Accountant, General Ledger

Institutional clients include pension funds, endowments and insurance companies. Regulatory oversight is constant, and the compliance department is one of the largest in the company.

Position summary

Thistleworth closes the books in eight business days. You will own a set of balance sheet accounts and the entries that hit them. The Accountant, General Ledger handles month-end close tasks, journal entries and account reconciliations for a multi-entity company. Hybrid, with three days a week in our Detroit office.

In this role you will

• Clean up legacy account balances that do not tie out.
• Assist with year-end audit requests and prepare supporting schedules.
• Process intercompany transactions and eliminations across three entities.
• Maintain the general ledger in NetSuite or Sage Intacct.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts, including cash, fixed assets and accrued liabilities.
• Calculate and book revenue under ASC 606 for standard contracts.

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of general ledger or public accounting experience.
• Comfortable explaining numbers to non-accountants.
• Solid understanding of US GAAP and accrual accounting.
• Experience with month-end close and balance sheet reconciliations.

Preferred

• FloQast or BlackLine experience.
• Power BI or Tableau.
• CPA or CPA-eligible.

Salary range: $74,000 - $85,000 a year

Pay and benefits

• Health savings account (HSA) with employer contribution.
• 401(k) with a 100% match up to 5%.
• Paid parental leave.

Thistleworth provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants.

Interview process: a phone call, a meeting with the hiring manager, and a final conversation with the team.

Start: Within 30 days.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Thistleworth.