Trainee Accountant

A bit about us

Founded in 1991 by an advisor who left a large brokerage to go independent. Family owned and operated since 1991. Most staff have been with the firm for more than eight years.

Job summary

Southwest Lending has an opening for a Trainee Accountant. We are looking for an accountant who likes clean reconciliations and asks why a number moved. Our headquarters is in Newport News, and about a third of the team works remotely from other countries. We engage team members in India as full-time contractors. Most of our contractors have been with us for more than two years. Expect to work a schedule that overlaps with US Eastern business hours until about noon ET.

Your responsibilities

• Document close procedures and keep the close checklist current
• Help FP&A with actuals and variance data for budget reviews
• Record fixed asset additions and run monthly depreciation
• Assist with year-end audit requests and prepare supporting schedules
• Prepare and post monthly journal entries for accruals, prepaids and allocations
• Maintain the general ledger in NetSuite or Sage Intacct
• Review AP and AR agings for accuracy and cutoff

What we're looking for

• 1+ years of general ledger or public accounting experience
• Hands-on with NetSuite, Sage Intacct, QuickBooks Online or another ERP
• Comfortable explaining numbers to non-accountants
• Experience with month-end close and balance sheet reconciliations
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

What we offer

• Paid in USD
• Paid time off
• Long-term engagement
• Annual rate review

Duration: 9 months. Start: Immediately.

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