GL Accountant

FocusKPI is looking for a GL Accountant to join one of our clients, a high-tech SaaS company. 

As a GL Accountant, you will be a key member of the  GL Consolidation team. You will be focused on playing a key role in supporting critical areas of the month-end close process, including accruals, payroll accounting, lease accounting, and account reconciliations. You’ll help ensure timely and accurate financial reporting by preparing journal entries, maintaining schedules, and assisting with variance analysis and audits. This role offers exposure to accounting areas such as ASC 842, and collaboration with teams like FP&A and Payroll. You’ll gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and build a strong foundation for a long-term career in corporate accounting. You’ll have the opportunity to grow your skills and contribute to impactful work.

Work Location: Remote - anywhere in the US
Duration: 12-month contract
Pay Range: $25/hr to $30/hr

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with FP&A to record accruals and reclasses supporting forecast accuracy and reporting integrity
• Process payroll-related journal entries, including 401(k) contributions and payroll cash entries
• Maintain and execute auto-reversing entries to streamline the monthly close process.
• Account for finance lease inception entries and ASC 842 operating and sublease accounting, ensuring compliance with US GAAP.
• Perform payroll reconciliations and accrual reconciliations to maintain ledger accuracy and support audit readiness.
• Prepare and explain quarterly balance sheet flux analyses to provide insight into key account movements.
• Ensure compliance with policies and procedures
• Gather schedules for external auditors for the financial statement audit process
• Assist with special projects as needed

Qualifications:

• 3-4 years of experience in accounting with full-cycle monthly close processes and reconciliation preparation
• Experience with accruals and payroll accounting, and a deep understanding of US GAAP
• Problem solver with strong analytical skills and can navigate changing priorities and ambiguity with a proactive, solution-oriented mindset
• Effective communicator who is comfortable using a multiple mediums to collaborate
• Detail-oriented team player with good organizational skills, who is motivated to succeed in a remote environment
• Execution-focused, with the ability to take individual responsibility for delivering quality work in a timely manner
• Proficiency in Excel is mandatory;
• Experience in the tech industry 
• Familiarity with ASC 842 Accounting and Oracle Cloud

Thank you!

FocusKPI Hiring Team

Founded in 2010, FocusKPI, Inc. (FocusKPI) is a data science and technology firm specializing in predictive analytics practice and methodologies. FocusKPI is a US company headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, with an East Coast office in Boston, Massachusetts.

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