Accountant I

Job Description

Accountant I | SentriLock

The Tone:
This is a full-time, hybrid role at SentriLock, located in West Chester, Ohio. SentriLock is a leading provider of secure access management solutions, serving the residential real estate industry and other markets across the US, Canada, and the UK. This position offers an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate or someone early in their accounting career to gain comprehensive, hands-on exposure across multiple areas of accounting and finance. The role is vital for supporting accurate and timely financial processes, which are fundamental to the business operating smoothly. You will work directly with experienced finance professionals and executive leadership, including the CFO, gaining valuable insight into how financial data and decisions support the entire organization.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid West Chester, OH
• Team: Reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer.
• Mission: To support the Finance department by ensuring accurate, timely financial processes across accounts payable, banking, tax, audit, and general accounting.
• Tech Stack: Concur

What You’ll Actually Do
• Accounts Payable & Expense Management: Process all accounts payable transactions for both SentriLock’s US and UK operations, including meticulous processing of employee expense reports via Concur, and create associated journal entries as needed.
• Month-End Close & General Accounting: Create and manage prepaid journal entries and accruals, accurately process payments for received items, and actively participate in the comprehensive month-end closing activities.
• Banking & Cash Operations: Perform daily cash application activities, assist in managing the company’s cash levels, maintain company credit cards, oversee vendor records, and process various forms of vendor payments. This also includes reviewing and analyzing credit card processing data.
• Tax & Audit Compliance: Partner with the Senior Accountant on the preparation of tax returns and submission of payments for approval, respond to audit requests, generate audit confirmations, and ensure strict adherence to department processes, procedures, and ISO standards.
• Cross-functional Support & Development: Serve as backup support for Accounts Receivable processes and activities, participate in special projects assigned by management, and proactively seek professional development and training opportunities to enhance knowledge of department processes.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level professional holding a Bachelor’s degree in accounting or an equivalent field.
• Experience: Eager to learn and develop professionally within accounting, demonstrating dependability and self-motivation.
• Skills: Curious and willing to take on new challenges, comfortable working effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Bonus: One year of prior accounting-related duties.