Senior Accountant in Issaquah, Washington

Location

Issaquah, Washington

Job Type

Full-time

Salary

$85,000 – $95,000/yr

Company

Express Employment Professionals - Bellevue, Wa

Job Title: Senior Accountant

Reports To: Controller / Director of Accounting and Finance

Position Summary

The Senior Accountant is responsible for managing/overseeing core accounting functions, with a strong focus on commission accounting and reconciliation, as well as supporting month-end close and day-to-day accounting operations. This role requires an adaptable, highly hands-on accounting professional with strong analytical skills and attention to detail, capable of operating effectively in a transaction-heavy, lean environment and motivated to grow into increased responsibility over time.

Key Responsibilities

Commission Revenue Accounting

• Responsible for overseeing tasks supporting the correct accrual and reporting of

commission revenue earned (invoice order, reconciliation, investigate and resolve

discrepancies, monitor payment, apply payment)

• Review and prepare commission reconciliation between vendor statements, various deductions, and chargebacks against internal commission records

• Analyze and reconcile vendor statements, deductions, chargebacks, and trade

promotions

• Partner with sales and operations to resolve discrepancies and ensure accurate

commission payouts

• Manage communication with vendor to ensure accurate commission payouts

Core Accounting (Close, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable)

• Assist in full-cycle accounting activities, including journal entries, accruals,

estimates, reconciliations, and month-end close and year-end close process

• Ensure compliance with GAAP and internal accounting policies

• Prepare bank reconciliations and balance sheet reviews

• Assist overseeing accounts receivable and accounts payable processes

• Monitor collections and follow up on open balances

• Assist to ensure timely vendor and expense report payments and proper coding

• Prepare and assist with various tax and business filings

• Assist in preparing and coordinating with external CPA firm for tax filings

Other Duties

 Review work and provide guidance to accounting staff

 Improve and document accounting processes in a lean environment

 Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and profitability analysis

 Perform ad hoc reporting and analysis requests, other accounting and

administrative tasks as needed

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

• 4–5 years of accounting experience, preferably in food brokerage, wholesale, or

distribution

• Strong understanding of GAAP and hands-on month-end close

• Experience with commission-based accounting (commissions, deductions,

chargebacks, and promotion spend) preferred

• Experience in supervising staff

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially with Excel (basics, pivot tables,

VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, basic formulas reconciliations)

• Experience with accounting software (QuickBooks, NetSuite, or similar)

Preferred

• Experience working in a small lean business environment

• Experience with food industry (brokerage, wholesale, distribution, etc.) accounting

• Exposure to commission-based accounting, deductions, or promotional spend

• CPA

Personal Attributes

• Ability to prioritize, manage deadlines and work independently

• Comfortable wearing multiple hats, managing multiple tasks

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Strong organizational and communication skills

• High attention to detail and accuracy with a practical, solutions-oriented mindset

• Proactive, adaptable, hands-on, and process-improvement mindset • • Hands-on and team-oriented mindset