Senior Staff Accountant - Woodruff Sawyer
Denver, CO
About the Job
Who We Are
Woodruff Sawyer has been an industry leader for over 100 years. As a top insurance brokerage, our clients range from small start-ups to some of the most innovative companies in the world. Here, your unique expertise and perspective helps move companies ahead and your career forward.
We believe in supporting the whole lives and careers of our employees. That's why, through excellent benefits and opportunities, and a genuinely inclusive and collaborative environment, we create the space for you and your career to flourish.
As an employee-owned company, we build toward the next decade, not just the next quarter. Our independence means you answer to great ideas and client success, not short-term profits, while our ESOP program allows you to build long-term wealth and ownership in the company. At Woodruff Sawyer, you own your future.
About The Role
At Woodruff Sawyer, we provide an outstanding opportunity for a Senior Accountant to join our Corporate Accounting Team. As a Senior Accountant, you will play a crucial role in the daily transactional and analytical accounting operations. This position not only ensures personal growth but also presents ambitious career advancement opportunities within our dynamic organization. This role is based in our Denver, Colorado office, with a flexible hybrid work environment crafted to support your work-life balance.
What You'll Do
- Complete month-end close activities, including preparation of journal entries and reconciliations for various balance sheet accounts
- Perform monthly reconciliations of trust and operational cash accounts, working closely with the Treasury and Revenue teams
- Review month-over-month income statement comparisons and record key factors influencing fluctuations at the department level
- Analyze decentralized data input of accounts payable invoices and expense reports for accurate general ledger account coding, using Concur
- Conduct general ledger activity research and analysis
- Perform ongoing analysis of vendor spend
- Assist with business tax filings, property taxes, and other tax matters
- Contribute to the annual financial audit schedules and prepare requested deliverables
- Ensure compliance with GAAP principles
- Help identify and implement efficiencies and automated procedures to improve the timeliness and accuracy of accounting functions
- Collaborate across departments to assist, educate, and acquire information required to fulfill duties
- Successfully implement special projects, as assigned
Experience & Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or equivalent experience
- 3-4 years of accounting experience
- CPA or CPA eligibility is strongly preferred
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel
- Experience with NetSuite and Concur is a plus
- Diligent, collaborative, and skilled at prioritizing tasks
- Excellent communication, organization, and time-management skills
- Ability to travel quarterly
Don't meet every single preferred qualification? Studies have shown that underrepresented populations are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet all qualifications. At Woodruff Sawyer we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
More About Us
Compensation: Anticipated salary between $68,640 - $110,000. Salary offered will be dependent upon geography, experience, and expertise of the candidate.
This position is eligible to participate in an incentive program to earn additional compensation with a target equivalent to 8% of salary annually, based on individual and Company performance.
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Our Benefits Include
- Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
- 401k Retirement Plan with company match
- Ownership in the company through our ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Program) and profit sharing
- Paid vacation, holidays, and sick days
- Life Insurance, Short-term, and Long-Term Disability benefits
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Wellness programs and workplace flexibility benefits
- Professional development and reimbursement programs
- Added perks like discounted event tickets, pet insurance, financial coaching, identity theft protection, milk stork, etc.
Compensation and Benefits are what Woodruff Sawyer in good faith believes are accurate for this role at the time of this posting.
Woodruff Sawyer is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Our Equal Employment Policy incorporates our commitment to maintain an environment free of discrimination and to comply with all federal, state and local laws providing equal employment opportunities.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.