Responsibilities

• Manage accounting function including account reconciliations, journal entries, AR, AP, and Billing
• Analysis and review of company expenditures, confirming proper allocation of expenses to the various departments, and reporting to these departments as necessary
• Review transactions to ensure accounting treatment is in accordance with GAAP and company policies and procedures
• Analyze billing transactions to ensure proper allocation of revenue recognition policies
• Review general ledger accounts and making all necessary journal entries including posting monthly, quarterly, and yearly accruals
• Assist in building financial statements including balance sheet, income statement, and changes in financial position, as well as budget variance analysis
• Assist in the design and preparation of budgets for review by management
• Prepare year-end schedules for the annual tax returns
• Look for ways to improve upon accounting processes and procedures

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting; CPA preferred
• 3-5 years (Staff Accountant), or 5-8 (Sr Accountant) years in accounting or auditing; public accounting experience preferred
• Team player with a positive attitude towards contributing and learning
• Thorough knowledge and experience in the areas of financial statement preparation, GAAP, and revenue recognition
• Strong verbal/written communication skills
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to work well independently and in a team environment
• Self starter, quick learner, and ability to multitask on a regular basis
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills and deadline driven
• Capacity to thrive in a fast-paced environment

Preferred

• Note: We know that excellent candidates can have all sorts of backgrounds and experiences, so please don’t hesitate to apply even if you don’t meet 100% of the listed requirements. And check out our blog post to learn more about inclusion at BenchPrep in the Engineering team.

Benefits

• Life at BenchPrep: We work at BenchPrep because we’re dedicated to the mission, and each day we have an opportunity to be challenged and learn. We work hard and have lots of fun. Culture is our lifeline at BenchPrep. We celebrate our people, both professionally and personally. We care about learning so much that we offer employees $1,200 annually to develop their skills so they can continue to operate everyday with new skills.
• we offer employees $1,200 annually to develop their skills so they can continue to operate everyday with new skills
• medical and ancillary benefits
• potential for yearly bonus
• stipends for work-from-home expenses
• flexible paid time off (our version of unlimited PTO)
• annual professional development stipend dollars
• competitive base salary