Junior Accountant (General Ledger)

Advisory services include transaction due diligence, valuation, forensic accounting and IT risk. Since 2006, the firm has grown through mergers with regional CPA practices. Busy season means 55-hour weeks from February through April 15, and summers are lighter.

Role overview:

Looking for a Junior Accountant (General Ledger) who wants to stay somewhere for a while. We are looking for an accountant who likes clean reconciliations and asks why a number moved. This is an in-person role at our Bethesda location.

Duties:

• Reconcile balance sheet accounts, including cash, fixed assets and accrued liabilities.
• Maintain the general ledger in NetSuite or Sage Intacct.
• Support sales and use tax filings and 1099 preparation.
• Track prepaid expenses and amortization schedules.
• Clean up legacy account balances that do not tie out.
• Process intercompany transactions and eliminations across three entities.
• Prepare and post monthly journal entries for accruals, prepaids and allocations.

Minimum qualifications:

• 1-2 years of general ledger or public accounting experience.
• Solid understanding of US GAAP and accrual accounting.
• Hands-on with NetSuite, Sage Intacct, QuickBooks Online or another ERP.
• Available for extra hours at month-end and year-end.
• Strong Excel: XLOOKUP or VLOOKUP, pivot tables, SUMIFS.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
• Comfortable explaining numbers to non-accountants.

Preferred qualifications:

• Public accounting audit background.
• ASC 842 lease accounting.
• CPA or CPA-eligible.
• Power BI or Tableau.

Salary range: $72,000-$93,000 a year

What we offer:

• Health, dental and vision coverage starting on day one.
• 401(k) with 4% match.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Dental insurance.

This position requires a background check.

We review applications on a rolling basis.

Start: Immediately.

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