Staff Accountant

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of ongoing transactional accounting and reconciliation tasks that drive the complete monthly closing process in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.

• Prepare and record entries for revenue deferrals, expense accruals, accrual reversals, prepaid amortization, and vendor rebate allocations.

• Classify entries with department, project, and site dimensions; attach necessary supporting documentation; submit entries for Controller approval; and maintain the archive of approved entries in SharePoint.

• Monitor closing tasks against the closing calendar and highlight any items that are at risk.

• Reconcile operational bank accounts, corporate credit cards, brokerage accounts, lines of credit, accounts receivable and payable aging, as well as prepaid, accrual, and deferred revenue accounts.

• Verify bank feeds against source statements and generate correcting entries for any fees, interest, and timing discrepancies.

• Prepare intercompany cross-charge entries, reconcile due-to/due-from balances, and assist with foreign-currency transactions and translations.

• Oversee monthly payroll allocation using ServiceNow time data and an allocation model; redistribute wages and payroll taxes to customer departments and COGS accounts.

• Ensure the distinction between billable and non-billable costs for precise customer gross margin reporting.

• Generate monthly profit & loss statements by department and conduct variance analysis against the previous three months, investigating variances exceeding 5%.

• Analyze customer gross margin to identify trends and irregularities for the Controller's review.

• Validate reporting packages, assist with budgeting and forecasting, and compile actuals and trends.

• Prepare and submit sales and use tax returns while monitoring economic nexus thresholds and registrations.

• Gather schedules and records for the external CPA firm and provide necessary documentation for audits and due diligence.

• Adhere to internal controls and document processes; identify opportunities for automation in Business Central and Power Automate.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.

• At least 4 years of progressive accounting experience, including responsibility for month-end close activities.

• Solid understanding of U.S. GAAP, particularly revenue recognition for subscription and multi-period contracts, as well as accruals and deferrals.

• A minimum of 3 years of independent experience using Dynamics 365 Business Central, focusing on general journals, batch imports of journal entries, posting, bank account reconciliations, payment reconciliation journals, dimensions, chart of accounts navigation, financial report/account schedule exports to Excel, trial balance, profit & loss statements, and balance sheets with dimension filters.

• At least 2 years of practical experience with Dynamics 365 Business Central.

• Proven accuracy under tight deadlines, with the discretion to escalate issues rather than make assumptions.

• Submissions from third-party agencies are not accepted.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and retirement plans.

• Fully remote work environment.

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