Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | HEICO

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at HEICO, located in Hollywood, FL. HEICO Corporation is a NYSE traded company that has thrived for 65 years by serving niche segments of the aviation, defense, space, and electronic industries. The company provides cost-saving products and services to most of the world’s airlines and the defense industry. This Staff Accountant position on the Corporate Team is crucial for maintaining accurate financial records, supporting corporate departments, and assisting with essential financial reporting and controls.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person Hollywood, FL

• Team: Corporate Team
• Mission: This person primarily assists with the financial books and records for multiple corporate departments and supports crucial corporate finance functions.
• Tech Stack: Cognos, Planning & Analytics, FAS

What You’ll Actually Do
• Financial Record Keeping: Primarily assist with the books and records of multiple corporate departments, which includes preparing month-end closing entries, account and inter-company reconciliations, daily cash reconciliations, and invoice coding.
• Allocation and System Support: Understand and assist in the preparation and ongoing support of various allocations to the operating entities, and provide guidance for consolidation reporting and Fixed Asset Software (FAS) packages.
• Reporting Schedule Preparation: Prepare supporting schedules for both internal and external (SEC) reporting requirements.
• Corporate Finance Projects: Assist with various projects for the Corporate Finance Team, such as testing corporate-level Sox Controls (e.g., compliance with A/R reserve policy), counting physical inventory, and other subsidiary support functions.
• Banking Administration: Assist with banking administration tasks, including preparing bank paperwork for new bank accounts and changes in check signers.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Early career professional with core domain knowledge in accounting principles.
• Experience: Experience assisting with month-end closing processes, account and inter-company reconciliations, daily cash reconciliations, and invoice coding.
• Skills: Ability to prepare supporting financial schedules, understand allocation methodologies, and provide support for financial consolidation and fixed asset software packages like Cognos, Planning & Analytics, and FAS.