Entry-Level Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | LHH

The Tone:
This is an Entry-Level Staff Accountant role within a large, well-established organization that prioritizes its employees. The company is recognized for its supportive, collaborative culture, comprehensive benefits, and clear paths for long-term career growth within a stable and growing environment. This position offers a foundational opportunity for a recent graduate or early-career professional to immerse themselves in corporate accounting, gaining hands-on exposure to critical month-end close processes, financial reporting, reconciliations, and cross-functional accounting projects. Working under the guidance of experienced professionals, the individual in this role will build a strong accounting foundation and directly contribute to the financial health and operational understanding of the business.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Hybrid
• Location: Hybrid

• Mission: This role is instrumental in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial data by supporting month-end close activities, detailed account reconciliations, and thorough transactional analysis, thereby contributing to robust financial reporting.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Excel, accounting software

What You’ll Actually Do
• Financial Close Support: Actively participate in month-end close procedures, which includes preparing essential financial reports, drafting accurate journal entries, completing thorough account reconciliations, and compiling all necessary supporting schedules.
• Account Management & Compliance: Systematically maintain and meticulously reconcile both balance sheet and income statement accounts, ensuring every entry and reconciliation strictly adheres to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Operational Accounting & Analysis: Provide direct support to daily accounting operations by thoroughly researching financial transactions, conducting in-depth account analyses, and proactively working to resolve any identified discrepancies or variances.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with various internal teams and departments, providing them with critical financial information and dedicated support to help achieve broader business objectives and initiatives.
• Special Projects & Process Improvement: Contribute to and assist with specific accounting projects and various transactions, including efforts to identify and implement process improvements and fulfilling ad hoc financial reporting requests as needed.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting. This is an entry-level position that requires a foundational understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and core accounting concepts.
• Experience: Possess approximately one year of accounting experience, with consideration given to individuals who have completed relevant accounting internships during their studies.
• Skills: Demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Excel and common accounting software. Exhibit strong analytical capabilities to interpret financial data and robust problem-solving skills to address accounting discrepancies.