Entry Level Staff Accountant

About the role

This staff accountant role offers an excellent entry-level opportunity to develop strong, hands-on accounting experience within a supportive team environment. You will focus on core general ledger activities, including preparing journal entries, reconciling balance sheet and cash accounts, and supporting the month-end close process for multiple legal entities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate and timely journal entries during the month-end close process, including entries related to payroll, amortization, depreciation, allocations, nontrade accruals, line-of-credit activity, banking, and other items as needed.
• Enter ad hoc journal entries to support the month-end close and ensure the general ledger reflects complete and accurate financial information.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts for one to two legal entities using Blackline, ensuring that each accounting period closes without material errors and within established timelines.
• Reconcile cash accounts, including ATM, loose cash, and other cash accounts, to ensure that all transactions are properly recorded and discrepancies are resolved promptly.
• Handle armored service and yard communications throughout the month to support accurate daily cash reconciliation at the facility level.
• Review and analyze outstanding check lists to identify outdated or stale checks, and follow up by contacting vendors, suppliers, or individuals to verify accuracy and clear outstanding items.
• Support the understanding and execution of the month-end inventory closing process, contributing to accurate reporting of inventory-related balances.
• Contribute to departmental and organizational special projects as assigned, providing analytical and reconciliation support as needed.
• Maintain organized documentation for all journal entries and reconciliations to support internal controls and audit requirements.
• Collaborate with other staff accountants and leadership to continuously improve processes, share knowledge, and ensure consistent application of accounting policies.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or economics.
• Strong understanding of fundamental accounting concepts, including the difference between debits and credits, and the ability to apply these concepts accurately in daily work.
• Experience or aptitude in performing account reconciliations for balance sheet accounts and cash accounts, ensuring accuracy and timely resolution of discrepancies.
• Capacity to learn and use reconciliation tools such as Blackline to manage account reconciliations for multiple legal entities.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills to ensure accounting periods close with no material errors and within established timelines.
• Self-motivated, proactive attitude with the ability to manage work independently, particularly in a hybrid or remote work setting.
• Willingness and ability to answer technical questions about basic accounting concepts, including debits and credits, during the interview process.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Interest in developing a career in accounting within a hands-on, practical environment.
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with vendors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders when resolving outstanding checks and reconciliation issues.
• Comfort working on special projects and adapting to new responsibilities as the department’s needs evolve.
• Eagerness to learn from and collaborate with a team of junior-level and staff accountants.
• Flexibility to adjust to a hybrid schedule after the initial training period.
• Desire for a role that offers stability over a 12–18 month period, with the potential for permanent employment and associated benefits.