Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | Phare Consulting Group

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Phare Consulting Group, located remotely from anywhere in the United States. Phare Consulting Group is a consulting firm based in Miami, advising companies on critical strategic decisions such as pricing, market entry, or investment. They validate these decisions by analyzing underlying financial metrics like demand, customer economics, costs, and funding for clients across financial services, industrial, technology, and healthcare sectors. This Staff Accountant position is crucial for maintaining the integrity of the firm’s financial operations, directly supporting its project-based billing model by ensuring every transaction is accurately allocated to the correct client engagement.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Remote

• Team: Works online with consultants who log time and expenses, and directly with the finance lead.
• Mission: To accurately record and reconcile all financial transactions, ensuring client invoices, supplier bills, and expenses are precisely allocated to the correct client engagements for proper financial reporting and project cost tracking.
• Tech Stack: QuickBooks, Xero, Excel (VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, pivot tables)

What You’ll Actually Do
• Transaction Recording: Record all client invoices, supplier bills, and employee expense reports accurately within the accounting system.
• Account Reconciliation: Perform weekly reconciliations of all bank and credit card accounts to ensure financial accuracy.
• Accounts Receivable Management: Match incoming payments to outstanding invoices and proactively follow up on any open balances.
• Project Cost Allocation: Accurately code all supplier bills and expenses to the correct client engagements.
• Financial Close Preparation: Prepare the monthly close procedures and all supporting schedules required for tax filings.
• Vendor Information Management: Maintain and update vendor records, including accurate W-9 forms.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level. Possesses a strong understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and bank reconciliations, acquired through academic studies, internships, or prior professional experience.
• Experience: Demonstrated proficiency with accounting software such as QuickBooks or Xero, or a similar system. Skilled in utilizing Microsoft Excel for data analysis, including functions like VLOOKUP or XLOOKUP and pivot tables.
• Skills: Meticulous record-keeping, accurate financial data entry, and effective account reconciliation. The ability to manage and organize financial information systematically.
• Requirement: Legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Bonus: A Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance is preferred. One to two years of professional experience in accounts payable, accounts receivable, or general accounting roles. Prior experience within a firm that specifically tracks costs by project or engagement.