Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | Heggerty

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Heggerty, located remotely in the United States. Heggerty is a literacy leader providing innovative, research-proven reading and writing solutions for Pre-K through 5th-grade classrooms, offering an integrated collection of resources designed to help teachers close student skill gaps and supplement existing ELA curricula. As a Staff Accountant, you will play a critical part in maintaining the integrity of our financial records, supporting daily transactional operations across Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable, and executing a timely, accurate month-end close to support the company’s financial health and mission.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Remote, United States
• Pay: $60000–$70000 yearly
• Mission: This person maintains accurate financial records, supports daily AR/AP operations, and ensures a timely month-end close.

What You’ll Actually Do
• General Ledger Management: Prepare, analyze, and post recurring and non-recurring journal entries, along with performing monthly balance sheet reconciliations for accounts such as bank, prepaid expenses, accrued liabilities, and fixed assets.
• Financial Close Support: Assist actively in the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial close processes, ensuring all activities comply with GAAP principles and company deadlines.
• Accounts Receivable Operations: Manage Accounts Receivable by monitoring aging reports, executing proactive collection efforts, accurately processing incoming customer payments, and resolving related billing inquiries.
• Accounts Payable Operations: Oversee Accounts Payable duties including reviewing, coding, and entering vendor invoices with precision, preparing payment runs, reconciling vendor statements, and processing annual 1099 filings.
• Analysis & Compliance: Conduct monthly variance analysis on expense accounts, maintain detailed fixed asset schedules, and support external and internal audit requests by gathering required documentation and samples.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance with strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP principles and general ledger procedures.
• Experience: Minimum 2+ years of professional general ledger, Accounts Payable, and Accounts Receivable experience.
• Skills: Excellent organizational skills with high precision in data entry and reconciliation, clear written and verbal communication skills, strong analytical abilities, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Bonus: Experience with inventory accounting is highly desirable.