Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | Addison Group

The Tone:
This is a permanent hire Staff Accountant role with Addison Group, based in Centreville, VA, with a hybrid work schedule requiring three days per week on-site. This role is crucial for maintaining the integrity of financial records, supporting treasury functions, and ensuring accurate and timely completion of month-end close processes for the organization. The Staff Accountant plays a key role in the financial operations, contributing to the overall financial health and reporting accuracy.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Permanent Hire
• Location: Hybrid, Centreville, VA
• Pay: $85000 yearly
• Mission: This person owns the accurate reconciliation of bank and balance sheet accounts, supports cash management, and ensures compliance with accounting standards during the close process.
• Tech Stack: banking platforms

What You’ll Actually Do
• Reconcile: Perform daily and monthly bank reconciliations for multiple accounts, maintaining detailed support for various cash-related items.
• Investigate: Research and resolve reconciling items by tracing transactions to source documentation and operational systems, and investigate account variances and unusual transactions.
• Support: Assist with daily cash reporting, cash flow forecasting, and treasury-related initiatives, utilizing banking platforms to research transactions.
• Prepare: Prepare and maintain balance sheet account reconciliations for assigned accounts, including cash, prepaids, accruals, and fixed assets.
• Close: Prepare journal entries, supporting schedules, and documentation to support monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes, ensuring completion accurately and on deadline according to U.S. GAAP.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required, providing a strong foundation in financial principles.
• Experience: At least three years of hands-on general ledger accounting experience, specifically with proven expertise in bank reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations, and month-end close procedures.
• Skills: General ledger accounting, bank reconciliation, balance sheet reconciliation, month-end close processes, U.S. GAAP compliance, transaction research and resolution.