Senior Staff Accountant

Senior Staff Accountant

• Remote (Latin America-based)

• Compensation: $4,000–$5,500 USD/month, depending on experience

• Full-time, Eastern Time working hours, Contractor

• Systems: Great Plains, Management Reporter, Microsoft Excel

At Near, we connect top talent in Latin America with exciting remote opportunities at U.S.-based companies. Our mission is to create better lives by fostering a remote work culture that transcends borders.

About the Company:

Our client is a leading retail hardware company operating 148 stores in the United States. The organization is growth- and acquisition-driven, with a collaborative accounting and finance team supporting complex, multi-location operations.

About the Role:

We’re looking for a hands-on Senior Staff Accountant to take ownership of key accounting processes and support a fast-growing retail organization. You’ll report directly to the Controller, collaborate closely with the Accounting Manager and broader accounting and finance teams, and help strengthen the month-end close process.

This is an individual-contributor role for a technically strong accountant who can manage complex reconciliations, identify issues, prepare correcting entries, and adapt quickly as the company acquires new stores.

You Will:

• Own designated areas of the month-end close process, including journal entries, accruals, allocations, and adjusting entries.

• Maintain the fixed asset subledger, including additions, disposals, transfers, depreciation, and reconciliation to the general ledger.

• Prepare and review general ledger account reconciliations, investigate discrepancies, and resolve reconciling items.

• Support lease accounting under ASC 842, including lease schedules, ROU asset amortization, lease liability accretion, and reconciliations.

• Perform inventory accounting activities, including inventory sub-system reconciliations, reserve analysis, shrink, and cost variance review.

• Maintain prepaid expense schedules, monthly amortization entries, and reconciliations.

• Support revenue recognition activities under ASC 606, including discounts, returns, and deferred revenue/gift card accounting.

• Assist with quarterly reviews, year-end audits, audit schedules, and auditor requests.

• Partner with accounting, finance, and banking teams on cash reconciliations and other cross-functional processes.

• Identify process improvements, strengthen controls, and use AI and automation tools to improve accounting workflows.

• Support special projects related to new store acquisitions and changing business needs.

About You:

Your Background:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

• 4–6+ years of progressive general ledger accounting experience.

• Strong U.S. GAAP knowledge, including debits and credits, journal entries, correcting entries, and account reconciliations.

• Deep, hands-on fixed asset accounting experience is required.

• Proven ownership of balance sheet reconciliations and month-end close processes.

• Experience with lease accounting under ASC 842.

• Experience with inventory accounting, preferably within a multi-location retail environment.

• Advanced Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs, and complex formulas.

• Experience with an ERP/general ledger system; Great Plains experience is a plus.

• Fluent English communication skills and comfort working with U.S.-based teams.

• Comfortable working remotely during Eastern Time business hours.

Soft Skills:

• Positive, collaborative team player who is willing to support others when priorities shift.

• Adaptable and comfortable working in a fast-paced, acquisition-driven environment.

• Detail-oriented, analytical, and proactive in identifying and resolving accounting issues.

• Able to manage assigned responsibilities independently while collaborating across teams.

• Curious and open to using AI and automation tools in daily accounting workflows.

Nice to Have:

• CPA license or active pursuit of CPA certification.

• Experience supporting external audits or working with outside auditors.

• Retail accounting experience, especially inventory accounting and multi-location operations.

• Experience with ASC 606 revenue recognition.

• Prior experience with Great Plains and Management Reporter.

• Lease accounting experience beyond core ASC 842 knowledge.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Compensation: $4,000–$5,500 USD/month, depending on experience.

• Contractor engagement.

• Recommended time off: approximately 10 paid days annually, plus applicable U.S. company holidays.