Staff Accountant

Summary

The Staff Accountant supports the Finance team by performing routine journal entries, assisting with month-end reconciliations, and serving as backup for accounts payable. This role ensures accurate financial reporting, compliance with accounting standards, and provides support for audits, grant reporting, and special financial projects as needed.

• Prepare journal entries to ensure accurate recording of financial transactions.
• Assist in month-end and year-end closing processes, including reconciliations of bank accounts and balance sheet accounts to maintain accuracy, documentation, and compliance.
• Maintain organized documentation to support grant reporting, audit schedules, and regulatory compliance.
• Assist or serve as backup for other finance functions such as Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Leases, Daily Cash Processing, Deposits.
• Support or participate in special financial projects and process improvements as assigned or identified.
• Uphold internal controls and comply with company policies, GAAP, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with other departments to provide financial insights and support operational decisions.
• Maintain confidentiality of financial information and uphold ethical standards.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting and 3-5 years related accounting experience.

Work is normally performed in a climate-controlled office environment with moderate noise levels (computers, telephones, etc.). No known environmental hazards are encountered in the normal performance of job duties.

Work involves standing and walking for brief periods, bending, and filing, but most duties are from a seated position. Potential for eye strain from reading detailed materials on a computer screen. Deadlines, workloads during peak periods, and changing priorities may cause increased stress levels. Requires finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination to operate computer keyboards at a moderate skill level.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship. To request a reasonable accommodation to submit an application or participate in the interview process, please contact the HR team at careers.

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Vermont Public is a proud equal‑opportunity employer. We work diligently to recruit a broad pool of candidates and to hire and promote qualified individuals whose personal experiences, characteristics, and talents reasonably reflect the diversity of the communities served by Vermont Public. Our equal employment opportunities apply to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

We encourage applications from women, minority groups, veterans, and people with disabilities.