Staff Accountant

$55,000 - $65,000/Yr

PLACE - Bellingham, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Bellingham, WA

Real Estate

About the position

PLACE is looking to hire a Senior Accountant to join our growing accounting team. This accountant will be responsible for creating financial statements and providing accounting services for several real estate sales companies located across the US and Canada.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily accounting operations to assure the accurate and timely preparation of financial statements
• Prepare monthly financial statements for multiple entities
• Draft and book journal entries
• Coordinate the routine daily work of Accounting Assistants including responding to questions, reviewing their work, and guiding training
• Collaborate with business partners to ensure smooth financial statement preparation
• Opportunities to develop specialties within the accounting department

Requirements

• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize workload to stay on schedule, meeting tight organizational deadlines
• Complete month end close independently
• Able to demonstrate attention to detail and good record keeping
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) and Google Suite (Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets)
• NetSuite experience a plus
• Team player who can collaborate with other teams in the organization
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, with the ability to clearly communicate issues to all levels of management
• Bachelor's degree in accounting preferred, associate degree in accounting with several years hands on general accounting experience will be considered
• 5+ years experience in accounting

Benefits

• Medical
• Health Savings Account
• Dental
• Vision
• Short Term Disability
• Accidental and Illness Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• 401k program
• Vacation Time as Needed
• 10 Sick Days
• 9 paid holidays and 2 paid floating holidays
• 3 days of Bereavement Leave
• Time off for Voting and Jury Duty
• Employee Assistance Program
• Yearly Stock Purchase Program