Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant – Job Description

Anderson Lock & Safe is hiring a Staff Accountant to own its books in QuickBooks Online and close every month by the 5th.

About Anderson Lock & Safe

Anderson Lock & Safe has been securing Arizona since 1966. We are a Phoenix-based commercial locksmith and security company with about 60 employees and a branch in Wichita, Kansas. Our team installs and services locks, safes, door hardware, access control and cameras for businesses across the Valley.

We are growing fast, through new customers and acquisitions, and we need clean, timely numbers to keep growing well.

The role

You will own our books in QuickBooks Online and close every month by the 5th. Leadership uses your reports to see how the business is doing and to make decisions in our weekly leadership (L10) meeting. You will keep two sets of books: our operating company (including the Wichita branch) and our real estate company.

If you are an expert in QuickBooks Online and like turning a messy month into a clean close, this job is for you.

Key responsibilities

Month-end close and reporting

• Close the books by the 5th of each month for both companies.
• Prepare the monthly P&L, balance sheet, cash flow statement, department-level P&Ls and budget-to-actual reports.
• Reconcile all bank, credit card, loan and balance sheet accounts every month.
• Record journal entries, accruals, and payroll entries.
• Present results clearly to the VP of Administration & Finance and the leadership team.

QuickBooks Online and ServiceTitan

• Keep QuickBooks Online clean: chart of accounts, classes and closed periods.
• Find and fix errors in the integration between ServiceTitan (our field service software) and QuickBooks Online.
• Make sure invoices, payments and job costs that come over from ServiceTitan are complete and accurate.

Sales tax, AP and planning

• Prepare and file sales tax returns on time.
• Support accounts payable as needed, including vendor bills and payment runs.
• Help build the annual budget and simple forecasts, and track results against them.
• Take on other accounting projects as the company grows including preparing payroll prior to it being submitted to the PEO

Qualifications Required

• Bachelor's degree in accounting.
• Expert-level, hands-on skill in QuickBooks Online. This is the most important part of the job.
• Experience closing the books monthly and preparing financial statements.
• Strong understanding of accruals, reconciliations and journal entries.
• Comfortable in Excel or Google Sheets.
• Detail-oriented, organized and able to hit deadlines every month.

Nice to have

• Experience with ServiceTitan or another field service software that syncs to QuickBooks.
• Experience with Arizona sales tax filings.
• Experience with more than one company or entity.
• QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor certification
• A CPA license but is not required.

What success looks like

First 90 days

• Learn our chart of accounts, entities and the ServiceTitan to QuickBooks Online sync.
• Bring all bank and credit card reconciliations current.
• Close the books by the 5th, with reports delivered to leadership.

First year

• Close by the 5th every month, with few corrections after close.
• Department P&Ls and budget-to-actual reports the leadership team relies on.
• Sales tax filed on time, every time.
• Integration errors caught and fixed within the month they happen.

Pay and growth

• Salary: 65,000–80,000 per year, based on experience.
• Bonus: eligible for an annual bonus based on performance.
• Growth: a clear path to grow with the company, with the opportunity to be promoted to VP of Finance & Administration.
• Benefits: health, dental, PTO, 401(k).

Pay: $65,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person