[Hiring] Staff Accountant @BerryDunn

Role Description

BerryDunn is seeking a Staff Accountant to join our Outsourced Accounting Services Practice Group. You will handle multiple client engagements at any one time and will perform duties such as:

• Preparing and compiling financial statement engagements
• Full scope general ledger processing including:
  • Payables/receivables processing
  • Bank reconciliations
  • Recording bank and credit card activity
  • Vendor inquiries
  • Processing deposits
  • Recording journal entries
• Month end/quarter end closing procedures on multiple clients
• Receiving hands-on guidance from senior, manager, or principal in charge of the engagement
• Extensive internal and external training on technical and soft skills, teamwork, and the firm’s systems, operations, and relationships
• Demonstrating flexibility and a willingness to seek out advice
• Exhibiting ambition for learning

The position can be located physically in our Waltham, MA, Portland, ME, Bangor, ME or Manchester, NH offices or remotely.

Travel Expectations: This role requires minimal travel, less than 10% per year.

Qualifications

• Minimum BA/BS degree in Accounting
• Full cycle accounting experience
• Team player with a positive approach
• Strong computer skills
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills required
• Ability to multi-task and manage multiple ongoing assignments
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Requirements

• Perform attestation work including compilation and preparing financial statement engagements
• Perform month end/quarter end closes for multiple client engagements, including maintenance of prepaids, accruals, depreciation, and other GAAP accounting adjustments
• Assist our professional team in preparing GAAP work papers, trial balances
• Process payables for multiple clients and produce payable reports/checks with approval
• Process/maintain receivables for multiple clients and make deposits
• Record bank and credit card transactional activity in various accounting software packages
• Perform bank reconciliations and maintain/monitor cash balances
• Know and understand the reason for the firm's policies and procedures
• Establish effective work schedules
• Build and nurture strong working relationships with clients
• Work as an effective team member to complete project components and assignment tasks
• Actively participate in meetings as a member of the outsourced accounting team

Benefits

• Access to benefits that go beyond what’s expected to support physical, mental, career, social, and financial well-being