Staff Accountant
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Job Location:
Wilmington, DE - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
12 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
This is a remote position.
About the Firm
Our client a well-established wealth management firm with a robust in-house tax practice stemming from a large CPA firm acquisition is seeking an experienced Staff Accountant to join their professional team. This position is ideal for a hands-on accounting professional who thrives in a production-focused environment and enjoys managing multiple client engagements with precision and autonomy.
About the Role
The Staff Accountant plays a key role in managing monthly client accounting engagements from start to finish. This is a plug-and-play opportunity for an experienced professional who can independently own the monthly close process including reconciliations journal entries and financial statement preparation.
The ideal candidate has experience working within the tax/accounting space and supporting professional service businesses such as legal or medical practices.
Key Responsibilities
Manage a portfolio of monthly bookkeeping and accounting clients (up to 1520 at capacity over time).
Take each client engagement from start to finish on a monthly basis.
Perform full-cycle accounting including transaction coding bank and credit card reconciliations and general ledger maintenance.
Prepare and post adjusting journal entries and support month-end close processes.
Prepare and finalize monthly financial statements.
Review work when applicable and ensure accuracy of account classifications and reporting.
Communicate with clients as needed to gather documentation and clarify transactions (initially limited client-facing responsibility).
Utilize QuickBooks Desktop and QuickBooks Online extensively as a power user.
Requirements
57 years of accounting/bookkeeping experience preferably within a tax public accounting or client accounting services environment.
Experience working with professional service firms such as legal or medical practices preferred.
Strong understanding of general ledger accounting reconciliations adjusting journal entries and financial statement preparation.
Advanced proficiency in QuickBooks Desktop and QuickBooks Online required (power user level).
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple client deadlines.
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package and Paid Time Off (PTO).
A collaborative team-oriented environment that values autonomy precision and professional growth.
Company Industry
IT Services and IT Consulting
Key Skills
- Balance Sheet Reconciliation
- General Ledger Reconciliation
- Accounting Software
- Account Analysis
- GAAP
- QuickBooks
- Pivot tables
- General Ledger Accounting
- Accounting
- Sage
- Account Reconciliation
- Microsoft Dynamics GP
