Staff Accountant

Position Summary

As a Staff Accountant , you will play a key role in the accuracy and integrity of the company's financial reporting. You will be responsible for performing complex accounting tasks, supporting month-ed and year-end close processes, and assisting with financial analysis.

What is great about working for Foundation? Plenty! We have a fun, casual, yet hard-working culture that invests in our employees, promotes creativity, and delivers on our reputation. Would you like to work for a company that offers manicures and pedicures in the office? We do! How about massages, laundry service, monthly car washes, catered lunches Wednesdays and a monthly happy hour - we offer all this and more!

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Perform and review general ledger entries, account reconciliations, and variance analysis
• Support the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close process to ensure timely and accurate results
• Prepare journal entries, accruals, amortizations, and other required adjustments
• Maintain and reconcile balance sheet accounts
• Assist with the preparation of financial statements and internal reporting packages
• Support external audits by preparing schedules, documentation, and responses to auditor inquiries
• Partner with cross-functional teams, including FP&A, Operations, and Sales to provide financial insight
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, strengthen controls, and enhance accounting accuracy
• Assist with implementing new accounting policies, systems, and tools as needed
• All other duties as assigned

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required
• 2+ years of progressive accounting experience required
• CPA certification preferred (active or in progress)
• Strong understanding of GAAP and general corporate accounting practices
• Experience with NetSuite (ERP) and Salesforce preferred
• Experience with accounting for payroll companies is a plus
• Advanced proficiency in Excel; comfortable with large data sets and complex formulas

Other employee rewards include tickets to Cleveland sporting events, a variety of lunch and learns, and various employee-appreciation events throughout the year. Benefits include paid vacation, paid holidays, 401(k) with match, and tuition reimbursement, plus medical, eye and dental. Now offering discounts on pet, home, and auto insurance through Liberty Mutual!

Foundation is constantly recognized as one of Northeast Ohio's top workplaces. We are a 21-time winner of the NorthCoast 99 award, a multi-year winner of The Plain Dealer's Top Workplaces award, and have been recognized multiple years on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in the U.S.

Let us start your future at Foundation!


Foundation Software is an Equal Opportunity Employer.