Staff Accountant
Job Summary
A growing multi-location heavy equipment organization is seeking a Staff Accountant to join its accounting team. This is a great opportunity for an accounting professional who wants broad exposure to general ledger accounting financial reporting reconciliations and close activities while working closely with an experienced Controller.
The Staff Accountant will support accounting across multiple entities and locations with exposure to equipment sales rental parts and service operations. The role offers the opportunity to build technical accounting skills while contributing to process improvements and supporting financial decision-making across the business.
- Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts across multiple entities and locations
- Prepare journal entries accruals corrections and recurring entries
- Support monthly quarterly and year-end close processes
- Assist with financial statement preparation and management reporting
- Perform bank credit card balance sheet and other account reconciliations
- Investigate discrepancies and assist with inventory and cost-of-sales accounting
- Support AP AR audit preparation and tax compliance activities
- Maintain fixed asset records and depreciation schedules
- Partner with branch and operational teams to resolve accounting questions
- Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes accuracy and automation
- Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or related field required; equivalent relevant experience may be considered
- 3 years of progressive accounting experience
- Strong understanding of GAAP and general ledger accounting
- Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables and lookup functions
- Multi-entity or multi-location accounting experience preferred
- Heavy equipment construction equipment trucking automotive or dealership accounting experience strongly preferred
- Experience with ERP or dealership management systems is a plus
- Strong analytical organizational and problem-solving skills
- Broad accounting exposure across a complex multi-location business
- Opportunity to work directly with the Controller and expand technical accounting skills
- Exposure to multiple business lines including equipment sales rental parts and service
- Opportunity to contribute to process improvements and grow within the accounting function
Required Experience:
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About Company
GHJ is a national advisory, accounting and tax firm that partners with clients to help grow their businesses.