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Staff Accountant

Summary: Are you ready to step up your accounting career in a fast-paced environment with one of Fortune’s Most Admired Companies? Then you are ready to apply for this Staff Accountant position! This candidate will work a hybrid schedule in the Southwestern part of Charlotte and be responsible for processing a high volume of journal entries, reviewing balance sheets and profit & loss statements, reviewing contracts for compliance, and reconciling accounts. This client offers strong growth tracks for all levels and excellent benefits! (Free breakfast, lunch, and Starbucks anyone?)

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Salary: $68,500

Location: Charlotte, NC (Airport area)

Schedule: Hybrid – (3 days REMOTE, 2 days onsite)

Benefits:

• FREE Discounts and Wellness Rewards, Lifestyle Health Coaching, & Employee Assistance Program!
• Tuition/Continuing Education Reimbursement!
• FREE Life Insurance Policy and Short & Long-Term Disability!
• Commuter Benefits!
• PTO: 28.5 PTO /Holidays!! (3 weeks of Vacation/Sick Days + 12 Paid Holidays + 3 Paid Half Day Holidays)
• FREE Starbucks, breakfast, and lunch on-site with a variety of options!
• Competitive Dental, Vision, & Health Insurance for you AND your dependents, plus pet insurance!
• 401K: 50% potential company match on the $1 up to 6% - company pays $0.35 on the $1 up to 6% with the option to provide an additional $0.15 (which typically pays out!)

Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with accounting policies and procedures based on applicable financial reporting standards
• Review contracts, interpreting the complex financial obligations and ensuring adherence to contract terms and commitments (commissions, volume allowances, and profit splits)
• Maintain accurate monthly profit and loss statements and perform monthly review and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts and financial statements
• Prepare large volumes of monthly journal entries, payments, and reconciliations
• Collaborate with various internal departments, including Accounting, Legal, Audit, and Operations
• Create and maintain compliance checklists for contractual terms
• Seek improvements to current processes and procedures and implement new changes
• Safeguard against earnings manipulation through appropriate validation of journal entries

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (OR equivalent relevant experience)
• 1-2 years of general ledger accounting experience at a large company required
• Experience with SAP, Access, and Hyperion/Essbase preferred
• Strong customer service skills and a positive attitude required
• Ability to work well under tight deadlines required
• Proficiency in Excel required

Category Code: JN001