Staff Accountant

## Description

You will be responsible for day-to-day accounting operations and supports period-end close activities across multiple entities/locations. This role manages the full accounts payable cycle, performs bank reconciliations, supports accounts receivable collections, processes payroll and related accounting entries, and ensures accurate monthly/quarterly/yearly compliance filings and payments.

**Key Responsibilities**

• **Accounts Payable:** Manage vendor setup/maintenance, invoice entry, payments and related operational workflows.
• **Banking & Reconciliations:** Bank reconciliations and maintain bank statement files; support cash controls (petty cash by corporate/location) and short-term cash position reporting.
• **Accounts Receivable:** Prepare statements and execute collections follow-ups (progressive letter sequence and court case setup/execution where applicable).
• **Payroll Accounting Support:** Execute payroll processes and post related accounting entries (401(k) entry/upload, GL uploads), including disability/PFL reconciliations.
• **Sales/Business Tax Compliance:** Prepare and file sales tax items and manage periodic business tax tasks (e.g., quarterly filings and payments such as UBT/PTET-related items).
• **Month-End Close:** Prepare month-end accruals, record prepaid imports, allocate credit card fees, process expense reimbursements, and maintain month-end documentation/schedules.
• **Year-End/Annual Compliance:** Execute year-end 1099 processes; manage upload of 401(k) nondiscrimination testing and required filings (e.g., Form 5500).
• **Systems & Finance Ops Support:** Maintain payment platforms and transaction tools (e.g., PayPal, Clover) including investigation and correction of charging/payment gateway issues; support PCI compliance scans.
• **Special Projects / Ad Hoc Administration:** Manage sub-lease invoicing/accounting, class registrant tracking, and trademark renewals/applications as assigned.

## Qualifications
**Qualifications**

• 5+ years experience
• Ability to accurately and timely process compliance filings, AP, reconciliations, and close entries
• Operate independently, be reliable and communicate effectively
• Be well-organized
• Ability to adapt and think outside the box
• Love dogs