Location
Fremont, CA | United States
Job description
Accountant Consultant responsibilities for clients include:
Performs general accounting operations and ensures integrity of financial information, as directed by the Accounting Manager or Controller.
Job Description
The Accountant Consultant is part of the Advisory Services team with responsibilities including processing accounting transactions such as cash receipts, account payable, fixed asset transactions, and expense accruals, reconciling account balances and bank statements, maintaining general ledger, and preparing journal entries.
We are looking for 5 years’ operational accounting experience, preferably with public companies or large private companies. Consulting experience is a big plus.
Responsibilities:
- Process accounting transactions (accounts payable, vendor payments, expense reports, cash receipts, fixed assets, payroll, accounts receivable, general ledger)
- Ensure proper supporting documentation for transactions processed.
- Ensure adherence to accounting policies.
- Account reconciliations accurately by deadlines
- Process month-end and year-end close process
- Ensure compliance with GAAP principles.
Requirements
Required skills and experience:
- Degree in accounting or finance [or work experience equivalent]
- 5+ years as an Accountant in a public company
- Proficiency in accounting software - For example, NetSuite, SAP, Oracle.
- MS Excel proficient including VLOOKUP’s, Pivot Tables (Macros a plus)
- Thorough knowledge of GAAP and other accounting standards
Desired skills and experience:
- Operational accounting
- Preferred industry experience includes Technology, FinTech, eCommerce, Software, Hardware, SaaS, Manufacturing, Life Science, Pharma, and Medical Device.
Other Skills:
- Deadline driven with a strong attention to detail.
- Proven ability to meet deadlines on a consistent basis.
- Pro-active communication
- Demonstrated ability to produce accurate work.
- Proactively seek feedback to improve skills.
- Effective in a team environment, collaborative and receptive to feedback
- Proven ability to multi-task
- Understand business processes.
- Ability to work independently.
- Nimble, adaptable, flexible and the ability to prioritize in dynamic environments.
- Drive the relationship with the client.
- Ability to pivot and roll up sleeves when needed.
- Understand client strategies.
- Able to understand and interpret data.
What makes a great consultant?
- Pro-active communication
- Pragmatic
- Flexible and adaptable
- Strong sound judgement
- Listening skills
- Able to pivot and prioritize in a changing environment.
Accepting applicants seeking Remote, onsite (on-site) or hybrid work environments.
$45 - $75/hr DOE
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