Staff Accountant, CrossRef, Lynnfield, MA
Posted March 4, 2016
CrossRef – a small non-profit membership organization that operates an innovative, web-based service for cross-publisher citation linking – is looking for a detail-oriented self-starter to join the team as Staff Accountant.
The Staff Accountant will be a direct report to the Controller, indirectly to the Director of Finance and Operations who will oversee the initial 90 day evaluation period. This position requires a skill set and personality type capable of performing a broad range of duties and responsibilities with minimal supervision and a high degree of accuracy and thoroughness.
The successful candidate will possess the following:
- The ability to organize work, set priorities, follow-up and work proactively and accurately
- A strong communicator, both written and oral
- The ability to work collaboratively and at the same time be able to work independently
- A self-starter and problem solver
- Able to work in open spaces without being distracted
- Able to succeed in a fluid and flexible environment
- Be motivated, self directed and detail oriented
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the full monthly close cycle through trial balance.
- Reconcile bank accounts monthly
- Prepare and reconcile balance sheet accounts during month end close.
- Reconcile asset and liability accounts monthly
- Maintain fixed assets and depreciation records
- Prepare journal entries (prepaids and accruals)
- Act as backup for other staff (a/p and a/r)
- Experience in a multi currency environment (GBP)
- Responsible for Accounts Payable including entering invoices from vendors and processing payments
- Responsible for managing Corporate Credit Cards including reviewing and reconciling to statement monthly
- Process entries associated with biweekly payroll
- Assist with monthly and quarterly financial reporting
- Assist with audit
- Other ad hoc financial and operational projects
Qualifications:
- 5-7 years of accounting experience
- Solid experience using cloud-based/accounting applications (Intacct)
- Bachelors Degree in Accounting/Business or equivalent business experience
Please e-mail resumes to Lindsay at [email protected]