Staff Accountant

About the role

It's a new day with a new opportunity at 8am! 8am is looking for a Staff Accountant to join our growing team. The Staff Accountant plays a key role in the month-end close process and will report to the GL Accounting Manager. The ideal candidate will have a solid accounting background, comprehensive understanding of GAAP and strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

At 8am, our vision is to power a world where professionals thrive. We start every day on a mission to empower professionals with the most trusted, innovative technology to deliver world-class outcomes for their clients and exceptional financial results for their business. They count on our purpose-built solutions to simplify operations, ensure compliance, and fuel profitable growth, so they can focus on their clients and do more of the work that matters. Founded in 2005, 8am™ (formerly AffiniPay) is the professional business platform built to help legal, accounting, and other client-focused professionals run stronger, more profitable businesses. Today, more than 250,000 professionals across the U.S. trust 8am to help them work smarter, serve clients better, and unlock their full potential. We have been recognized as one of Inc 5000's fastest growing companies in the U.S. for 13 years in a row, and as a result, our teams continue to grow as well!

Responsibilities

• Perform month-end close functions for multiple entities
• Prepare journal entries
• Analyze and book accruals for pending invoices, open purchase orders, contracts, and credit card transactions
• Reconcile, provide supporting documentation and detailed analysis for assigned balance sheet accounts
• Review and provide notes from detailed analysis to assigned cost center income statement for month over month and year over year variances
• Perform actual to budget/forecast Income Statement review for assigned cost center
• Cross train with accounting team on prepaids, fixed assets, and other functional areas as assigned
• Record cash transaction activity and reconcile all bank accounts
• Support financial and tax audits by providing PBC schedules and documentation as assigned
• Ensure procedures are in accordance with GAAP requirements and accounting department policies
• Perform ad hoc analysis as request

Requirements

• 2-4 years accounting experience
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting and/or Finance preferred
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, verbal, listening and written communication skills
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Confident self-starter with a solid ability to work both independently and collaboratively with other departments
• Experience with ERP systems (Workday experience a plus)
• Demonstrated understanding of financial/accounting principles and systems
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel

Benefits

• Health Insurance Coverage: We offer our 8Team a variety of medical, dental, and vision plans, designed to fit your needs, including a 100% company-paid HDHP plan for employees.
• Financial perks: We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including annual bonuses, equity options and 401(k) or RRSP if in Canada, with a company match for all team members.
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