Remote | Accounting Close & Reconciliation Specialist -- $55-$80/hour
hace 5 días
New York
Job Description We are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for professionals experienced in general accounting, transactional accounting, reconciliations, close processes, journal entries, AP/AR workflows, and structured accounting documentation. This role supports current and upcoming remote consulting opportunities focused on structured accounting review, close workflow analysis, journal entry documentation, reconciliation assessment, variance review, and high-quality project execution. Selected professionals will apply their accounting expertise to review realistic accounting scenarios, evaluate documentation requirements, prepare structured written outputs, and support accurate, evidence-based accounting workflow tasks. Key Responsibilities Professionals in this role may contribute to: Transactional Accounting & Journal Entry Review • Review accounting scenarios involving journal entries, account mapping, AP/AR workflows, cash application rules, and transactional accounting documentation, • Evaluate journal entry packages against source materials, account specifications, balancing requirements, and documented accounting logic, • Support structured review of AP/AR records, cash application outputs, fixed asset entries, and transactional accounting workpapers, • Review close process scenarios involving reconciliations, accruals, intercompany eliminations, fixed assets, trial balances, and close checklists, • Evaluate reconciliations against known balances, source invoices, supporting schedules, and defined close requirements, • Support structured review of accrual calculations, intercompany entries, reconciliation packages, and month-end close documentation, • Review supporting analysis scenarios involving flux explanations, variance drivers, trial balance movements, workpapers, and financial records, • Evaluate variance explanations against documented changes, expected outcomes, account activity, and supporting evidence, • Support structured review of accounting artifacts such as JE packages, reconciliations, close checklists, trial balances, and workpapers Strong candidates may have: • 3+ years of experience as a staff accountant, senior accountant, general accountant, accounting analyst, GL accountant, AP/AR accountant, or related accounting professional, • Experience with one or more areas such as reconciliations, accruals, intercompany accounting, fixed assets, AP/AR, cash application, journal entries, trial balances, month-end close, or close checklist workflows, • Familiarity with ERP or accounting systems such as NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, QuickBooks, Xero, Sage Intacct, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar systems, • Comfort reading and preparing accounting artifacts such as JE packages, reconciliations, close checklists, trial balances, workpapers, AP/AR records, and variance explanations, • Strong written communication skills and ability to explain accounting decisions clearly, • A degree or professional background in accounting, finance, business administration, economics, bookkeeping, or a related field is helpful, • CPA, CPA candidate, ACCA, CA, CMA, bookkeeping certification, or equivalent accounting credential, • Experience with month-end close, reconciliations, accruals, intercompany eliminations, fixed assets, AP/AR at scale, or ERP-based accounting workflows, • Familiarity with NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, QuickBooks, Xero, Sage Intacct, BlackLine, FloQast, or accounting close tools, • Experience preparing or reviewing journal entries, reconciliation packages, close checklists, trial balances, variance analyses, or accounting workpapers, • Apply general accounting and close process expertise to structured remote project work, • Contribute to high-quality accounting review, reconciliation assessment, journal entry analysis, and variance documentation workflows, • Work on flexible, project-based assignments aligned with your professional background, • Use your accounting judgment in a focused, detail-oriented consulting environment, • Independent contractor role, • Fully remote with flexible scheduling, • Part-time commitment depending on project availability, • Competitive rates between $55–$80 per hour depending on expertise, • Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise, • Projects may be extended, shortened, or adjusted depending on scope and performance This opportunity is available through 24-MAG LLC. We connect experienced professionals with remote consulting opportunities across technical, evaluation, and project-based workstreams. By submitting this application, you acknowledge that your information may be processed by 24-MAG LLC for recruitment and opportunity matching in accordance with our Privacy Policy: .