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Staff Accountant, General Accounting

Location: Miami, FL
Client Type: Confidential large-scale, publicly recognized enterprise with multi-location operations
Function: General Accounting / Corporate Accounting
Work Environment: Corporate office-based role

Position Overview

A confidential national organization is seeking a Staff Accountant, General Accounting to join its accounting organization. This role will support general accounting processes and activities while helping ensure accuracy, efficiency, and compliance with U.S. GAAP.

The ideal candidate is a strong problem solver who is comfortable challenging existing processes and identifying opportunities to improve accounting efficiency, accuracy, scalability, and control. This position offers exposure to close activities, accounting operations, internal controls, audits, process improvement, automation, and cross-functional collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

The Staff Accountant will support a broad range of corporate accounting activities across general accounting and related accounting workstreams.

Responsibilities include:

• Assist with general accounting, fixed assets, leases, inventory-related accounting, accruals, and allocations processes.

• Prepare accounting transactions and maintain records while ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliance with U.S. GAAP.

• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, including preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting documentation.

• Assist in the design, maintenance, and improvement of accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls to support efficiency, accuracy, and GAAP compliance.

• Support internal and external audit requests by compiling schedules, documentation, and responses under supervision.

• Contribute to end-to-end process optimization and automation initiatives designed to improve operational efficiency, scalability, and compliance.

• Collaborate cross-functionally to support system enhancements, workflow automation, and data quality improvements.

• Build working relationships with key stakeholders and business partners, including FP&A, Procurement, Operations, Treasury, Internal Audit, and other internal teams.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.

• Master's degree preferred.

• 1–2 years of accounting experience preferred, including public accounting and/or public company experience.

• Experience in a large, complex, multi-entity or multi-location organization preferred.

• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP.

• CPA or CPA candidate preferred.

• Experience working in a SOX-compliant environment preferred.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Systems & Technical Experience

Experience with one or more of the following is preferred:

• JD Edwards EnterpriseOne

• Essbase

• Hyperion

• BlackLine

• Power BI

• Alteryx

• Agentic AI or LLM tools such as Copilot or Claude

• ERP systems, close/reporting tools, analytical tools, and other digital technologies impacting the record-to-report process

Process Improvement Experience

Preferred exposure to or familiarity with:

• Process improvement frameworks such as Lean or Six Sigma

• Accounting process automation

• Workflow optimization

• Data quality improvement

• Close-to-report process enhancement

• Digital transformation initiatives within accounting or finance

Physical / Office Requirements

This is primarily a sedentary office position. The role requires the ability to operate computer equipment, communicate effectively, bend, stoop, reach, lift, move, and carry up to 25 lbs. Finger dexterity is required.

Additional Notes

This job description outlines the general responsibilities and requirements for the position. It is not intended to be a complete listing of all duties. Responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

The employer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws.