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Staff Accountant

  • NEW YORK, NY, United States

$80,000 to $90,000 USD / year

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Job details

Pay
$80,000 to $90,000 USD / year
Experience
5+ years experience
Posting language
English
Posted

Original job description

You will be responsible for day-to-day accounting operations and supports period-end close activities across multiple entities/locations. This role manages the full accounts payable cycle, performs bank reconciliations, supports accounts receivable collections, processes payroll and related accounting entries, and ensures accurate monthly/quarterly/yearly compliance filings and payments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Accounts Payable: Manage vendor setup/maintenance, invoice entry, payments and related operational workflows.
  • Banking & Reconciliations: Bank reconciliations and maintain bank statement files; support cash controls (petty cash by corporate/location) and short-term cash position reporting.
  • Accounts Receivable: Prepare statements and execute collections follow-ups (progressive letter sequence and court case setup/execution where applicable).
  • Payroll Accounting Support: Execute payroll processes and post related accounting entries (401(k) entry/upload, GL uploads), including disability/PFL reconciliations.
  • Sales/Business Tax Compliance: Prepare and file sales tax items and manage periodic business tax tasks (e.g., quarterly filings and payments such as UBT/PTET-related items).
  • Month-End Close: Prepare month-end accruals, record prepaid imports, allocate credit card fees, process expense reimbursements, and maintain month-end documentation/schedules.
  • Year-End/Annual Compliance: Execute year-end 1099 processes; manage upload of 401(k) nondiscrimination testing and required filings (e.g., Form 5500).
  • Systems & Finance Ops Support: Maintain payment platforms and transaction tools (e.g., PayPal, Clover) including investigation and correction of charging/payment gateway issues; support PCI compliance scans.
  • Special Projects / Ad Hoc Administration: Manage sub-lease invoicing/accounting, class registrant tracking, and trademark renewals/applications as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualifications

  • 5+ years experience
  • Ability to accurately and timely process compliance filings, AP, reconciliations, and close entries
  • Operate independently, be reliable and communicate effectively
  • Be well-organized
  • Ability to adapt and think outside the box
  • Love dogs
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Skills

  • Accounts payable
  • Accounts receivable
  • Account reconciliation
  • Reporting
  • Payroll
  • Accounting entries
  • Sales
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Month-end close
  • Documentation
  • PayPal

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