Remote Staff Accountant

Summary

Join Soligent, the largest pure play solar distributor in the Americas, as a Staff Accountant and contribute to transforming how people use energy. As a key member of our Finance department, you will take a hands-on approach to translating business information into financial statements while ensuring accuracy and completeness.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or other business field or equivalent work experience
• Proficient in Excel and Word, ERP Experience, Net Suite a plus
• Familiarity with basic business principles, corporate structures and financial statements
• Ability to review and interpret general ledger accounts
• Acute attention to detail
• Commitment to excellence and high standards
• High level of organizational skills
• Self-motivated and able to collaborate with others as well as work independently

Responsibilities

• Perform all month-end closing processes including but not limited to: opening and closing periods, recording journal entries, variance analysis, and ensuring all entries are properly recorded
• Assist in the integrity of the accounting policies and overall financial statements, including the review of accounts for discrepancies and reconciling differences
• Collaborate within the accounting team and with cross-functional teams to ensure proper accounting is in place for various transactions and entries such as: accruals, reserves, prepaid positions, fixed assets, right-of-use assets, etc
• Conduct monthly reconciliations on various types of accounts such as inventory, freight, bad debt, rebates, taxes, etc
• Support in preparing schedules, requests, and information to support internal and external audits
• Prepare intercompany reconciliations, cross charges, and elimination entries
• Responsible for running trial balances and conducting analysis to ensure GL accounts are accurate and complete
• Support cash management – working with banking information and assisting in forecasting cash positions
• Serve as backup to Senior Accountant
• Solid working knowledge of accounting principles in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Supporting the training and onboarding of new hires within the team and documenting processes
• Manage sales tax certificates within SOVOS
• Ensure fixed assets are properly accounted for in the accounting system including acquisitions, disposals, and depreciation
• Assume day-to-day accounting operations duties
• Review transactions and accounts and determine proper coding
• Ability to adhere to deadlines and shift priorities when needed
• Good communication skills and the ability to explain accounting concepts in simple language to diverse audiences

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401K
• HSA
• FSA
• Flexible PTO