Staff Accountant

Location 38 Main Street, Suite 360,Westlake, OH, 44145,United States Employee Type Full-Time Exempt Required Degree 4 Year Degree Manage Others No Summary The Staff Accountant reports directly to the Assistant Controller with responsibilities including maintaining accurate financial records, compliant, and U.S. GAAP audit‑ready across all companies, business units, locations, markets, and in consolidation. Maintain invoice capture and expense system, performing account reconciliations, assisting close processes, conducting internal audits of processes, and maintaining financial documentation. This position will provide back‑up for other accounting team members and assist with other accounting projects as needed. The position will shift focus from manual data entry to leveraging technology for efficiency, analysis, and accuracy. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Account reconciliations and assisting with monthly close processes. Prepares key daily, weekly, and monthly reconciliations and roll‑forwards, including bank reconciliations, General Ledger‑to‑subledger reconciliation (accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory), GAAP accrual accounting to ensure timely and accurate completion. Daily processing, coding, and maintenance of Concur Invoice, Expense, and other modules, ensuring accuracy of expense classification and receipt of approvals. Data validation of system integrations between external sources and ERP system. Maintaining financial records, and general ledger accounts. Maintaining documentation for accounts payable, accounts receivable, inventory, costing, purchasing, and treasury and conducting internal audits of current processes. Collect and analyze account information to determine and reconcile financial discrepancies including inventory receiving. Assist the Controller and Assistant Controller in financial control and policy and procedure documentation while providing insights into finance transformation and automation opportunities. Perform Bank and debit/credit card statement reconciliations. Assist the Controller and Assistant Controller in preparation, documentation, and implementation of financial internal controls, policy documentation, and process standardization. Responding to information requests from business stakeholders and assisting with audits. Prepare all sales/use, excise, and B&O tax filings for approval and submission. Responding to information requests, reviewing financial statements, and assisting with audits. Optimize month‑end close by utilizing AI‑powered tools for automated reconciliations and journal entries. Approach all business activities with a high level of professional skepticism, ensuring that all external and internal correspondence is valid and always questioning anything out of the ordinary, ensuring all SOPs followed consistently (excess caution). Performs other related duties or projects, as assigned. Requirements Experience in manufacturing environment preferred, with exposure to business partnership. Experience in cannabis and/or regulated industry (FDA, Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), etc.) valued, not required. Experience in Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and/or Artificial Intelligence (AI) applied to accounting processes valued, not required. Expert level Excel User required, with data‑driven system approach preferred. Moderate level User of Other Microsoft Office Products preferred, including Power BI, Visio, PowerPoint, SharePoint, PowerApps, CoPilot, and Teams as well as Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools (ChatGPT, etc.). Experience with SaaS‑based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems preferred, such as Sage Intacct, Oracle NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365 or similar. Excellent communication skills, written and verbal. Growth mindset, strong work ethic, and positive attitude. At least 21 years of age and ability to pass a background check. Physical Requirements Standing and moving for 2-3 hours at a time Long periods of prolonged sitting and standing. Long periods of prolonged use of office equipment including computers and phones Requires normal range of hearing & manual dexterity to operate a computer. May require lifting up to 25 pounds occasionally. Similar to an office environment, with Work‑From‑Home (WFH) flexible schedule Expected to report to office 3 days per week during financial close, 2 days per week during non‑financial close (extended in office during busy periods such as annual financial audit) Coordination of WFH with Controller in line with other staff schedules FiSci is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. #J-18808-Ljbffr