Staff Accountant

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

📋 Description

• Prepare and record recurring month-end close journal entries for revenue deferrals, expense accruals, accrual reversals, prepaid amortization, and vendor rebate distributions.

• Assign codes to entries with department, project, and site dimensions and attach relevant documentation in Business Central.

• Submit entries to the Controller for approval and maintain the archive of approved entries in SharePoint.

• Monitor close tasks against the close calendar and highlight any items at risk.

• Reconcile operating bank accounts, corporate credit cards, brokerage accounts, line of credit, accounts receivable and payable aging, prepaid, accrual, and deferred revenue accounts.

• Validate bank feeds against source statement exports and address any synchronization discrepancies.

• Create correcting entries and adjust accounts to achieve zero differences.

• Prepare intercompany cross-charge entries and reconcile due-to/due-from balances.

• Support transactions in foreign currencies and perform translations at approved rates.

• Manage monthly payroll allocation utilizing ServiceNow time data and an allocation model.

• Reallocate wages and payroll taxes to customer departments and COGS accounts while ensuring separation between billable and non-billable costs.

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

• Analyze gross margins by customer and report trends and anomalies to the Controller.

• Validate reporting packages, ensuring accuracy in dimensions, department mappings, corporate department gross profit, and balance sheet integrity.

• Assist with budgeting and forecasting by compiling actual figures and recognizing trends.

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

• Compile records for the external CPA firm and support federal, state, and local filings.

• Track filing deadlines and maintain records of submissions and advisor correspondence.

• Provide documentation and reconciliations for audits and due diligence processes.

• Adhere to internal controls, approval thresholds, and documentation standards.

• Document procedures and identify opportunities for automation within Business Central and Power Automate.

• Independently reconcile assigned accounts and post approved entries within 30 days.

• Manage payroll allocation and intercompany cross-charge entries within 60 days.

• Deliver monthly variance analysis and identify opportunities for close-cycle improvements within 90 days.

⛳️ 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 regarding revenue recognition for subscription and multi-period contracts, accruals, and deferrals.

• Minimum of 3 years of direct, hands-on experience working independently in Dynamics 365 Business Central with general journals, batch import of journal entries, and posting procedures.

• At least 3 years of practical experience with Business Central Bank Account Reconciliation and Payment Reconciliation Journals under Cash Management.

• Minimum of 3 years of direct experience with Business Central dimensions and dimension values.

• At least 3 years of hands-on experience with navigating the Business Central chart of accounts and exporting financial reports/account schedules to Excel.

• Minimum of 3 years of direct involvement with Business Central trial balance, P&L, and balance sheet including dimension filters.

• At least 2 years of practical experience in Dynamics 365 Business Central as previously described.

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

• Preferred: experience in IT services, consulting, software resale, or other project-based industries.

• Preferred: experience with multi-entity, multi-currency, or intercompany accounting.

• Preferred: familiarity with ServiceNow, Power BI, Power Automate, or Power Query.

• Preferred: CPA candidate or actively pursuing licensure.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and retirement options.

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• Fully remote work arrangement available from any U.S. state.