Staff Accountant: Close, GL & Financial Analytics

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO & holidays

401(k) match

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Explore Industries in Knoxville, TN is hiring a Staff Accountant to support the monthly close, GL accounting, reconciliations, and financial reporting. This is an excellent entry‑level opportunity for a recent accounting graduate seeking corporate accounting exposure.

Work with the Finance team to keep records accurate, prepare journal entries, perform reconciliations, and contribute to management reporting and variance analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field required.
• Solid understanding of GAAP and accounting fundamentals.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (PivotTables, XLOOKUP, SUMIFS/IFS).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills with financial data.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with multiple deadlines.
• Clear written and verbal communication with accounting and non-accounting audiences.
• 0–2 years of accounting/internship experience preferred; recent graduates encouraged to apply.
• ERP experience (Dynamics 365 BC) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist with monthly close, including journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, and prepaids.
• Investigate and resolve account discrepancies and support variance explanations.
• Maintain documentation and assist with year-end audit schedules and auditor requests.
• Support monthly management reporting packages, financial dashboards, and ad hoc analyses.
• Help analyze revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, and profitability by company/unit.
• Support ERP data quality and contribute to improvements in accounting processes and controls.
• Build and maintain Excel workbooks for reconciliations, analysis, and reporting.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Detail-oriented

Time management

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Excel

Power Query

Power Pivot

Dynamics 365 BC

Job description

Explore Industries in Knoxville, TN is hiring a Staff Accountant to support the monthly close, GL accounting, reconciliations, and financial reporting. This is an excellent entry‑level opportunity for a recent accounting graduate seeking corporate accounting exposure.

Work with the Finance team to keep records accurate, prepare journal entries, perform reconciliations, and contribute to management reporting and variance analysis.