Staff Accountant

Company Description

As the industry leader in compensation management, Payscale is on a mission to help job seekers, employees and businesses get pay right, and make sustainable fair pay a reality. Empowering more than 53 percent of the Fortune 500 in 198 countries, Payscale provides a combination of data-driven insights, best-in-class services and innovative software to enable organizations such as Angel City Football Club, Perry Ellis International, United Healthcare, Vista and The Washington Post to make fair and appropriate pay decisions. Pay is powerful. To learn more, visit www.payscale.com

Job Description

The Staff Accountant is responsible for a variety of accounting activities relating to the maintenance of a complete and accurate general ledger and management of reports and financial statements to ensure compliance with US GAAP.

• Prepares journal entries to record asset, liability, and expense transactions by compiling supporting   documents and account information, ensuring the timely analysis, preparation, and submission of close-related deliverables.

• Maintains and balances account reconciliations by verifying, allocating, and reconciling transactions.

• Tracks Fixed Assets and assigned assets useful lives according to company policy

• Reconciles bank statements by comparing statements with general ledger in a timely manner

• Investigates and resolves accounting discrepancies and irregularities

• Prepare schedules and analysis in support of annual audits

• Recommend changes in methods or procedures to improve efficiency

• Ability to be a self-starter and self-motivator

• Other job duties as assigned

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance preferred.

Minimum of 2-4 years of experience in public or corporate accounting

Understanding of GAAP accounting

Strong interpersonal skills to connect with all levels of the organization.

Excellent organizational and time management skills with attention to details and a proactive approach.

Strong aptitude for research and problem-solving.

Strong Microsoft Excel skills

Additional Information

Benefits and Perks – The Highlights:

All around awesome culture where together we strive to:

• Pursue excellence every day
• Create customer value
• Compete to win (and lose!) as a team

As part of our culture of transparency and commitment to employee engagement, we have several programs and resources such as:

• Regular virtual company meetings
• Coffee chats
• Table for 4 Executive conversation
• Spirit Week
• Pulsing tools for continuous conversations to drive performance and career growth
• Strengths based tools designed to help employees engage with peers and managers, supported through a program called StandOut
• Access to top notch learning courses for all employees through LinkedIn Learning
• As well as constant re-evaluation of what our employees need to be successful at work!

Our more standard benefits include:

• Discretionary Paid Time Off – Giving employees the flexibility they need to rest, relax and recharge away from work
• 15 paid holidays including Independence Week, Juneteenth and World Mental Health Day
• 3 comprehensive health plans to fit your unique needs; plans have up to 100% company-paid premium coverage for employee Medical, Dental and Vision
• Access to Premera’s Healthcare Services including an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), 24-hour Nurse Hotline, Telehealth (Doctor on Demand), Talkspace, and other virtual care options
• FSA and HSA options for pre-tax employee allocations towards: Medical, Dependent Care, Parking, and Transit
• Company Paid Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance
• Comprehensive Paid Parental / Adoption Leave program
• 401k program with fully vested, immediate company match

Additional highlights:

• Voted Seattle’s and Boston’s best places to work according to Built In 2022.
• Voted one of Seattle’s companies with the best benefits according to Built In 2022.

Equal Opportunity Employer: We embrace equal employment opportunity.

PayScale is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. It is our policy that employees will not be subjected to unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, marital status, sexual orientation, political ideology and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to: recruitment, hiring, transfers, promotions, training, discipline, termination, compensation and benefits, performance appraisals, education, and social and recreational programs.