Staff Accountant

The Staff Accountant will support general accounting and month-end close activities in a fast-paced corporate environment. This fully remote role focuses on preparing and posting journal entries, managing accruals, performing account reconciliations, analyzing the general ledger and trial balance, and supporting financial reporting. The position also provides accounting support for accounts payable activities, with an emphasis on broader accounting responsibilities rather than transactional invoice processing.

The ideal candidate has a strong accounting foundation, works independently, and understands how transactions flow through the trial balance and impact the financial statements.

• Independently prepare and post a wide range of journal entries, including accruals, prepaid amortization, reclassifications, adjusting, and correcting entries.
• Record and analyze month-end accruals to ensure accurate expense recognition and revenue and expense matching.
• Prepare and manage prepaid amortization schedules, expense reallocations, and reclassification entries as part of the close process.
• Complete detailed account reconciliations for balance sheet and income statement accounts, investigating and resolving discrepancies with minimal supervision.
• Review and analyze invoices, contracts, leases, and other transactions to determine appropriate accounting treatment in accordance with GAAP.
• Actively support month-end and quarter-end close activities, including general ledger maintenance, flux analysis, and financial reporting support.
• Review comparative trial balances and identify period-over-period fluctuations, providing clear and concise variance explanations.
• Research unusual balances and trends, perform root cause analysis, and document findings for management and audit purposes.
• Ensure transactions are recorded accurately within the general ledger and accounts payable accounting, including invoice analysis and proper GL coding.
• Support accounts payable from an accounting perspective, ensuring AP activity is properly reflected in the trial balance and financial statements.
• Assist with financial statement preparation and analysis, including balance sheet reconciliations and income statement analysis.
• Support audit preparation and respond to external and internal audit requests, including providing documentation and explanations.
• Contribute to internal controls and SOX awareness by following established policies and procedures and identifying control improvements.
• Participate in process improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of accounting, close, and reporting processes.
• Perform transaction analysis, trend analysis, and budget vs. actual analysis to support financial decision-making.
• Review financial data for accuracy and integrity, including data validation and financial controls compliance.
• Navigate and use ERP systems and tools such as COUPA to support accounting, AP, and cross-functional activities.
• Collaborate with AP, Finance, FP&A, Procurement, and Business Operations teams to resolve issues and support cross-functional initiatives.
• Document processes, maintain supporting schedules, and ensure organized and audit-ready accounting records.
• Support cash application exposure, credit card and expense reporting, and 1099 reporting as needed.
• Identify accounting issues, recommend solutions, and communicate findings clearly to stakeholders.
• Work independently in a remote environment, managing multiple priorities and deadlines during close periods.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• 23+ years of experience as a Staff Accountant, General Accountant, Accounting Analyst, or in a similar…