Job Description
Job Description
Job Title: Staff Accountant
Location: Naples, FL
Position Type: Evaluation-to-Hire (Immediate Need)
Pay: $60,000–$65,000
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8-hour shift between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
About the Opportunity
Express Employment Professionals is partnered with a highly respected, well-established organization in Naples seeking an experienced Staff Accountant to join their Finance & Accounting team. This immediate-hire role offers long-term stability, strong growth potential, and the chance to work within a collaborative three-person accounting department.
The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, proactive, and dedicated to maintaining accurate, high-quality financial operations.
Key Responsibilities
Accounts Payable & Receivable
- Ensure accurate AP coding, secure approvals, and process payments timely
- Maintain and reconcile AR schedules; support billing and collections
- Assist with ACH/wire standardization and provide AP coverage
General Accounting & Month-End Close
- Prepare and post journal entries (accruals, prepaids, amortizations)
- Reconcile bank accounts, credit cards, and balance sheet accounts
- Assist with month-end reporting and variance analysis
Fixed Assets & Construction-in-Progress (CIP)
- Maintain fixed asset subledger and updated documentation
- Record asset additions, disposals, and monthly depreciation
- Support tracking of capital projects and CIP activity
Payroll & Cross-Training
- Serve as backup for payroll processing
- Cross-train with the Accounting Assistant to ensure departmental continuity
Audit & Compliance
- Prepare audit and tax schedules
- Maintain GAAP compliance and support robust internal controls
Support to Director of Accounting
- Assist with month-end close and financial reporting
- Support SOP development, process improvements, and special projects
- Ensure accuracy, consistency, and timeliness of accounting outputs
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (required)
- 3–5 years of progressive accounting experience
- Proficiency with accounting software (Sage 300, Intacct, or similar)
- Strong Excel and Microsoft 365 skills
- Solid understanding of GAAP, reconciliations, and audit preparation
- Excellent communication, organizational, and analytical abilities