Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | Meriton

The Tone:
This is an early career Staff Accountant role at Meriton, located in Irving, TX, with potential for hybrid work. Meriton is a national team of experts driving HVAC innovation through a network of high-performing companies, working behind the scenes to strengthen operations and build value for its partners and people. This role makes an impact by ensuring financial accuracy and supporting core accounting functions across the company’s legal entities.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid – Irving, TX

• Team: Corporate Accounting, reports to Manager of Corporate Accounting
• Mission: Supports general ledger activity, month-end close, expense accruals, allocations, and balance sheet reconciliations to ensure transactions are accurately recorded in the proper period and financial dimensions across the Company’s legal entities.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Dynamics 365 (preferred)

What You’ll Actually Do
• General Ledger: Prepare and post recurring journal entries, review general ledger activity for completeness and accuracy, and analyze monthly account fluctuations, documenting explanations.
• Account Reconciliations: Prepare monthly reconciliations for assigned balance sheet accounts, including accrued liabilities, prepaid expenses, and clearing accounts.
• Accruals & Allocations: Calculate and record monthly expense accruals and shared service allocations using approved methodologies and supporting data, maintaining clear workpapers.
• Cash Management: Prepare bank and cash account reconciliations for assigned accounts, investigating and clearing outstanding items, and recording cash-related activity.
• Audit Support: Respond to internal and external audit requests by providing journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field, with a working knowledge of accounting principles, accrual accounting, debits and credits, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Experience: At least one year of relevant accounting experience, preferably including general ledger accounting, journal entries, account reconciliations, or month-end close.
• Skills: Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, the ability to meet recurring deadlines, and proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Bonus: Experience with a multi-entity environment, experience with ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics 365 is a plus), strong Excel skills (preparing accounting schedules and analyzing transaction-level data), and corporate or shared services accounting experience.