Senior Staff Accountant

SUMMARY: Reporting to the Director - Accounting, the Senior Staff Accountant will be responsible for supporting the accounting operations of the company, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, and maintaining strong internal controls. This position will assist in the month-end close process, manage reconciliations, support compliance initiatives, and contribute to process improvements.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Verify financial transactional documents (e.g. invoices, claims, etc.) for accuracy and validity.
• Act as a liaison for vendors to investigate and resolve inaccurate and/or invalid transactions as needed. 
• Process payments of AP as specified in the financial policies. 
• Record intercompany transactions with parent company and process inter-company payments. 
• Maintain and reconcile the weekly cash forecast with open bills report.
• Support cash management efforts by assisting with daily deposit and disbursement reconciliations.
• Assist with the month-end close process, including preparing journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analyses.
• Support the preparation of periodic financial statements in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Create, analyze and report timely and accurate financial information for various internal departmental reporting for assigned areas, including IT and travel expenses.
• Maintain and update the general ledger to ensure accuracy and consistency.
• Assist with annual audits.
• Review and record employee expenses and ensure proper support is provided for reimbursement, including the reconciliation of corporate credit card accounts and ensure accurate coding of expenses.
• Develop, record, and analyze prepaids, accrued expenses, credit card transactions and fees in accordance to GAAP.
• Review and record monthly fixed and intangible assets and depreciation and amortization entries.
• Collaborate with the Director of Accounting to monitor and control fixed assets, including a monthly management report of all movements in the construction in process (CIP) balances.
• Manage the tracking, depreciation, and reporting of fixed assets to ensure compliance with company policies and accounting standards.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in accounting operations.
• Document and update accounting policies and procedures

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance. 
• CPA designation or progress toward certification preferred.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of accounting experience
• Use of NetSuite preferred
• Experience in consumer-packaged goods or retail industries is a plus.