Accountant III

Job Description Blackstone Talent Group, an award-winning technology consulting and talent agency is seeking a Accountant III to join our Client's team. Job Description Contract Senior Accountant supporting the GL Accounting team through month-end close for a 3-month term. Responsibilities: prepare and reconcile cash journal entries and accrual entries, tie cash activity to bank statements, support accrual completeness, and ensure accurate GL/department coding under US GAAP within tight close deadlines. Overview We are seeking a detail-oriented contract Staff Accountant to support our GL Accounting team through the monthly close for a 3-month engagement. This role backfills a key contributor and focuses on cash and accrual journal entry preparation and reconciliation in a fast-paced, high-growth SaaS environment. Key Responsibilities Prepare monthly cash journal entries across all bank/cash accounts and tie each cash leg to bank statements by amount and date. Prepare and maintain accrual journal entries; support accrual completeness and proper period cutoff. Reconcile bank and cash accounts; investigate and resolve reconciling items. Ensure accurate GL account, department, class, and cash-flow coding on all entries. Support multi-entity and multi-currency (FX) transactions. Partner with AP, Treasury, Payroll, Tax and FP&A to gather support and resolve questions. Maintain SOX-compliant documentation and support the entries through review/approval. Meet strict month-end close deadlines and deliverables. Qualifications 3+ years of GL / month-end close accounting experience. Hands-on experience with journal entries, bank reconciliations, and accruals. NetSuite (or comparable ERP) experience required. Strong US GAAP knowledge and advanced Excel skills. High attention to detail, strong organization, and ability to work independently under deadlines. SaaS/tech industry or similar environment SOX and SQL/Databricks experience a plus. Security Clearance Required: N/A Blackstone Talent Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackstone Technology Group, a global IT services and software firm that implements technological solutions across commercial industry verticals and the US Federal Government. Blackstone's global talent augmentation practice was founded in 1998. Blackstone Talent Group has offices in San Francisco, Denver, Houston, Colorado Springs, and Washington, DC. We specialize in providing clients the best talent across a variety of industries and sectors.