Senior Staff Accountant
About The Position
The Staff Accountant supports the full accounting cycle, with a strong focus on accounts receivable, cash applications, and month-end close activities. The role manages daily invoicing, cash posting, and reporting, while collaborating with customer service, sales, and other departments to ensure accurate and timely recording of financial transactions. It also assists with commissions and royalties, external audits, and inventory-related accounting in a high-growth, fast-paced organization. This is a contract-to-hire position based onsite in Irving, Texas, at a manufacturing facility. The local accounting and finance team has approximately eight professionals and works with six colleagues based in India. The workplace is collaborative and fast-paced, with responsibilities and processes evolving as the organization grows. The role uses ERP systems, Excel, and standard office technology.
Requirements
- 3–5 years of accounting or finance experience (the posting states “35 years”).
- Hands-on accounts receivable experience, including invoice posting, cash application, and collections support.
- General ledger accounting experience and participation in the month-end close process.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel for reporting, analysis, and reconciliations.
- Strong organization, attention to detail, and accuracy.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- Ability to maintain the confidentiality of proprietary and private information.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills for interacting with customers, internal departments, and external stakeholders.
- Bachelor’s degree in business or accounting.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with SAP Business One or another leading ERP system.
- Manufacturing industry experience.
- Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams such as customer service, sales, and production.
- Experience supporting external audits through preparation of schedules and documentation.
- Familiarity with commission and royalty calculations and related accounting.
- Experience assisting with physical inventory counts and related reconciliations.
Responsibilities
- Post daily accounts receivable invoices and distribute them to customers by email accurately and promptly.
- Process daily remote bank deposits and record accounts receivable cash receipts.
- Prepare and distribute daily cash and collections reports.
- Respond to customer invoice inquiries, investigate and resolve discrepancies, and coordinate with Customer Service on billing issues.
- Support collection efforts by following up with customers on past-due balances.
- Assist with monthly commission and royalty calculations and related accounting entries.
- Communicate and distribute account statements to customers and respond to sales-team inquiries about account and invoice status.
- Assist with month-end close, including preparing and recording journal entries and performing account reconciliations.
- Collaborate with other departments to support timely and accurate accounting of business events and transactions.
- Assist with annual external audit requests by preparing supporting schedules, documentation, and reconciliations.
- Assist with year-end physical inventory counts and related accounting adjustments.
- Perform other accounting and finance-related duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan with pre-tax and Roth post-tax contribution options
- Voluntary life and AD&D insurance for employees and dependents
- Short- and long-term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time off/leave, including PTO, vacation, or sick leave
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Senior
