Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | Pilot

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Pilot, located in New York, NY. Pilot is a modern connectivity company that delivers fiber-optic internet and network services to businesses with no contracts. This role ensures the accuracy and timeliness of financial transactions, which is crucial for supporting business operations and enabling extraordinary work for Pilot’s customers by providing adaptive and agile connectivity solutions.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person New York, NY
• Pay: $65000–$77000 yearly
• Mission: Ensure accurate and timely processing of financial transactions to support business operations and decision-making for a modern connectivity company.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Sage Intacct

What You’ll Actually Do
• Accounts Payable: Oversee accounts payable transactions by reviewing and entering vendor invoices, verifying supporting documentation, and ensuring accurate coding and timely processing.
• Accounts Receivable: Manage Accounts Receivable operations, which involves applying cash receipts, reconciling customer accounts, and strategically managing outstanding and aging AR balances to maintain healthy cash flow.
• Month-End Close: Support month-end close processes, contributing to financial accuracy by performing bank reconciliations and processing essential journal entries.
• Financial Reconciliation: Assist with revenue recognition by carefully reviewing billing activity and ensuring revenue is recorded accurately and in strict accordance with established accounting policies, while also reconciling corporate credit card accounts by reviewing transactions, verifying documentation, and resolving discrepancies.
• Operational Support: Contribute to the development of company-wide policies to support business operations, provide support for financial audits by supplying requested documentation, and conduct cost analyses and assist with various ad hoc accounting tasks and projects.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, coupled with a basic understanding of accounting principles and GAAP accounting.
• Experience: A minimum of 1 year of accounting-related experience is required to effectively manage core financial operations.
• Skills: Strong verbal and written communication abilities, a detail-oriented approach with the capacity to multitask and take initiative, and intermediate to advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets.
• Bonus: A CPA certification is a plus, as is elementary or better proficiency with mid-tier ERP systems such as Sage Intacct, demonstrating an ability to learn new systems and processes quickly.