Staff Accountant
THE COMPANY
Secretariat is your source for independent expert advisory services. Secretariat specializes in international arbitration, general commercial arbitration/litigation, forensic accounting, economic damages, construction, and government contracting. Secretariat’s experts maintain integrity, quality, and objectivity when solving complex disputes, delivering detailed analyses, and articulating meaningful results in a clear and concise manner.
We are looking for a Staff Accountant to join our rapidly growing international firm. The Staff Accountant supports the month-end close process, account reconciliations, and day-to-day accounting operations. This role ensures accurate and timely financial information by preparing journal entries, analyzing variances, maintaining schedules, and assisting with audits. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, proactive, and eager to grow in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Month-End Close
- Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, amortization, and reclasses.
- Reconcile key balance sheet accounts (cash, AR, AP, fixed assets, accruals).
- Assist in P&L variance analysis and prepare supporting schedules.
- Ensure all close tasks are completed in accordance with the internal calendar.
Daily Cash Reconciliation
- Reconcile bank accounts to cash ledgers
- Review bank deposits, withdrawals and record ad-hoc transactions as needed
- Follow-up on outstanding items and communicate discrepancies or undocumented transactions with the appropriate team
Tax Reconciliation
- Organize customer and supplier invoices and collaborate with Tax Manager for filing
- Reconcile monthly/ quarterly tax filings by tying tax files to ledger accounts
- Investigate and report discrepancies between filings and ledger accounts
Audit Support
- Assist with year-end financial audit requests
- Help ensure adherence to internal controls and company accounting policies.
Process Improvement & Cross-Functional Support
- Identify opportunities to streamline workflows and improve accuracy.
- Partner with Operations, Billing, FP&A, and HR on accounting inquiries.
- Help implement new systems, processes, or automations as the business scales.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 1+ year of previous job experience in accounting
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field
- Strong understanding of GAAP principles
- Intermediate experience with proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office Suite
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
- Ability to work in a team setting, both in person and remotely
- Organizational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent time management skills with an ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to function well in a high-paced and adapt to shifting priorities
- Ownership mentality and willingness to take initiative
- Analytical mindset with a process-improvement orientation
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Public accounting audit background
- Experience with Workday and/or other ERP systems
- Experience with multiple currencies and translations
- CPA or CPA-track coursework