Jobs · Accounting · Virginia

Staff Accountant

ChemTreat · Glen Allen, VA · 3 days ago
On-siteAccounting$70k–$80k/yrFull-time

About the role

We Offer:

  • Competitive vacation and time-off benefits
  • Professional onboarding and training programs
  • Career coaching and development opportunities
  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Work-from-home flexibility one day per week

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Accounting Manager, the Staff Accountant is responsible for general accounting functions for our domestic and international operations.

  • Playing a supporting role in the monthly, quarterly, and yearly close process, ensuring all financial reporting deadlines are met.
  • Preparing journal entries and monthly account reconciliations with a high standard of accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Compiling and analyzing financial information to prepare and/or review journal entries for properly stated financial statements in accordance with GAAP and company policy.
  • Performing balance sheet and income statement fluctuation analysis—identifying financial drivers, investigating variances, and preparing clear supporting explanations for management.
  • Preparing audit-ready schedules, account reconciliations, rollforwards, and supporting documentation for internal and external audit requests.
  • Gaining international experience through consolidation activities, FX revaluations, and general support to our Latin American entities.
  • Ensuring compliance of assigned SOX and audit areas for general accounting.
  • Preparing reporting packages and schedules per corporate requirements.
  • Analyzing financial statements to determine trends, estimates, and significant changes, and communicating findings to management in clear business terms.
  • Serving as a resource for accounting questions from other departments and the senior leadership team, backing up the Accounting Manager and Senior Accountants.
  • Developing and implementing process improvements to standardize processes, strengthen reconciliations, and improve audit readiness.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field.
  • Minimum of 2 years of accounting experience (3–4 years preferred), in industry accounting or public accounting.
  • Strong balance sheet and income statement fluctuation analysis skills, with the ability to identify drivers, investigate variances, and prepare supporting explanations.
  • Experience preparing journal entries and account reconciliations, or equivalent public accounting/audit experience.
  • Comfort working in ERP and reporting environments, with strong Excel skills for data analysis, reconciliations, trend review, and variance support.
  • Ability to thrive in a high-demand finance function with competing priorities, recurring close deadlines, and frequent audit and compliance deliverables.
  • Strong organizational skills, follow-through on commitments, and clear, professional communication with finance leadership, auditors, and cross-functional partners.

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