Senior Staff Accountant

Summary

The Senior Staff Accountant supports general ledger accounting, month-end close, financial reporting, and reconciliations, with additional responsibility for AP, AR, inventory, and job costing. This role requires strong U.S. GAAP knowledge, sound judgment, advanced Excel and analytical skills, and the ability to independently resolve discrepancies and improve accounting processes in a fast-paced, multi-location environment.

Key Responsibilities

General Ledger & Month-End Close

• Prepare general ledger and balance sheet reconciliations; investigate and resolve reconciling items.

• Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end close, including journal entries, accruals, commission payments, supporting schedules, and account analyses.

• Review general ledger activity for accuracy, classification, completeness, and U.S. GAAP compliance while improving close procedures, controls, and workpapers.

Financial Reporting & Analysis

• Assist with monthly financial statements and management reporting across locations, departments, or business units.

• Perform budget-to-actual and period-over-period variance analysis; investigate unusual fluctuations, trends, and transactions.

• Prepare financial schedules and analyses and recommend reporting improvements.

Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable

• Support AP and AR activities, including vendor and customer account research and reconciliation.

• Review operational invoices and resolve invoice, purchase order, receiving, cost-allocation, and general ledger discrepancies.

Inventory & Job Costing

• Support inventory accounting, job costing, cost-of-goods-sold analysis, and month-end reconciliations.

• Investigate differences between operational systems and the general ledger and ensure product, delivery, installation, freight, and related costs are properly recorded.

• Partner with Accounting, Operations, and Purchasing to resolve inventory and costing issues.

Process Improvement & Technology

• Use Excel, AI-enabled tools, and other technology to streamline accounting processes, strengthen controls, and reduce manual work.

• Maintain clear procedures, supporting documentation, and organized workpapers.

• Support accounting-system improvements and special projects assigned by the Controller.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.

• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and experience with general ledger accounting, reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close.

• Advanced Excel skills, including PivotTables, XLOOKUP or similar functions, SUMIFS, logical formulas, and analysis of large datasets.

• Experience with accounting or ERP systems and comfort using AI-enabled productivity tools.

• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with accuracy, ownership, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across Accounting, Operations, Purchasing, Sales, customers, and vendors.

Preferred

• Three to five or more years of progressive accounting experience, preferably in a multi-location, retail, distribution, construction, or inventory-intensive environment.

• Experience with inventory accounting, job costing, cost of goods sold, AP/AR support, financial reporting, variance analysis, and process or system improvements.

Key Competencies

• Strong accounting judgment; analytical, detail-oriented, organized, and dependable.

• Demonstrates ownership, follow-through, and the ability to independently research discrepancies.

• Collaborative and professional, with a customer-service mindset when working with internal teams, customers, and vendors.

• Able to prioritize in a deadline-driven environment and adapt to changing systems and processes.

• Curious about technology and committed to continuous improvement.

Work Environment

• Primarily an office-based role in a professional work environment.

• Prolonged periods of sitting, working at a computer, and using office equipment.

Schedule

• Full-time.

• Typical schedule is Monday through Friday during standard business hours.

• Additional hours may be required during month-end and year-end close, audits, or peak workload periods.