Senior Staff Accountant

Description

Job Summary:

The Senior Staff Accountant is a key contributor to the monthly close process and overall financial integrity of the organization. This role is responsible for managing and reconciling a broad portfolio of balance sheet accounts; including prepaid assets, fixed assets, construction-in-progress, inventory, intercompany activity, and debt, while ensuring that all P&L impacts are properly recorded and reviewed. 

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Prepaid Assets

• Create, post, and review prepaid asset journal entries on a monthly basis
• Maintain the prepaid amortization schedule, ensuring accuracy and completeness
• Analyze P&L impact of prepaid amortization and investigate variances
• Reconcile prepaid asset accounts and support balance sheet review

Fixed Assets & Construction-in-Progress (CIP)

• Create, post, and review fixed asset and CIP journal entries
• Maintain the fixed asset subledger, including additions, disposals, and transfers
• Manage depreciation schedules and ensure accurate P&L recognition
• Monitor CIP balances and facilitate timely capitalization upon project completion
• Reconcile fixed asset and CIP accounts to the general ledger monthly

Car Wash Inventory & Liabilities

• Code and record inventory and related liability transactions as systems and processes are developed and improved
• Partner with operations and IT to establish accounting workflows for inventory management
• Reconcile inventory balances and investigate discrepancies
• Support the buildout of internal controls around the inventory accounting cycle

Other Balance Sheet Accounts

• Own the reconciliation of assigned balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis
• Identify and resolve reconciling items promptly, escalating issues as appropriate
• Prepare and maintain reconciliation workpapers in accordance with internal standards
• Support month-end close by meeting established deadlines and deliverables

Requirements

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• 3–6 years of progressive accounting experience; public accounting background a plus.
• Experience with account reconciliation software or close management tools a plus.
• Strong working knowledge of GAAP, particularly related to fixed assets, prepaids, and intercompany transactions.
• Proficiency in ERP systems (e.g. Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, Oracle or similar).
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and reconciliation tools.
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Detail-oriented, self-directed, and capable of managing complex reconciliations in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Expectations

1. Support the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process
2. Prepare audit-ready workpapers and respond to internal and external auditor requests
3. Identify process improvement opportunities and contribute to accounting policy development
4. Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, and FP&A teams
5. Maintain compliance with GAAP and internal accounting policies
6. Assist with special projects and ad hoc reporting as assigned by management

Job Environment:

This role is primarily performed in a professional office environment and requires routine use of standard office equipment such as a computer, keyboard, mouse, telephone, and office productivity software. The position may be performed in a hybrid or remote setting, depending on business needs. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:

• Sit for extended periods of time
• Use hands and fingers to operate a computer and other office equipment
• Communicate verbally and in writing with internal and external stakeholders
• Visually review financial data, reports, and electronic documentation

The employee may occasionally be required to:

• Stand or walk within the office
• Lift or move materials weighing up to 10 pounds

Compensation:

Salary is based on a range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills,