Staff Accountant

Summary

Naviant partners with organizations to reimagine work through industry expertise, intelligent technology, automation, AI, and data. The Staff Accountant will manage assigned reconciliations, journal entries, and close activities while developing expertise in payroll, revenue accounting, sales tax support, and ARR reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develop a strong working knowledge of Naviant’s chart of accounts, close calendar, and accounting systems, including Accounting Seed and Salesforce
• Learn assigned reconciliation and journal entry processes, including accruals, prepaids, and payroll entries
• Build relationships with the Accounting Supervisor, payroll team, and cross-functional finance stakeholders
• Shadow month-end close activities to understand deadlines, review procedures, and reporting requirements
• Establish credibility through accuracy, organization, and clear communication
• Independently prepare assigned journal entries, bank and balance-sheet reconciliations, and supporting schedules. Investigate differences and follow up on outstanding items
• Complete assigned monthly close activities and related reporting by established deadlines
• Begin payroll training to learn company procedures for handling employee changes, deductions, and reimbursements under management review
• Support sales and use tax activities through Avalara, including gathering information and making approved jurisdiction and tax code updates
• Provide backup support for routine cash, accounts payable, and accounts receivable activities as needed
• Take ownership of assigned revenue and cost accruals, deferred-revenue schedules, and related entries with increasing independence while following established review procedures
• Independently perform assigned payroll preparation and processing, including US and Canadian payroll accounting entries and reconciliations
• Support ARR rollforwards, investigate changes, and progress toward ownership of assigned reporting components
• Maintain organized supporting documentation and contribute to audit and information requests, including payroll and benefit-related audit support
• Use company-approved automation and AI tools, with appropriate review, to document procedures and improve accounting workflows
• Participate in cross-training and contribute to accounting projects, system updates, and process improvements

Skills

• Hands-on experience preparing journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and prepaids within established close deadlines
• Working knowledge of GAAP and strong reconciliation skills, with the ability to investigate differences and follow up on outstanding items
• Comfortable supporting monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities, and providing backup for routine cash, accounts payable, and accounts receivable activities as needed
• Willingness to learn company payroll procedures, including employee changes, deductions, reimbursements, and US and Canadian payroll accounting entries, subject to management review
• Able to maintain confidentiality while addressing employee payroll questions and reconciling related general ledger accounts
• Experience with, or aptitude for, revenue and cost accruals and deferred-revenue schedules
• Able to support ARR rollforwards, investigate changes, and progress toward ownership of assigned reporting components as trained
• Experience with, or exposure to, sales and use tax activities and state or local registrations
• Comfortable using tools such as Avalara to gather information, monitor filing calendars and notices, and make approved updates to jurisdictions, tax codes, and company information under supervision
• Proficient in Excel and familiar with accounting systems
• Self-starter who takes responsibility for assigned work, maintains organized documentation, follows established review procedures, and communicates issues that require review
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines
• Employees must reside in the U.S. and be authorized to work in the U.S
• Sponsorship is not provided
• Experience with Accounting Seed or Salesforce is helpful but not required

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Hands-on experience preparing journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and prepaids within established close deadlines
• Working knowledge of GAAP and strong reconciliation skills, with the ability to investigate differences and follow up on outstanding items
• Comfortable supporting monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities, and providing backup for routine cash, accounts payable, and accounts receivable activities as needed
• Willingness to learn company payroll procedures, including employee changes, deductions, reimbursements, and US and Canadian payroll accounting entries, subject to management review
• Able to maintain confidentiality while addressing employee payroll questions and reconciling related general ledger accounts
• Experience with, or aptitude for, revenue and cost accruals and deferred-revenue schedules
• Able to support ARR rollforwards, investigate changes, and progress toward ownership of assigned reporting components as trained
• Experience with, or exposure to, sales and use tax activities and state or local registrations
• Comfortable using tools such as Avalara to gather information, monitor filing calendars and notices, and make approved updates to jurisdictions, tax codes, and company information under supervision
• Proficient in Excel and familiar with accounting systems
• Self-starter who takes responsibility for assigned work, maintains organized documentation, follows established review procedures, and communicates issues that require review
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines
• Employees must reside in the U.S. and be authorized to work in the U.S
• Sponsorship is not provided

Nice to Haves

• Experience with Accounting Seed or Salesforce is helpful but not required

Benefits

• Fully remote work arrangement
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Employer-paid disability and life coverage
• 401(k) and match program
• Generous paid time off
• Flexible spending plans and dependent care
• Monthly home office allowance
• Volunteer time off
• Charitable giving program
• Lifestyle spending account
• Employee assistance program
• Parent program
• Wellness initiatives
• Virtual gatherings
• Employee discount program
• Annual in-person celebration week