Staff Accountant (88692)
About The Position
The Staff Accountant owns three core month-end areas: expense accruals, fixed asset and lease accounting, and prepaid expenses. Reporting to a Senior Accounting Manager and Senior Accountant, the role prepares journal entries, reconciles balance sheet accounts, and supports an accurate, on-time month-end close. It is suited to an accountant with 1–2 years of experience seeking hands-on ownership of close processes and exposure to ASC 842 lease accounting at scale. The role prepares and books monthly expense accruals for goods and services received but not yet invoiced, gathers supporting information, estimates accruals, and maintains accrued-liability reconciliations. It also handles monthly lease accounting entries and reconciliations using LeaseQuery, supports lease disclosures and schedules, identifies fixed assets under the company’s capitalization policy, and prepares related transfers and schedules. For prepaid expenses, the Staff Accountant maintains amortization schedules, records monthly entries, reconciles balances, and reviews AP activity for new prepaids. Additional duties include completing close checklist tasks, preparing balance-sheet reconciliations and flux analyses, supporting external audits, identifying opportunities to streamline or automate close processes, and performing ad hoc analysis and special projects. The position reports to a Senior Accounting Manager and Senior Accountant.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
- 1–2 years of corporate or public accounting experience.
- Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, including accrual accounting and month-end close.
- Familiarity with ASC 842 lease accounting concepts.
- Intermediate Excel skills, including VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, pivot tables, and basic formulas.
- Experience preparing journal entries and account reconciliations in an ERP system.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to meet monthly deadlines.
Nice To Haves
- Hands-on experience with LeaseQuery or a similar lease accounting platform.
- Experience with systems such as Oracle/NetSuite, Coupa, Salesforce/Certinia, or FloQast.
- Experience in a multi-entity or multinational environment.
- Progress toward a CPA license.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and book monthly expense accruals for goods and services received but not yet invoiced.
- Gather support from AP, purchasing, and department contacts; review open purchase orders and subsequent invoices to estimate accruals.
- Reverse and true up prior-period accruals, investigate significant variances, and maintain accrued-liability reconciliations and supporting schedules.
- Book monthly lease journal entries from LeaseQuery, including right-of-use asset amortization, lease liability, interest, and straight-line rent.
- Reconcile LeaseQuery reports to the general ledger for right-of-use assets and current and long-term lease liabilities.
- Enter new leases, modifications, renewals, and terminations into LeaseQuery, working with real estate, fleet, and operations teams to obtain lease agreements.
- Help prepare lease disclosures and roll-forward schedules for audits and year-end reporting.
- Identify fixed assets in accordance with the company’s capitalization policy; prepare fixed-asset transfers and related schedules.
- Maintain prepaid amortization schedules, record monthly amortization entries, and reconcile prepaid balances to the general ledger.
- Review accounts payable activity to identify new prepaids and confirm correct classification.
- Meet close deadlines and complete assigned close checklist tasks.
- Prepare balance-sheet reconciliations and flux analyses for assigned accounts.
- Support external audits with schedules, documentation, and responses to requests.
- Identify opportunities to streamline and automate close processes.
- Perform ad hoc analysis and special projects as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
