Staff Accountant
About the Role
SCS Global Services is seeking an accounting professional who is passionate about our mission and delivering quality financial reporting as trusted financial partners. By joining our Accounting Services team as a Staff Accountant, this position will support the organization's day-to-day accounting operations and help ensure the accuracy, completeness, and timely reporting of financial information. This role prepares journal entries and account reconciliations, assists with month-end and year-end close activities, maintains general ledger records, and supports accounts payable, accounts receivable, audits, and financial reporting. The Staff Accountant partners with internal teams to resolve discrepancies, strengthen accounting processes, and maintain compliance with company policies and applicable accounting standards.
Responsibilities
- Prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, and underlying analysis in areas such as cash, prepaid expenses, revenue recognition, and accruals
- Review accounting transactions for accuracy and completeness
- Maintain and produce regular financial reports
- Work to improve data quality and report design with a focus on business partner needs
- Provide accounting policy guidance to ensure financial transactions are accurate, timely, and comply with company policies
- Support company and department efforts to establish appropriate internal controls and assist in implementation of new policies and procedures
- Maintain detailed accounting documentation in support of relevant legal, regulatory, and audit requirements
- Provide support on special projects and ad hoc analysis
- Consistently demonstrate policy and procedure compliance
- Research and prepare evaluations on a variety of accounting issues
- Participate in the development of financial models, collect and evaluate data, make appropriate assumptions, analyze results, and make recommendations
- Design and produce analyses/reports for management and business partners
- Work to improve data quality, collection process and report design to meet business partner needs
- Research, design and document financial procedures/systems
- Provide policy guidance and interpretation to ensure financial transactions are consistent and comply with company policies
- Serve as a liaison to business partners providing policy and procedure guidance
- Develop and maintain positive working relationships with business partners
- Provide business partners with scheduled and ad-hoc department financial reporting
- Responsible for directing the work of Junior Accountants, as needed
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
- 2+ years of experience performing reconciliations, general ledger maintenance, depreciation, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and managerial and financial report preparation
- 2+ years of progressive Accounting experience
- Strong desire to be a trusted financial partner delivering quality financial reporting
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to serve as a liaison to business partners providing issue resolution
- High degree of initiative to identify and correct errors and improve processes
- Attention to detail with a desire for continuous improvement and learning
- Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues at all levels of the company
- Strong organizational skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in ERP
Pay
Estimated Annual Salary: $50,918.40 - $65,000