Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | Addison Group

The Tone:
This is a hybrid full-time Staff Accountant role for an Addison Group client, located in Plymouth Meeting, PA. The client is a growing organization seeking a detail-oriented professional to join their accounting team. This position offers a significant opportunity for professional development, providing direct exposure and collaboration with senior leadership. The Staff Accountant will play a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting, contributing to efficient accounting processes, and supporting the organization’s continued growth.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid – Plymouth Meeting, PA
• Pay: $65000–$75000 yearly
• Mission: This person ensures accurate financial reporting, performs critical reconciliations, and supports accounting processes to facilitate professional development within a growing organization.
• Tech Stack: Advanced Microsoft Excel

What You’ll Actually Do
• Month-End Close Management: Support and contribute to timely month-end close activities, including the preparation and analysis of financial results.
• Account Reconciliation & Resolution: Prepare and review balance sheet account reconciliations, proactively researching and resolving any discrepancies identified.
• Financial Variance Analysis: Analyze financial activity, investigate variances, and ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Inventory Support & Analysis: Assist with inventory reconciliations, research discrepancies, and contribute to related reserve analysis.
• Journal Entry & Fixed Asset Maintenance: Prepare accurate journal entries and accruals, develop supporting schedules, and maintain fixed asset accounting and reconciliations in line with company capitalization policies.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent work experience in core accounting principles.
• Experience: 2+ years of experience in accounting or a related field. Preferred experience includes general ledger accounting, reconciliations, accruals, and month-end close processes.
• Skills: Solid understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Strong technical accounting and reconciliation skills. Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency, including working with large data sets and performing financial analysis. Ability to understand operational drivers behind financial results and investigate unusual activity. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with excellent attention to detail. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Bonus: Experience in a decentralized or operationally-focused business environment. Strong interpersonal and customer service skills, coupled with the ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a team. A coachable mindset with a willingness to learn and grow in responsibility over time, and the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately.