Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | firstPRO 360

The Tone:
This is a full-time Staff Accountant role for a well-established global company, currently experiencing significant expansion. The organization is collaborating with firstPRO 360 to find a dedicated individual to join its growing Accounting team. This position is instrumental in supporting the company’s robust financial operations across its diverse global footprint. The Staff Accountant will play a critical part in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial data, which is vital for both internal decision-making and external reporting, directly contributing to the strategic financial oversight of a continuously evolving enterprise.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time

• Team: Reports to the Accounting team management within a global company.
• Mission: Owns ensuring accurate financial reporting, supporting strategic financial processes, and maintaining compliance with accounting standards for an expanding global entity.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Excel, Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs, formulas

What You’ll Actually Do
• Month-End/Year-End Close: Support the timely and accurate completion of critical month-end and year-end financial closing activities, including the preparation of journal entries and supporting schedules essential for a smooth audit process.
• Financial Reporting: Generate and meticulously analyze key financial statements, such as balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements, along with various ad-hoc financial reports, to provide actionable insights for management and stakeholders.
• Account Reconciliation: Execute comprehensive and detailed reconciliations for a wide array of accounts, including bank statements, all balance sheet accounts, prepaid expenses, and accrual accounts, ensuring the reliability and accuracy of financial records.
• Budget & Forecasting Support: Actively contribute to the development and refinement of the company’s annual operating budget and ongoing financial forecasting models, assisting in data collection and preliminary variance analysis.
• Compliance & Controls: Uphold stringent adherence to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) in all accounting practices and strictly enforce established internal accounting controls to safeguard company assets and maintain the integrity of financial reporting.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Possess a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from an accredited institution, demonstrating a fundamental understanding of core accounting principles and theory, essential for an early career professional.
• Experience: Bring 0 to 3+ years of professional accounting experience, which may include internships or entry-level roles, providing a practical foundation in financial operations.
• Skills: Demonstrate strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including advanced capabilities such as creating and manipulating Pivot Tables, utilizing VLOOKUPs for data analysis, and developing complex formulas to streamline accounting processes. Exhibit a solid grasp of GAAP principles and the ability to apply them in daily tasks, alongside strong analytical skills for financial statement and account reconciliation.