Staff Accountant - West Palm Beach, FL

Staff Accountant

Location: West Palm Beach, FL

Schedule: 100% On-Site | Full-Time

Salary: $75,000-$80,000 annually

Job Summary

We are seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to join a growing Accounting and Finance team in West Palm Beach. This position will support three Senior Accountants and play an important role in month-end close, journal entries, account reconciliations, financial reporting, audit support, and day-to-day general ledger accounting.

The ideal candidate will have 2-4 years of accounting experience, strong Excel skills, and a solid understanding of U.S. GAAP. This is an excellent opportunity for an accountant looking to expand their experience within a growing public-company environment and gain exposure across multiple areas of accounting.

Key Responsibilities

• Support daily accounting activities across the general ledger, cash, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and fixed assets.
• Prepare journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, roll-forwards, and supporting schedules.
• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes.
• Complete balance sheet and bank reconciliations and research discrepancies.
• Prepare accurate, review-ready workpapers and supporting documentation.
• Assist with AP processing, including invoice review, coding, approvals, and payment support.
• Support AR, billing, cash application, and related reconciliations.
• Maintain fixed asset records, including additions, disposals, depreciation schedules, and reconciliations.
• Review income and expense activity for accuracy and proper classification.
• Assist with financial reporting schedules, trial balance tie-outs, and account analysis.
• Support internal and external audits, including PBC schedules and documentation requests.
• Maintain accounting records in accordance with U.S. GAAP, internal controls, and SOX requirements.
• Partner with Accounting, Finance, and other departments to resolve accounting questions and discrepancies.
• Help identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, accuracy, controls, and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required; Finance or a related business degree may be considered with sufficient accounting coursework and relevant experience.
• 2-4 years of relevant accounting experience.
• Solid knowledge of general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, and month-end close.
• Experience with one or more of the following: AP, AR, cash, fixed assets, or related subledger accounting.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills, including formulas, lookups, pivot tables, and data analysis.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to meet recurring deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Experience

• Public-company accounting experience.
• External audit support and/or exposure to SOX compliance and internal controls.
• Experience with NetSuite, FloQast, or similar ERP/close-management systems.
• Multi-entity accounting experience.
• Experience supporting accounting process improvements.

Pay Details: $75,000.00 to $80,000.00 per year

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