Senior Accounting Specialist

Accounting Specialist Needed In Tampa, FL

The Sr Accounting Specialist supports the integrity of the general ledger and financial reporting by preparing complex journal entries, reconciling accounts, and managing key accounting processes. This role contributes directly to month-end close, revenue recognition, tax compliance, and audit support while driving process improvements and serving as a resource for accounting best practices in a growing organization.

Responsibilities include preparing and posting journal entries, performing detailed account reconciliations, supporting month-end close activities, assisting with financial reporting, supporting annual audit processes, managing revenue recognition schedules, overseeing accounting for prepaid expenses and fixed assets, processing cash transactions, assisting with bank, merchant, and corporate card reconciliations, maintaining and updating accounting policies, collaborating with billing teams, and communicating with vendors and internal partners.

Essential skills include 3+ years of experience in accounting with a focus on general ledger accounting, hands-on experience preparing and posting journal entries, proficiency in account reconciliation and variance analysis, experience supporting month-end close processes and financial reporting, knowledge of revenue recognition, deferred revenue, prepaid expenses, and fixed asset accounting, experience processing cash transactions, ability to perform bank, merchant, and corporate card reconciliations accurately, strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to maintain and follow accounting policies, procedures, and documentation, experience supporting tax-related filings, and demonstrated ability to work accurately and efficiently in a deadline-driven environment.

Additional skills and qualifications include an associate degree in accounting or a related field, experience supporting annual audit processes and preparing audit workpapers, exposure to system implementations, testing, and data validation activities, experience contributing to process improvement and internal control enhancements, experience collaborating with billing teams and resolving billing discrepancies, ability to serve as a resource for accounting best practices and to support colleagues with guidance and training, comfort working in a growing organization with evolving processes and systems, and strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

This role operates in a hybrid work environment. Team members work on site on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and have flexibility to come into the office on other days as needed. On remote days, you must maintain a dedicated home workspace that supports focus and confidentiality and be prepared to appear on camera for all internal calls. The organization offers a supportive culture within a rapidly growing company, providing opportunities to learn, grow, and expand your career in a collaborative and industry-leading environment.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Tampa, FL. The pay range for this position is $27.88 - $27.88/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 16, 2026. This is a hybrid position in Tampa, FL.