Staff Accountant

Meriton is a national team of experts driving HVAC innovation through a network of high-performing companies. From strategy and support to systems and solutions, we work behind the scenes to strengthen operations and build value—for our partners and our people.

If you’re looking to make an impact, we’re glad you’re here. At Meriton, you’ll join a team that believes in big ideas, doing great work, and building careers that matter—every step of the way.

Position Description

Job Title
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Staff Accountant

Reports To
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Manager of Corporate Accounting

FLSA Status
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Exempt

Location
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Shared Services Office, Irving, TX

Summary:

The Staff Accountant supports Corporate Accounting with a focus on general ledger activity, month-end close, expense accruals, allocations, and balance sheet reconciliations across the Company’s legal entities. This role prepares journal entries and supporting schedules, reviews account activity, investigates differences, and helps ensure transactions are recorded in the proper period and financial dimensions.

The Staff Accountant collaborates with other shared service departments and operating company accounting teams to obtain support and resolve open items. The role also assists with allocations, accruals, cash reconciliations, audit requests, and improvements to recurring close processes. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, and able to meet deadlines in a multi-entity environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

General Ledger and Month-End Close

• Prepare and post recurring journal entries, including allocations, accruals, reclassifications, and other assigned close entries.
• Review general ledger activity for completeness, accuracy, appropriate account coding, legal entity, cost center, and accounting period.
• Prepare supporting schedules and analyze monthly account activity and fluctuations, documenting explanations for unusual items.
• Prepare monthly reconciliations for assigned balance sheet accounts, including accrued liabilities, prepaid expenses, clearing accounts, and other general ledger balances.
• Complete assigned month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close tasks in accordance with established deadlines and review procedures.
• Research posting errors and coordinate corrections with Corporate Accounting and operating company teams.

Accruals and Expense Allocations

• Prepare monthly accruals for unprocessed invoices and other assigned expenses using available invoices, reports, estimates, and shared services input.
• Track accrual reversals and subsequent invoice activity to identify duplicates, omissions, and required true-ups.
• Calculate and record shared service and other expense allocations using approved methodologies and supporting data.
• Review allocation drivers, account strings, and entity or cost center coding; investigate and resolve differences before posting.
• Maintain clear work papers that show the basis, calculation, approval, and period for accruals and allocations.

Cash Accounting and Reconciliations

• Prepare bank and cash account reconciliations for assigned accounts and investigate outstanding checks, deposits, transfers, and other reconciling items.
• Record bank fees, interest, transfers, and other cash-related activity as assigned.
• Coordinate with Treasury, Accounts Payable, and Payroll to research and clear cash differences and confirm appropriate entity coding.
• Review significant or unusual cash transactions and elevate unresolved items under established procedures.
• Assist with cash account documentation, bank confirmations, and related controls as requested.

Cross-Functional and Audit Support

• Partner with Accounts Payable, IT, Safety, and operating company accounting teams to obtain information needed for entries and reconciliations.
• Communicate open close…