Staff Accountant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• At least 4 years of relevant accounting experience, including independently managing accounts receivable and assigned month-end close responsibilities.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent relevant accounting experience.
• Working knowledge of GAAP, including experience preparing journal entries, reconciling balance sheet accounts, and investigating variances.
• Ability to manage day-to-day accounting responsibilities with limited supervision, resolve discrepancies, and exercise sound judgment about when to escalate issues.
• Strong Excel skills, including formulas, lookups, and pivot tables used to reconcile and analyze financial data.
• Experience using an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to prioritize competing needs, maintain accurate records, and meet accounting deadlines.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to coordinate with colleagues across departments to obtain information and resolve accounting questions.

Nice To Haves

• CPA credential; preferred but not required.
• NetSuite experience.
• Experience with fixed asset accounting, sales tax exemption administration, or corporate card and expense management.
• Experience in manufacturing, retail, or consumer packaged goods.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounts receivable for trade orders and subtenant income, including invoices, pro forma invoices, customer payments, refunds, returned payments, and required construction customer waivers.
• Review and reconcile open invoices and customer deposits, researching and resolving discrepancies with appropriate teams.
• Perform month-end close activities, including preparing and posting journal entries, reconciling balance sheet accounts, and analyzing variances.
• Calculate royalties and commissions and prepare related reporting.
• Maintain sales tax exemptions in Avalara and manage tax mapping for items offered for sale.
• Administer Sage corporate card and expense management software, including reviewing transaction coding, approving transactions, managing user access, and training new users.
• Prepare month-end accruals for expenses that have not yet integrated into NetSuite.
• Manage fixed asset accounting throughout the asset life cycle, including capital expenditure requests, placement into service, depreciation, and retirements.
• Review transactions against Heath’s capitalization criteria.
• Support internal and external projects, financial reporting, and audits as needed.

Benefits

• Choice of medical plans
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Parental and family leave benefits
• 401(k)
• Bonus when company performance goals are met
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Commuter benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Discount on Heath Ceramics products