Trainee Accountant, Remote

Small business owners and physicians make up a large share of the client list. Bear Creek Wealth Management is a fee-only advisory practice with two advisors, a paraplanner and an office manager. Licensing exams (SIE, Series 7, Series 66) are paid for, with study time during work hours.

Looking for a Trainee Accountant, Remote who wants to stay somewhere for a while. Expect extra hours during year-end close and audit fieldwork in January and February. The company is based in Elgin, the US. The team is distributed across several countries. Employment is through our payroll partner in South Africa. Salary is paid monthly in local currency. You will need at least 4 hours of overlap with US Central time.

Your responsibilities:

• Reconcile balance sheet accounts, including cash, fixed assets and accrued liabilities.
• Track prepaid expenses and amortization schedules.
• Investigate P&L variances and explain them to the Controller.
• Record fixed asset additions and run monthly depreciation.
• Maintain the general ledger in NetSuite or Sage Intacct.
• Review AP and AR agings for accuracy and cutoff.

Required qualifications:

• 1-2 years of general ledger or public accounting experience.
• Strong Excel: XLOOKUP or VLOOKUP, pivot tables, SUMIFS.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
• Experience with month-end close and balance sheet reconciliations.

Pay and benefits:

Salary range: R29,000 - R34,000 a month

• Flexible hours.
• 24 days paid time off.
• Co-working space stipend.
• Wellness allowance.
• Health insurance through our employer-of-record partner.
• Annual team retreat.
• Public holidays observed per your country.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Bear Creek Wealth Management.