


• Salary up to $75,000.00 yr.