Temporary, Staff Accountant
About The Position
V Opco, LLC is seeking a Temporary Staff Accountant to manage journal entries, account reconciliations, and recurring accounting tasks that support an on-schedule month-end close. The role requires attention to detail, strong Excel skills, and the ability to organize and work with large data sets. The Staff Accountant supports monthly and year-end close activities, maintains accounting schedules and fixed asset records, and reconciles balance sheet accounts and payment processor activity. The role also assists with accounts payable, verifies that subledger balances agree with the general ledger, reviews reporting figures before distribution, and contributes to process improvements, procedure documentation, internal controls, ad hoc analysis, and special projects.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
- 2–4 years of general ledger accounting experience.
- Solid understanding of GAAP, accrual accounting, and the month-end close process.
- Hands-on experience preparing journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Advanced Excel skills, including VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, pivot tables, SUMIFS, data validations, and building clean, reusable schedules.
- Strong data management skills, including the ability to extract, clean, and reconcile large data sets from ERP and point-of-sale systems.
- Ability to manage recurring deadlines and prioritize during close.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills with accounting, store operations, and outside auditors.
Nice To Haves
- Retail or multi-location experience.
Responsibilities
- Prepare, record, and post recurring and non-recurring journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, reclasses, and adjustments.
- Calculate and book monthly expense accruals.
- Maintain prepaid and accrued liability schedules and amortize them monthly.
- Maintain fixed asset records, including additions, disposals, and monthly depreciation.
- Support month-end and year-end close checklists and meet close deadlines.
- Reconcile balance sheet accounts monthly, including cash, credit card clearing, inventory, prepaids, accruals, and intercompany accounts.
- Reconcile bank and merchant/credit card processor activity to store sales and deposits.
- Investigate and resolve reconciling items promptly and escalate unusual items.
- Assist with the accounts payable cycle, including invoice entry, three-way matching, vendor setup, and payment runs.
- Confirm AP, fixed asset, and inventory subledger balances agree with the general ledger.
- Tie out figures in management reports, board packages, and lender reporting before distribution.
- Support process improvements, procedure documentation, and internal controls.
- Assist with ad hoc analysis and special projects as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
