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This is a hands-on role on a lean, high-impact team. You will drive the month-end close, maintain the general ledger, and produce reporting used by management and the Board.\nThe role offers broad range for its level, affording full purview into financial operations: the full close cycle and reconciliations, KPI and Board reporting, budgeting and forecasting, audit and tax preparation, internal controls, and periodic HR and special projects work. The successful candidate will be able to flex between process execution and open-ended analysis.\nWe are looking for someone who reconciles rather than plugs, who raises the odd variance instead of waiting to be asked about it, and who treats a question from a colleague as a problem to solve rather than a request to fulfill. This is not a role where the work arrives fully specified. Judgment, initiative, and follow-through matter as much as technical accounting skill.\nEssential Functions\nOwn the month-end close. Execute the close on schedule, prepare and review journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations, and deliver high-insight variance analysis. \nOwn general ledger integrity. Investigate and resolve reconciling items rather than carrying them forward. Know which accounts carry the most judgment and give them the most scrutiny. \nProduce KPI, scorecard, and Board reporting. Build the recurring reporting package that management and the Board rely on. Accuracy and high polish are critical.\nMaintain the trackers and data behind KPIs and dashboards. Keep source data current and reliable so leaders trust the numbers without re-verifying them. Improve the mechanics over time. \nDeliver supplemental reports and ad hoc analytics for client service teams. Understand what the requester is actually trying to decide, then build the analysis that answers it. Ask good clarifying questions up to hone in on the key issues.\nContribute to budgeting and forecasting. Maintain the annual and rolling forecast models, load actuals, and prepare the variance narrative. \nOwn the preparation side of the annual audit and tax filings. Assemble requested schedules, respond to auditor and tax preparer requests completely and on time, and improve the process year-over-year.\nMaintain and strengthen controls over financial reporting. Execute existing controls consistently and propose improvements where processes are manual or fragile.\nImprove the systems behind the numbers. Take an active role in future system upgrades, AI-enablement initiatives, and other areas of continuous improvement. Help drive vendor accountability and performance management.\nTake on special projects. Insurance renewals, system conversions, office matters, and cross-department initiatives flow through our accounting team. \nWhat Strong Performance Looks Like\nSomeone excelling in this seat is recognizable by the following:\nThe close runs on schedule without senior leaders having to manage it. Surprises come from you, early, rather than from someone else, late.\nWork is right the first time. Reviewers are checking judgment, not hunting for errors.\nDeliverables to management need light review, not rewriting.\nClarifying questions get asked early on and proactively.\nUnfamiliar technical questions get researched first. Escalation arrives with a recommendation reflecting heavy thought and intellectual curiosity and rigor.\nRecurring processes get faster, cleaner, and better documented each cycle rather than staying static.\nColleagues across the firm find you easy to work with and come back on their own.\nWe Are\nCommitted to client service and delighting every client, large or small, internal or external.\nLean and agile. We are people of action and results. We encourage autonomy and operate in a flat team structure where everyone’s insight is valuable and considered.\nOrganized and dependable. We keep clean files, clear support and tidy workpapers, and hit deadlines without being reminded.\nCommitted to clarity. We go the extra mile to produce plain-English deliverables that are easy to consume but remain rigorous, because our audiences value our ability to make the complex simple.\nFeedback-heavy and mentoring-rich. Our team members grow through hands-on experience and ongoing feedback, and our reward systems incentivize mentoring rather than hoarding responsibilities.\nAll about impact. Our professionals value the chance to affect clients, each other, and the long-run trajectory of the business.\nIntellectual curiosity. We ask why, dig into the details, and want to keep learning. We are eager to solve the toughest problems, even when they are riddled with ambiguity and incomplete information.\nHardworking. Good work takes time, even for very smart and efficient people. We do not watch the clock when colleagues or clients are counting on us.\nRequired Education and Experience\nBachelor's or Master's degree in accounting or finance.\n3 or more years of public accounting or private industry accounting experience covering the full close cycle.\nCPA, or active progress toward the CPA, is valued.\nBackground check required.\nAdditional Qualifications\nStrong command of GAAP and full-cycle accounting. Able to research an unfamiliar technical question, reach a supportable conclusion, and explain it in plain English.\nAccuracy that survives pressure. Detail orientation that holds up under deadline pressure.\nJudgment about materiality. Knows what warrants a deep dive and what does not, and allocates time responsibly. \nTechnical fluency. Advanced Excel, plus comfort learning accounting systems and reporting or BI tools. Willingness to automate manual work rather than absorb it.\nAI-forward, not AI slop. Proficient and hungry to unlock better tools on more complex problems, but never in a way that introduces risk or replaces human accountability.\nClear written communication. Variance commentary should read as an explanation, not a restatement of the numbers. \nAdaptability. Comfort in a fast-paced environment with fluid roles, shifting priorities, and problems that arrive without a full instruction spec attached.\nCollaboration. Builds durable working relationships with colleagues across the firm.\nDiscretion. Handles compensation, personnel, and financial information with strict confidentiality at all times.\nMore About Equity Methods\nEquity Methods serves a diverse client base ranging from early-stage, venture-backed and pre-IPO companies to dozens of Fortune 500 organizations, including 51 Fortune 100 firms. Our clients are located throughout the United States as well as Canada, South America, and Europe. We provide specialized accounting, valuation, tax, financial reporting, and human capital management services, helping clients address complex stock-based compensation, compliance, and workforce-related challenges that are critical to their success.\nWith more than 200 professionals and experience serving hundreds of publicly traded companies, Equity Methods combines the capabilities and expertise of a leading professional services firm with the agility, innovation, and technology-enabled approach of an entrepreneurial organization. We are committed to delivering exceptional client service and high-impact solutions that support long-term client relationships and sustained growth. 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