Accountant

About the role

We are seeking a detail-oriented Accountant to join a team of 13 accounting professionals and support a large-scale company-wide initiative.

Responsibilities

• Perform financial accounting functions and related control activities in accordance with accounting principles and statutory accounting standards.
• Prepare and process journal entries, ensuring accuracy and completeness of accounting records.
• Participate in monthly close activities, including reconciliations, analyses, and reporting.
• Research and resolve reconciliation issues, account imbalances, and open suspense items.
• Validate and ensure the accuracy of accounting transactions generated by multiple systems as well as manual accounting processes.
• Support a large-scale corporate project involving the creation of new accounts, reports, and accounting processes.
• Assist with testing system changes and evaluating the impact on accounting processes and financial reporting.
• Analyze accounting data and provide recommendations for process improvements.
• Maintain accurate documentation and support audit and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with accounting team members and cross-functional partners to meet project deadlines and business objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, debits and credits, and journal entry preparation.
• Experience performing account reconciliations and supporting month-end close activities.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including the ability to maintain, manipulate, and analyze spreadsheets accurately.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook for email communication and calendar management.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Preferred: Experience supporting accounting-related projects, system implementations, or process improvement initiatives.
• Preferred: Experience testing system changes and validating accounting impacts.
• Preferred: Exposure to financial reporting and general ledger accounting.
• Preferred: Ability to quickly learn new systems and processes.
• Preferred: Experience working in a collaborative team environment.

Skills

• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities.
• Adaptable and eager to contribute to a large-scale corporate project.

About MARS Solutions Group

We provide a range of opportunities for meaningful work by understanding that employment fit is a combination of people, process, and technology. We leverage our experienced and compassionate team to bring humanity to matching you with the right advanced technology role, and stay connected with you to help you attain your professional goals.