Senior Staff Accountant

Are you a detail-driven accounting professional who enjoys turning numbers into meaningful financial insights? An established and growing organisation in Clearwater, Florida is seeking a Senior Staff Accountant to play a critical role in maintaining financial accuracy, supporting strategic decision-making, and strengthening accounting processes across multiple business units.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced accounting professional who thrives in a collaborative environment, enjoys solving complex financial puzzles, and wants to contribute to a business where financial integrity and operational excellence matter.

About the Role

As a Senior Staff Accountant, you will be responsible for applying GAAP accounting principles to prepare financial reports, analyse financial performance, and support management with accurate financial insights. You will take ownership of key accounting processes including month-end close, reconciliations, financial reporting, and variance analysis, while also helping to refine and improve accounting systems and controls.

This role offers the chance to work closely with leadership, contribute to process improvements, and potentially grow into a supervisory capacity as the organisation continues to expand.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Reporting & Analysis

• Compile and analyse financial information to prepare general ledger entries and supporting documentation.
• Prepare and interpret balance sheets, income statements, and financial reports to communicate current and projected financial positions.
• Perform variance analysis, ratio analysis, and statistical trend analysis and present insights to senior management.
• Produce narrative reports explaining financial results and key trends.

Month-End Close & Accounting Operations

• Lead the month-end close process for multiple business units, ensuring all journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and supporting analyses are completed accurately and on time.
• Review, investigate, and correct discrepancies in financial entries, documents, and reports.
• Ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and company accounting policies.

Cash Management & Reconciliations

• Perform detailed reconciliation of cash accounts and intercompany loan accounts.
• Manage bank reconciliations and coordinate ACH payments for expenditures.
• Analyse cash flow requirements and determine funding needs for business units.

Process Improvement & Systems

• Develop and improve accounting processes, identifying opportunities for automation and operational efficiency.
• Assist in the implementation, modification, and documentation of accounting systems and internal controls.
• Design and maintain financial models and pro formas for contracts to determine pricing and profitability.

Compliance & Auditing

• Audit contracts, orders, and vouchers to ensure transactions are properly documented and compliant before settlement.
• Assist with preparation of federal, state, and local financial reports and tax filings.
• Provide recommendations regarding the accounting treatment of reserves, assets, and expenditures.