Senior Accountant

Justworks•New York, NY

7h•$97,000 - $106,700•Hybrid

About The Position

At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people. We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you. We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team. Our Values If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in. You are detail oriented and able to work independently. You will own and embrace improvement and proactively identify opportunities for automation while also keeping an eye on risk and compliance. As the Senior Accountant, you will be expected to ensure daily accounting controls are being followed and to manage our close on a monthly and annual basis. There will also be some deep dives into the general ledger to identify issues and work cross functionally to provide solutions.

Requirements

Minimum of 2 years of public accounting experience in audit; CPA or on track.
Must have audit experience involving public or large private companies.
Proficient in using MS Office suite.
Have a fundamental understanding of a full month-end close process.
Detail oriented and inquisitive.
Exhibits accountability and ownership.
Able to work without supervision and meet tight deadlines.
Interest in learning new processes and implementing the latest technology in a fast paced, data driven environment.

Nice To Haves

NetSuite and SQL experience a plus.

Responsibilities

Manage the monthly and annual financial close, including account reconciliations, entering journal entries, and maintaining accurate records and files.
Assist the Accounting Manager with designing and implementing new control procedures related to month-end close and other general accounting activities.
Assist the Accounting Manager with improvements to month-end close by improving the timing of close items along with improving the month-end account reconciliations.
Assist the Accounting Manager and work with cross-functional partners on the improvement of benefit billing and review processes.
Work cross-functionally with the Insurance Billing Operations group to complete the monthly billing process for our insurance carriers.
Create reviews and procedures that ensure billing data is accurately captured in our accounting records.
Assist with special projects, as needed.
Supporting external auditors as necessary.