Staff Accountant

About the company

Envita Solutions, formerly known as Heritage Interactive Services, is a leading total waste management partner dedicated to fostering a healthier planet by transforming complex waste challenges into sustainable solutions. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Envita operates in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada with over 300 employees and a network of over 3,000 supplier partners. A division of The Heritage Group, Envita is part of a portfolio of more than 30 companies specializing in heavy construction and materials, environmental services, and specialty chemicals. The company leverages unique access to research and development and a leading hard tech corporate venture capital portfolio to drive innovation in waste and climate challenges.

Envita’s guiding principles focus on protecting human health and the environment, creating enduring value, building long-term relationships, and doing the right thing.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the health and safety of personnel by following policies, processes, and acting safely at all times.
• Learn and perform all significant accounting functions of the department, including general ledger accounting, cash receipts, cash outflows, capital, payroll, and more.
• Participate in the monthly and annual financial statement close process, including preparation of journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, processing transactions in the accounting ERP, and other support functions.
• Apply U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to Envita’s accounting practices; the company is subject to an annual audit.
• Assist in year-end audit preparation and facilitate auditor requests for information.
• Resolve day-to-day accounting questions, problems, and issues.
• Process regular/weekly and periodic/off-cycle disbursement cycles to ensure suppliers are paid according to agreed terms and customers receive scrap recycling rebates.
• Input accounts payable vouchers/invoices, ensuring proper documentation, approval, coding, and timely payment.
• Manage the shared accounts payable mailbox as part of the larger team.
• Maintain the fixed asset system (FAS) by tracking additions, deletions, and calculating depreciation.
• Support team members with audit/compliance requests, transaction research, bad debt reserve calculations, and supplier communications regarding past-due bills.
• Operate with integrity, transparency, and due care over financial accounts.
• Pursue professional development, such as advanced degrees, continuing education, or CPA certification.
• Perform additional duties as assigned, aligning with the company’s core values and competencies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• 1–5 years of experience, preferably in public accounting (audit or tax) or a business accounting department.
• Proficiency in Oracle PeopleSoft Accounting ERP for general ledger accounting.
• Ability to handle sensitive financial information with discretion.
• Strong desire to learn accounting processes and systems.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines; regular and predictable attendance is required, with occasional overtime.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or actively pursuing CPA certification.