Accountant

Job Description

Corporate Accountant – Globally Rennowned Firm | firstPRO, Inc

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at a Fortune 200 industry leader, located in Philadelphia, PA, with a hybrid schedule (Tuesday-Thursday onsite, Monday & Friday remote). The company operates at the forefront of innovation, infrastructure, and community impact. This position offers an excellent opportunity for an early-career accounting professional to join a highly respected finance organization, providing strong mentorship, significant advancement potential, and exposure to complex accounting and reporting processes. It is designed for individuals seeking to grow their accounting career within a stable, high-performing company that explicitly values development, inclusion, innovation, and leadership.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Hybrid (Tuesday–Thursday onsite, Monday & Friday remote)
• Location: Hybrid Philadelphia, PA
• Mission: This person will ensure financial transactions are accurately recorded, support comprehensive financial reporting, and contribute to business decision-making and process improvements.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Month-End & Quarter-End Close: Support comprehensive monthly and quarterly close processes, ensuring all financial transactions are recorded accurately and timely. This includes maintaining strict compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) controls and assisting with essential journal entries, detailed reconciliations, and other critical close deliverables.
• Financial Reporting & Analysis: Prepare robust monthly and quarterly reports for both internal stakeholders and external use. This involves analyzing variances, identifying key financial trends, recommending necessary adjustments, preparing precise account reconciliations, and developing supporting schedules. The role requires working with large data sets to thoroughly evaluate performance metrics.
• Business Partnership: Actively collaborate with cross-functional teams across the organization to effectively resolve complex accounting issues. Provide crucial support for planning and forecasting activities, contributing to informed business decision-making, and presenting financial results and insights to leadership as required.
• Audit & Regulatory Support: Provide comprehensive assistance during internal and external audit processes. This includes supporting regulatory reporting requirements and responding to various data requests to ensure compliance and transparency.
• Process Improvement: Proactively identify opportunities for automation and efficiency gains within accounting procedures. Participate actively in projects focused on enhancing systems, improving reporting capabilities, and streamlining overall process enhancements to drive operational excellence.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field.
• Experience: 1+ years of public accounting experience.
• Skills: Journal entries & reconciliations, financial reporting, SOX compliance, variance analysis, data analysis.