• Location: Boston MA
• Type: Perm
• Job #26097

Company Overview:
A private equity firm is hiring a Staff Accountant for their Boston office. The role will support the accounting and financial operations of the management company.

Job Responsibilities:

• Prepare and review general journal entries, cash journal entries, accruals, and adjusting entries for the operating company and its subsidiaries.
• Maintain general ledgers, including reconciliations, supporting schedules, trial balances, capital account schedules, and monthly and quarterly close deliverables.
• Support the quarterly and annual close process, financial statement preparation, year-end audit, and tax processes.
• Prepare quarterly portfolio company invoices, employee billing, and selected accounts receivable activity.
• Support accounts payable processing and expense workflows, including Concur-related administration and reporting.
• Own bank reconciliations, fixed asset accounting, depreciation schedules, prepaid and accrual schedules, and other recurring balance sheet reconciliations.
• Coordinate audit support and prepare schedules for year-end audits.
• Partner with the broader finance team on complex transactions, ad hoc analyses, and special projects.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes, strengthen internal controls, improve documentation, and reduce manual work.
• Leverage Excel, ERP systems, workflow tools, and AI-enabled solutions to improve accuracy, accelerate close, and enhance reporting.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• 2+ years of accounting experience in an accounting/bookkeeping role for a US-based multi-jurisdictional operating company.
• Strong working knowledge of general ledger accounting, month-end close, reconciliations, and financial statement support.
• Experience supporting audit and tax processes.
• Strong systems aptitude, ideally with experience in NetSuite or similar ERP solutions.
• Advanced Excel skills, including complex formulas, data validation, reconciliations, and building efficient templates and schedules.

Compensation:
Salary: $75,000 – $85,000, Plus Bonus