Senior Staff Accountant- GL

Toole Design Group in Silver Spring, MD is looking to hire an experienced and talented full-time Senior Staff Accountant- GL Focus. Do you possess proven expertise in balance sheet account reconciliation, financial reporting and closing procedures? Do you thrive in an environment that is fast-paced and appreciate a business model that has proven to be extremely successful? Do you enjoy being part of a dynamic team of co-workers to support a growing company that is focused on making communities healthier? Would you like to work for a firm that is committed to the well-being of its employees? If so, please consider joining our Silver Spring team.

This Senior Staff Accountant position with a focus on maintaining the general ledger and account reconciliation earns a competitive salary and great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, a health savings account (HSA), and a flexible spending account (FSA). We practice what we preach and ensure that our employees also have access to transportation by providing them with financial incentives to bike, walk, or use transit for a better quality of life.

About Toole Design

Toole Design is the leading engineering, planning, and landscape architecture firm specializing in multimodal transportation. Since our start in 2003 as a single office in Maryland, we have expanded throughout the United States and Canada. Our talented team of planners, landscape architects and engineers are committed to delivering quality work that meets the needs of all people, regardless of age, ability, race or gender. We have been named a "best firm to work for" and have one of the lowest staff turnover rates in the industry.

Every project our employees deliver directly and positively affects our communities. We are industry-leading experts, and we work hard to encourage a collaborative and team-oriented environment.

A Day in the Life of a Senior Staff Accountant

You will perform GL account reconciliations in the ERP system, maintain and balance the general ledger with attention to detail. You will prepare monthly balance sheet account schedules and perform account trend analysis. You will ensure the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying and entering transactions and resolving any variances. You will assist with month-end and year-end closing and schedules as well as support financial reporting. The department will look to you to suggest ways to streamline and document processes. The team relies on your help to ensure the financial health of the company and you get to work on a team that is diverse, dynamic, supportive, and talented.

Qualifications of a Senior Staff Accountant:

• A degree in accounting, or accounting knowledge and experience in lieu of a degree
• 7+ years of accounting experience including balance sheet account reconciliation
• Experience working with government contracts (state, local, federal) in a job cost environment
• Skill in identifying, analyzing, and resolving account variances
• Proficiency with month-end and year-end closing processes
• Experience with financial reporting
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including intermediate to advanced Excel skills
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and federal acquisition regulations
• Strong attention to detail

You'll be great here if:

• Analysis is your middle name
• You have experience with Deltek Vantagepoint and/or Vision or other large ERP systems
• You enjoy collaborating and providing great internal and external customer service
• You know your way around a spreadsheet and love bringing order to chaos
• You enjoy finding more efficient ways to get things done and bringing those ideas to the table
• You thrive at multitasking
• You deliver high-quality work on time

Work Schedule for a Senior Staff Accountant

This full-time position typically works a schedule of 40 hours a week. This position will work a hybrid schedule of 3 days a week in the office with the flexibility to work from home 2 days a week. We provide employees with the flexibility and necessary equipment to work from home. The Silver Spring office of Toole Design is our corporate headquarters. We are conveniently located just outside of Washington DC in downtown Silver Spring, two blocks from the Silv