Staff Accountant

Description We are looking for a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to join our team in Charlotte, North Carolina. This role plays a critical part in maintaining accurate financial records, ensuring compliance, and supporting the preparation of financial statements. The ideal candidate will bring strong analytical skills and a collaborative approach to contribute to process improvements and financial reporting accuracy.

Responsibilities:

- Perform monthly reconciliations of accounts payable and accounts receivable subledgers to the general ledger.

- Reconcile bank statements with cash accounts on a monthly basis.

- Post periodic payroll journal entries and accrue payroll for month-end.

- Manage fixed asset accounts, including preparing depreciation and amortization entries and performing annual close procedures.

- Maintain property tax schedules, post monthly entries, and reconcile actual tax bills at year-end.

- Oversee the processing of monthly sales and use tax returns and Canadian tax filings, ensuring proper accruals.

- Prepare and record journal entries for deferred financing fees, sales leasebacks, and customer rebates.

- Conduct monthly accruals for freight costs, sales consignments, and accounts payable items, while maintaining detailed schedules.

- Assist in monthly financial statement preparation by downloading and cross-checking data in financial models.

- Support budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis, while addressing finance process issues as needed. Requirements - Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience demonstrating attention to detail.

- Minimum of 3 years of progressive accounting experience, ideally in a standard cost environment.

- Proficient in month-end close processes, balance sheet account management, and financial statement preparation.

- Experience with major ERP systems such as JD Edwards/E1, Oracle, or Dynamics 365.

- Advanced Excel skills, including proficiency in V-Lookups, X-Lookups, and financial modeling.

- Strong communication abilities with a proven track record of collaboration.

- Analytical mindset, integrity, and a proactive attitude.

- Familiarity with cloud-based tools such as Microsoft Teams and One Drive.

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