Staff Accountant

Job Description Optimum Energy is looking for a smart, motivated, collaborative business professional to join our accounting team as a Staff Accountant, reporting to the Controller. The Staff Accountant will own the day-to-day accounts payable process, including invoice review and approval support, the weekly check run, and vendor statement reconciliations. This role will also prepare journal entries and reconciliations for accruals, accounts payable, bank accounts, and the balance sheet as part of month-end close, code and enter monthly credit card receipts into Net Suite, and assist with monthly state sales tax filings and financial audit requests.

The ideal candidate is comfortable building and maintaining Excel spreadsheets for ad hoc projects and tracking, and is ready to support the Senior Accountant and Controller on special projects as needed. Success attributes critical to this role include initiative, creativity, curiosity, and desire to tackle big challenges.

Primary Responsibilities

• Accounts Payable:
  Review invoices for proper support and approval. Assist with weekly check run processes. Reconcile vendor statements to ensure proper balances.
• Month-End Close:
  Reconcile accruals and accounts payable and prepare journal entries. Reconcile bank accounts and maintain balance sheet reconciliations.
• Fixed Assets:
  Maintain fixed asset registers and calculate monthly depreciation.
• Credit Card & Expense Reporting:
  Collect monthly credit card receipts, code them, and enter them into Net Suite. Assist with expense report tracking and coding.
• Tax & Audit Support:
  Assist with monthly state sales tax filings and financial audit requests.
• Special Projects:
  Assist with special projects and work alongside the Senior Accountant. Create and maintain Excel spreadsheets for various projects and tracking purposes.

Key Competencies and Skills Expectations

• Integrity:
  High level of integrity, trust, and the ability to maintain confidentiality is critical.
• Problem Solving:
  Effective problem‑solving abilities.
• Customer Service:
  Professional, yet personal demeanor and strong customer service skills.
• Communication:
  Good verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Organization & Time Management:
  Ability to multi‑task, meet deadlines, handle frequent interruptions, and maintain a high level of productivity.
• Attention to Detail:
  Accuracy and careful attention to detail required. Produces high-quality work.
• Results Focus:
  Focus on results and success, conveying a sense of urgency and seeing issues through to closure.

Requirements

• Education:
  
  4-year bachelor's degree in Accounting preferred.
• Experience:
  • 1 to 2 years of accounting and/or accounts payable experience.
  • Knowledge of basic accounting principles including AR, AP, accruals, and general ledger.
  • Working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) preferred.
• Technical Knowledge:
  Intermediate to advanced Excel skills. Intermediate experience with Net Suite preferred. Knowledge of MS Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint) and SharePoint (preferred).

Optimum Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace.

About the Company

Optimum Energy, a Bernhard Capital Partners portfolio company, has spent 20 years helping hospitals, universities, government facilities, and advanced manufacturing operations reduce energy consumption in heating and cooling systems by up to 50% and turn that infrastructure into a strategic financial and operational asset. With 300+ plants and institutions served globally, nobody understands energy infrastructure, efficiency, and financial opportunity quite like Optimum Energy.

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