Staff Accountant

About the role

BRUNT is seeking a results-oriented, highly motivated and opportunistic Staff Accountant. This role will allow you to gain insight into cross-functional areas of the business within a high growth start-up environment and culture.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day accounting operations with a primary focus on the wholesale receivables lifecycle including invoicing, collections, and proactive outreach.
• Manage daily accounts payable transactions.
• Help build out accounting processes and controls, assist in the monthly close process, and support year-end audits.
• Manage the credit and collections processes, including monitoring outstanding balances, processing payments, and ensuring timely resolution of account discrepancies.
• Communicate regularly with partners via phone and email regarding overdue payments, maintaining strong customer relationships.
• Support the development of company policies, processes, and controls, ensuring compliance with internal standards; especially as it relates to collection efforts.
• Maintain high standards of quality and attention to detail, delivering reliable and high-quality work.
• Responsible for daily work and related journal entries over accounts payable and related expenses.
• Own the payables process to ensure all payables and expenses are properly input, recognized at the proper time and correlate to executed contracts and agreements, working cross-functionally with different departments.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounts payable, credit collections, and additional areas of accounting to optimize efficiency.
• Aid in the year-end audit as well as various other ad-hocs audits throughout the year.
• Collaborate with internal teams, including Finance, Accounting, Wholesale, and Operations, to resolve invoice discrepancies while using best practices in GAAP and accrual accounting.
• Implement NetSuite processes and controls, becoming a power user within the system.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting and/or finance preferred
• 0-3 years experience in an in-house or public accounting role
• 0-2 years experience in customer-facing roles, with exposure to Collections preferred
• Hard-working, self-motivated, and willing to get in the weeds to understand all aspects of the job
• Exposure to NetSuite or any other general ledger package preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and a high degree of comfort calling external parties regarding delinquent payments and discrepancies
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail, with the ability to identify discrepancies on invoices on a month-to-month basis
• Proficient in Excel, with the ability to learn and quickly grasp all computer programs essential for the job, including NetSuite
• Ability to tackle several projects simultaneously and work well within a fast-paced and growing organization
• Ability to commute to our office in North Reading, MA 4x a week

Qualifications

• Hard-working, self-motivated, and willing to get in the weeds to understand all aspects of the job
• Exposure to NetSuite or any other general ledger package preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and a high degree of comfort calling external parties regarding delinquent payments and discrepancies
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail, with the ability to identify discrepancies on invoices on a month-to-month basis
• Proficient in Excel, with the ability to learn and quickly grasp all computer programs essential for the job, including NetSuite
• Ability to tackle several projects simultaneously and work well within a fast-paced and growing organization

Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail
• Proficient in Excel
• Ability to learn and quickly grasp new software

Benefits & Perks

• Healthcare: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options
• Retail: 401(k) plan with Company Match
• Paid Time Off: 15 days of PTO, plus 11 paid holidays and sick leave
• Incentives: Performance-based bonus eligibility and Equity if applicable