Accountant III

Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. • Phoenix, AZ

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About The Position

Cambridge is modernizing its finance operations through Workday Financials, a supplier portal, and automated close and reconciliation tools. The Accountant III owns supplier-to-payment accounting across multiple entities, applying sound judgment to exceptions, using data to identify problems before they reach the general ledger, and helping improve workflows in Workday. This is a senior individual-contributor role for someone who thinks critically, works comfortably with data, and wants to help shape a more automated finance function.

The role covers supplier invoice and payment accounting; journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and close; audit support; reporting, data analysis, controls, and process improvement; and ownership of accounts payable processes in Workday. The Accountant III also maintains procedure documentation, protects sensitive financial information, cross-trains on department responsibilities, and contributes to special projects.

Cambridge is a financial solutions firm providing business support services to thousands of independent financial advisors. Its services include compliance, technology, and transaction processing support for advisors and their offices.

Requirements

• Two or more years of accounts payable experience.
• Working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and internal controls.
• Critical thinking and sound judgment, including the ability to investigate the cause of an exception and determine when to resolve it, escalate it, or ask for help.
• Comfort analyzing data in Excel or similar tools and using reports to identify issues, with the ability to explain what the numbers mean.
• Ability to learn, navigate, and improve finance systems as they change, and to own processes through to a lasting fix.
• Clear written and verbal communication with finance and non-finance colleagues.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Workday Financials, especially supplier invoices, procure-to-pay, and reporting.
• Experience with a close or reconciliation platform, such as Trintech Cadency.
• Experience building or using reports and dashboards to analyze financial data.
• Experience in a broker-dealer, investment adviser, or other financial services environment.
• Experience improving or automating accounting processes.

Responsibilities

• Process, review, and approve supplier invoices and supplier invoice requests in Workday, matching them to purchase orders and contracts where applicable.
• Resolve invoice exceptions, holds, and coding errors by determining whether to correct, escalate, or push back to the requester.
• Prepare and review supplier payments, confirming the correct entity, bank account, timing, and approvals.
• Partner with Procurement on supplier onboarding and supplier portal adoption, and verify supplier banking changes before they take effect.
• Respond clearly and accurately to supplier and internal inquiries.
• Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals for goods and services received but not yet invoiced.
• Prepare and review monthly balance sheet reconciliations for accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and related accounts; investigate and resolve reconciling items.
• Reconcile bank and corporate card activity across multiple entities, including intercompany balances.
• Complete close tasks on time and document evidence of review.
• Support internal and external audits by providing schedules and documentation and explaining balances and entries.
• Build and use Workday reports and dashboards to monitor aging, duplicate payments, exceptions, and spend trends, and act on findings.
• Identify root causes of recurring issues involving data, configuration, training, or process, and recommend fixes to management.
• Support compliance with GAAP, applicable rules and regulations, and internal controls, including segregation of duties.
• Serve as the Workday accounts payable process owner by understanding configuration, supporting users, testing changes and releases, and bringing improvement requests to Workday administrators.
• Write and maintain current procedure documentation and help identify and implement automation and efficiency opportunities.
• Protect sensitive and confidential financial information.
• Cross-train on department responsibilities and contribute to special projects.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package.
• Medical, vision, dental, life, and long-term disability insurance.
• Vacation and sick time.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.
• Eleven paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed