General Ledger Accountant - Hybrid, Manchester, CT

Summary

Bob's Discount Furniture is a fast-growing furniture retailer seeking a General Ledger Accountant to support its finance group. The role is responsible for monthly close activities, journal entries, reconciliations, banking, fixed asset accounting, reporting, analysis, audit support, and process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the GL team and business partners to ensure that the financial results are completed in an accurate and timely manner
• Preparation and posting of properly supported journal entries and monthly account reconciliations
• Daily banking and funding process ownership
• Key player in our fixed asset accounting system administration and capital accounting
• Report development and distribution
• Partner with the GL team to support internal needs, and also to gain exposure to departments outside of GL
• Opportunity for departmental ownership including direct relationship with business partners and their P&L results
• Help to drive an efficient fiscal close including identification and implementation of process improvements
• External audit support
• Assist with controls compliance by ensuring that accounting procedures are consistent with a strong control environment
• Data and results analysis and tie out
• Ad-hoc projects as required

Skills

• General ledger accounting
• Month-end close
• Journal entries & reconciliations
• Financial reporting & analysis
• Fixed assets
• Banking & cash management
• Internal controls & audit support
• Process improvement
• Advanced Excel
• Communication & collaboration
• Bachelor's degree in accounting
• High degree of proficiency in Microsoft Office with advanced Excel skills
• High degree of aptitude for systems
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Analytical and investigative mindset and skills
• Ability to effectively manage time and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting; advanced Excel; strong systems aptitude; analytical mindset; strong communication; ability to manage multiple priorities
• CPA
• SAP/Oracle Cloud
• Retail/manufacturing experience
• SOX knowledge
• Reporting software
• Certified Public Accountant
• Experience with fixed asset accounting
• Experience using reporting software or writing reports
• SAP and Oracle Cloud exposure/skills are a plus
• Manufacturing/retail environment experience
• Experience preparing journal entries, account reconciliations, and budget analyses
• Knowledge and experience of SOX control environment

Qualifications

Must Haves

• General ledger accounting
• Month-end close
• Journal entries & reconciliations
• Financial reporting & analysis
• Fixed assets
• Banking & cash management
• Internal controls & audit support
• Process improvement
• Advanced Excel
• Communication & collaboration
• Bachelor's degree in accounting
• High degree of proficiency in Microsoft Office with advanced Excel skills
• High degree of aptitude for systems
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Analytical and investigative mindset and skills
• Ability to effectively manage time and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting; advanced Excel; strong systems aptitude; analytical mindset; strong communication; ability to manage multiple priorities

Nice to Haves

• CPA
• SAP/Oracle Cloud
• Retail/manufacturing experience
• SOX knowledge
• Reporting software
• Certified Public Accountant
• Experience with fixed asset accounting
• Experience using reporting software or writing reports
• SAP and Oracle Cloud exposure/skills are a plus
• Manufacturing/retail environment experience
• Experience preparing journal entries, account reconciliations, and budget analyses
• Knowledge and experience of SOX control environment

Benefits

• PTO
• 401(k) match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee discounts
• Career development