Staff Accountant

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$65,000.00/yr – $85,000.00/yr

• Diverse business model ready for growth, further responsibilities and progression planned
• National entity – stable, recession‑proof industry with rising stock value and profits

• Game tables, tech company culture. Daycare and restaurants on site at Corporate building center. Also a lounge in basement with a firewall, shuffleboard, big TV’s.
• Growing, even during recession no layoffs, barely affected
• Relaxed hours, office work likely 3–5 days (8 or 9 a.m. start, not a lot of need for O‑T); get your 40 hours in 9‑5 or 8‑4
• PTO is generous: 15–20 days (2 weeks vacation, 1 week personal and 1 week sick time annually) plus bonus potential in role, historically paying out at plan

• Support and participate in the monthly financial statement close process ensuring that all financial transactions are recorded accurately and timely
• Manage accounting components of the lease portfolio in accordance with US GAAP and ASC 842, including new leases, extensions, amendments or terminations through lease administration
• Assist with set‑up of all new leases and validation of lease data and attributes using Costar lease accounting software
• Record monthly lease journal entries and complete account reconciliations
• Prepare consolidated lease disclosures for annual financial statements and related audit support
• Run standard monthly reports for financial reporting purposes
• Analyze and review financial statements and variances, including analysis of current actual results to prior period actual results/plan/forecast for use in internal and external reporting
• Consult and liaise with operating unit personnel on accounting issues
• Prepare, review and analyze various account reconciliations for company and/or designated functional area of responsibility and immediately address reconciling items; primarily balance‑sheet accounts and bank reconciliations
• Input monthly journal entries
• Assist in the accounting, analysis and budgeting of various accounts in coordination with FP&A
• Interact with internal and external auditors, Controllers Group and various departments as required to accomplish goals
• Assist, as needed, in special projects
• Year‑end and quarterly/year‑end assistance with auditor requests
• Ad‑hoc analysis and information requests

• Accurate and timely monitoring of accounting systems
• Use of analytical skills and attention to detail
• Proactively notify Principal, Manager or Director of any accounting/reporting issues or concerns
• Seek guidance on unusual transactions or events
• Work output has considerable impact on the work of other financial functions, reporting and decision‑making processes; impact on earnings focuses on appropriate utilization/development of resources
• Work with various parties, both within the Controllers Group and other areas of the company, to accomplish goals, resolve issues and enhance and improve processes; contact with others requires tact and persuasiveness
• Work is varied and somewhat difficult in nature, requires good exercise of judgment, initiative and ingenuity to select the most appropriate course of action
• May participate in planning processes at project and departmental level

• BS in Accounting with 1–5 years’ experience in accounting
• Working towards CPA – a plus
• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• Previous experience in Lease Accounting along with the adaptation/application of ASC 842 desired
• Strong intermediate Excel skills required

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Accounting / Auditing and Finance
• Industries:
  Accounting