Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | J2T Recruiting

The Tone:
This is an in-office role at a publicly traded, global leader, located in North Denver. The company services massive infrastructure and commercial growth projects across the US and UK. This Staff Accountant role is a critical platform for an early-career accountant or recent graduate to build foundational general ledger and close experience. It provides direct access to mentorship from a supportive accounting leadership team in a collaborative environment with a great team culture, regular events, team happy hours, and office tournaments, ensuring career growth while contributing to accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Location: In-person Denver, CO
• Pay: $60000–$70000 yearly
• Team: Reports to the Assistant Controller.
• Mission: This person supports day-to-day accounting operations and contributes to accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting within a publicly traded environment.
• Tech Stack: ERP systems, Excel

What You’ll Actually Do
• General Ledger: Assist the accounting team with monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes, preparing general ledger journal entries and supporting schedules.
• Reconciliations: Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual GL account reconciliations (prepaids, intangibles, accruals) and daily/monthly bank reconciliations.
• Analysis & Intercompany: Conduct month-end variance analysis and assist with intercompany transaction recording and reconciliations.
• Audit & Compliance: Support external and internal audit requests while maintaining accurate documentation to ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, internal policies, and SOX requirements.
• Collaboration & Projects: Collaborate across the organization to resolve operational accounting issues and handle ad hoc finance projects.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; a strong foundation in U.S. GAAP.
• Experience: Recent college graduate or up to 3 years of relevant accounting experience.
• Skills: Detail-oriented, confidence to work both independently and collaboratively, strong written and verbal communication skills, experience with ERP systems, and advanced Excel skills.
• Bonus: CPA or CPA candidate is a plus.