Corporate Accountant

What You'll Do

• Support the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes across assigned corporate accounting areas
• Prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and supporting schedules
• Maintain general ledger accounts and investigate unusual activity, discrepancies, and account variances
• Gain exposure across multiple areas of corporate accounting rather than being limited to one narrow function
• Support accounting activities involving areas such as accruals, prepaids, allocations, intercompany activity, and other balance sheet accounts
• Analyze account activity and help identify the underlying drivers behind changes and variances
• Aid in monthly financial and management reporting
• Support internal control and financial reporting requirements within a public-company environment
• Absorb and respond to external audit requests and supporting documentation
• Collaborate with accounting and finance partners across the organization to research and resolve accounting issues
• Participate in process improvements designed to increase efficiency, accuracy, and consistency
• Take on additional accounting responsibilities as your knowledge and experience grow

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline
• Approximately 1–3 years of accounting, audit, or financial reporting experience
• Understanding of fundamental accounting principles and U.S. GAAP
• Experience with month-end close, general ledger accounting, journal entries, and/or account reconciliations
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Comfortable working with financial data and researching discrepancies
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing accurate work

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• Public accounting experience
• Experience within a large corporate or publicly traded environment
• CPA, CPA candidate, or interest in pursuing CPA certification
• Experience with ERP, consolidation, or account reconciliation systems
• Intermediate Excel skills, including PivotTables, lookups, and formulas