Staff Accountant

Job Summary: We are seeking an experienced, detail-oriented accountant to join our accounting team. In this role, you will have ownership over financial reconciliations, balance sheet and income statement as well as revenue project tracking. You will be responsible for high level of attention to detail, working closely with the operations team and creating monthly reports.

Essential Core Duties and Responsibilities

• Monthly Close Activities:

• Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals and prepaid expenses.

• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations.

• Prepare and maintain GL workpapers.

• Revenue and Project Tracking:

• Track project revenue recognition against budgets and timelines.

• Collaborate with project managers to ensure accurate project costing and reporting.

• Audit Support:

• • Assist with the financial audit, including providing supporting documentation and preparing audit workpapers.

• Cross-Office Collaboration:

• • Work closely with colleagues across offices (California, Pennsylvania, and Cambridge, UK) to ensure financial processes are consistent and aligned.

• Special Projects:

• • Support ad hoc financial projects and process improvement initiatives.

• Prepare and analyze financial statements, reports, budgets, metrics, and capital requirements

• Support month-end and year-end close processes

• Ensure compliance with GAAP accounting standards and financial regulations

• Continuously analyze financial data to provide recommendations driving profits, reducing costs, and guiding executive strategic decisions

Successful candidates possess:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required

• 2+ years experience in corporate accounting roles. Experience working rapid-growth companies preferred

• Excellent technical knowledge of GAAP standards, financial analysis, reporting, budgeting, and modeling

• Ability to operate independently to build department and controls from ground up

• Outstanding communication skills to liaise across company and externally

• Natural business sense and acumen to guide profitable decision-making