Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | Helix Traffic Solutions, LLC

The Tone:
This is an individual contributor role at Helix Traffic Solutions, LLC. Helix is a national leader in traffic control and work zone safety, focused on rethinking how traffic moves and shaping the future of infrastructure safety with smart, responsive solutions. This position plays an important part in the monthly financial close, supporting accurate and audit-ready financial records. The Staff Accountant’s work helps ensure the financial health of a company dedicated to public safety and saving lives, operating with a people-first culture.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Team: Individual Contributor, reporting to Finance leadership
• Mission: Ensure the general ledger is accurate, well-documented, and audit-ready by supporting the monthly close process.
• Tech Stack: NetSuite, Microsoft Excel

What You’ll Actually Do
• Journal Entries & General Ledger: Prepare and post recurring and non-recurring journal entries, ensuring proper support, coding, and documentation while reviewing and correcting account classification errors.
• Account & Cash Reconciliations: Prepare monthly balance sheet account reconciliations, daily and weekly cash position reports, investigate discrepancies, and maintain clear documentation for audits.
• Accounts Payable & Asset Accounting: Review, code, and process vendor invoices and payments, assist with maintaining lease and fixed asset records in NetSuite, and support related postings and reconciliations.
• Financial Close & Controls: Support timely and accurate month-end and year-end close processes, assist with financial statement preparation, provide documentation for auditors, and identify opportunities for process improvement.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, demonstrating a strong academic foundation in journal entries and account reconciliations, with exposure to or coursework in U.S. GAAP.
• Experience: Possess 0–2 years of general accounting experience, including internships, co-ops, or prior staff-level roles, and a working knowledge of ERP or accounting systems.
• Skills: Exhibit solid Microsoft Excel proficiency (formulas, reconciliations, account schedules), strong attention to detail and documentation, and organizational skills to manage recurring daily, weekly, and monthly deadlines effectively.
• Bonus: Experience with NetSuite, prior internship or part-time experience in general ledger, AP/AR, treasury/cash, or fixed asset accounting, exposure to cash management or treasury reporting, familiarity with audits, SOX, or internal controls, or progress toward CPA licensure.