General Ledger Accountant

Preferred Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field required. 

• 2–5 years of general accounting or GL accounting experience preferred. 

• Strong understanding of general ledger accounting, bank reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations. 

• Knowledge of GAAP and internal control concepts. 

• Experience with Microsoft Great Plains of Microsoft Dynamic 365 preferred. 

• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and data analysis. 

• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills. 

• High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines. 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. 

Qualifications

Position Summary 

The General Ledger Accountant is responsible for maintaining the accuracy and integrity of the company’s general ledger and supporting the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes. This role performs account reconciliations, bank reconciliations, prepares journal entries, analyzes financial results, and helps ensure compliance with internal controls, accounting policies, and GAAP. The position also manages the company employee reimbursement policy.

Key Responsibilities 

• Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, reclasses, prepaids, and recurring entries. 

• Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts on a monthly basis. 

• Perform monthly bank reconciliations and investigate and resolve reconciling items in a timely manner. 

• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting. 

• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and clear outstanding items. 

• Analyze P&L and balance sheet fluctuations and provide clear variance explanations. 

• Review transaction activity for accuracy, completeness, and proper coding. 

• Manage the company employee reimbursement policy, including review, processing, compliance, and issue resolution. 

• Ensure employee reimbursements are processed in accordance with company policy and supporting documentation requirements. 

• Partner with Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Fixed Assets, and other departments to resolve accounting issues. 

• Assist in the preparation of financial statements, management reports, and supporting schedules. 

• Support internal and external audit requests by preparing schedules, documentation, and explanations. 

• Help maintain compliance with GAAP, company policies, and internal control requirements. 

• Identify process improvement opportunities and support automation or AI implementations and standardization initiatives. 

• Assist with special projects, ad hoc reporting, and other accounting initiatives as needed.