Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Compensation: $55k to $60k
Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Position Overview
Our client is seeking a detail oriented Staff Accountant to join a collaborative accounting team supporting multiple business entities and locations. This role is ideal for an accounting professional with a strong foundation in general ledger accounting, reconciliations, and month end close activities who enjoys analyzing financial data, solving problems, and partnering with operations to drive accuracy and efficiency.
Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts, including cash, accruals, prepaid expenses, and various balance sheet accounts.
• Prepare, review, and post journal entries while ensuring compliance with accounting policies and accounting standards.
• Analyze banking activity, verify deposits, and validate financial transactions through point of sale and system generated reporting.
• Provide accounting support across multiple business entities and operational locations.
• Perform intercompany reconciliations and research discrepancies related to transactions, inventory movement, and pricing variances.
• Collaborate with operations and cross functional teams to identify, investigate, and resolve accounting issues.
• Reconcile outstanding items, investigate variances, and ensure timely resolution of accounting exceptions.
• Support month end close activities, including accruals, prepaid expense accounting, account reconciliations, financial analysis, and reporting preparation.
• Review and monitor automated accounting processes, auditing system generated data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and financial integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 1 to 2 years of accounting experience within a corporate accounting or public accounting environment.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs, and data analysis functions.
• Experience working with ERP or accounting software systems. SAP experience is a plus.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize competing deadlines.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving abilities with exceptional attention to detail.
• Previous experience with intercompany accounting and/or multi entity environments is highly preferred.

Why This Opportunity?

• Hybrid work environment
• Stable Monday through Friday schedule
• Exposure to multi entity accounting operations
• Opportunity to develop expertise in general ledger accounting, intercompany accounting, and month end close processes

Pay Details: $55,000.00 to $60,000.00 per year
Search managed by: Angela Walton
Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Military connected talent encouraged to apply
To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.lhh.com/us/en/candidate-privacy
The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.