Staff Accountant

About This Role

This Staff Accountant role will support Proponents, a building products manufacturer and wholesale supplier, by managing Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions and assisting with month-end close activities. The position ensures accurate and timely processing of invoices and payments, maintains financial records, and contributes to financial reporting and process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Process vendor invoices accurately and timely, ensuring appropriate coding, approvals, and documentation
• Maintain vendor master data and resolve vendor inquiries, discrepancies, and statement reconciliations
• Prepare and process weekly payment runs in accordance with internal controls
• Monitor and manage the A/P aging report; follow up on outstanding issues to maintain healthy vendor relationships
• Generate and distribute customer invoices and supporting documentation according to billing schedules and terms
• Apply customer payments accurately; research and resolve unapplied cash
• Monitor the A/R aging report and support collections outreach in partnership with Sales and Customer Service
• Assist with month-end close tasks, including bank and subledger reconciliations (A/P and A/R)
• Prepare journal entries (prepaids, accruals, deposits, reclasses) as assigned
• Leverage Excel to analyze data, track exceptions, and support reporting

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (or equivalent relevant experience)
• 2+ years of experience in accounting with meaningful responsibility in Accounts Payable and/or Accounts Receivable
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel (including data analytics, PivotTables and common formulas such as XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP and SUMIF/SUMIFS)
• Experience working within an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with a customer-service mindset for vendor and customer interactions

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (or equivalent relevant experience)
• 2+ years of experience in accounting with meaningful responsibility in Accounts Payable and/or Accounts Receivable

Nice to Have

• Experience in landed cost data compilation
• Experience supporting month-end close and account reconciliations
• Experience in distribution, manufacturing, construction/building materials, or project-based environments
• Familiarity with basic internal controls and segregation of duties best practices

Skills

* Required skills