Staff Accountant

About the role

This is an opportunity to join a finance team that is closely connected to the business. You will do more than record transactions—you will help explain results, improve processes, strengthen controls, and support decisions across a growing, multi-location operation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and post journal entries, including accruals, deferrals, reclassifications, and other recurring or non-recurring entries in accordance with US GAAP.
• Support the monthly close process by ensuring assigned areas are completed accurately, timely, and with appropriate supporting documentation.
• Prepare and maintain monthly balance sheet reconciliations; research and resolve reconciling items and unusual variances.
• Analyze monthly financial results, including P&L fluctuations versus budget, forecast, and prior periods, and summarize key drivers for management review.
• Partner with Operations, Commercial, Treasury, and other cross-functional teams to understand business activity and ensure transactions are recorded appropriately.
• Support lease accounting activities, including analysis of new or modified lease arrangements under ASC 842.
• Review and approve purchase orders in accordance with company policy and budget expectations.
• Maintain fixed asset schedules, including additions, disposals, transfers, depreciation, and supporting documentation.
• Reconcile daily cash activity between bank records and the NetSuite general ledger; investigate and resolve differences timely.
• Support financial reporting, budget preparation, audit requests, internal reviews, and ad hoc analysis as needed.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, strengthen controls, and increase efficiency through better use of systems and reporting tools.
• Maintain compliance with company accounting policies, internal controls, and US GAAP.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required; a Finance degree with strong accounting experience may be considered.
• 2 years of progressive accounting experience in corporate accounting, public accounting, or a multi-location operating environment.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP, general ledger accounting, accruals, reconciliations, and month-end close.
• Ability to analyze account activity, explain variances, and communicate financial information clearly to finance and non-finance partners.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, data analysis, and working with large data sets.
• CPA or CPA eligibility preferred, but not required.
• NetSuite experience preferred; experience with another ERP system is also valuable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and 2 years of progressive accounting experience, including month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, and financial analysis.
• CPA license or CPA eligibility; public accounting experience; NetSuite experience; experience in transportation, logistics, port operations, automotive services, or another multi-location operating environment.