Staff Accountant

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position Title: Staff Accountant

Department:  Accounting and Finance

Reports To:     Controller

FLSA Status:    Salary/Exempt, Full-Time, Benefited

 Compensation Range:  $71-$90k annually DOE, plus benefits

Position Summary:

The Accounting team manages all aspects of day-to-day general ledger accounting and period-end close responsibilities including the compilation and distribution of internal financial reporting. To support business growth, we are adding a strong and dedicated Staff Accountant to assist with various areas of accounting and close processes.

Supervisory Responsibilities:  Staff Accountant does not have supervisory responsibilities.

Travel:  Travel is not typical for this position but may be required at times.

Location: In office role (HQ in Santa Rosa, CA), possibility to become hybrid.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with the daily, weekly and monthly accounting tasks designed to maintain accurate general ledger activity


• Assist with the month-end close process, including preparing/posting manual journal entries, in a timely and accurate manner


• Perform general ledger account reconciliations to ensure transactions are properly recorded and discrepancies are resolved.


• Analyze monthly financial results and provide explanations for any unusual items


• Monitor and analyze variances in financial data to identify trends and potential issues


• Foster strong relationships with cross-functional partners to ensure adequate communication around accurately recording and reporting of related areas


• Maintain detailed documentation of work product, including accounting entries, account reconciliations, and financial reports, to ensure accuracy, transparency, and audit readiness


• Assist with ad-hoc accounting projects and resolve issues arising from daily accounting operations for assigned areas


• Research and interpret accounting rules to ensure compliance with US GAAP as needed


• Take ownership and initiative for process improvements and process documentation for assigned areas

Job Requirements:

• 4-5 years of experience in the accounting profession, with public accounting or public company experience preferred


• Working knowledge of US GAAP and accounting practices


• BA or BS degree


• Advanced Excel skills required


• SAP general ledger experience a plus


• Top-level critical thinking and analytical skills


• Detail-oriented and exceptionally organized


• Strong verbal and written communication skills


• Ability to think through complex problems, determine proper processes, and derive accounting conclusions, and present results to the team


• Able to multi-task, prioritize, and manage projects/tasks in a fast-paced environment


• Ability to be a team player, and ability to work well in both in-person and remote work environments  

Work Environment:

This position operates in a typical office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as a laptop computer, and smartphone. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is consistently required to sit; key/type, talk, hear, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Equal Opportunity:

Sonic is an equal opportunity employer. Sonic is committed to providing a work environment free of harassment, discrimination, retaliation and disrespectful or other unprofessional conduct based on sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver's license issued under Vehicle Code section 12801.9), ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation. It also prohibits discrimination, harassment, disrespectful or unprofessional conduct based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

Sonic is an at-will employer. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement, or contract, between the employer and employee and is subject to change. Other functions may be assigned and/or reassigned by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change. The only employment contract that exists between you and Sonic is that of at-will employment.