Senior Accountant - Payroll & Accounting Operation

Senior Accountant – Payroll & Accounting Operations

Location: Remote with occasional travel to Stamford, CT —candidates that are being considered should reside in the Tri-state area

Salary: $120-130k

Why This Senior Accountant – Payroll & Accounting Operations Opportunity?

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• Rapidly growing organization with presence across the U.S.
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• Plans to grow aggressively through acquisition
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• Opportunity to work directly with the company’s finance leadership
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• Remote with occasional travel
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Responsibilities of The Senior Accountant – Payroll & Accounting Operations:

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• Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, depreciation, and other month-end adjustments.
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• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations and investigate and resolve discrepancies.
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• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial close processes.
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• Ensure transactions are recorded accurately and consistently in accordance with company policies and applicable accounting standards.
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• Support accounts payable processes, including invoice coding, expense classification, payment preparation, and vendor account reconciliations.
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• Assist with cash reconciliations, bank activity, and intercompany cash transactions.
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• Support accounting operations across multiple legal entities, including newly acquired businesses.
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• Reconcile intercompany balances and help ensure transactions between entities are recorded accurately.
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• Assist with the standardization of accounting procedures, account mappings, and reporting practices across locations.
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• Support the onboarding and integration of new acquisitions, including establishing accounting processes, account structures, and reporting requirements.
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• Assist with the transition of accounting activities from QuickBooks to NetSuite as locations are integrated into the company's ERP environment.
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• Develop and document standardized accounting procedures and internal controls.
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• Assist with weekly payroll processing and oversee payroll activities across all locations to ensure accuracy, consistency, and timely processing.
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Preferred Experience:

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• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance preferred; equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
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• Two to four years of accounting experience, preferably in a multi-entity, multi-location, or manufacturing environment.
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• Working knowledge of general ledger accounting, journal entries, account reconciliations, and month-end close procedures.
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• Experience with QuickBooks and/or NetSuite strongly preferred.
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• Experience with JobBOSS or other manufacturing ERP systems is a plus.
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• Strong Excel skills, including the ability to work with large data sets, formulas, lookups, and reconciliations.
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• Understanding of basic accounting principles and internal controls.
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