Specialist – Finance & Reporting
| Company | Scout Motors |
|---|---|
| Location | Remote in USA, New York, NY, USA |
| Salary | $95000 – $115000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field.
- 2+ years in a financial operations, GL accounting, or bookkeeping role.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel.
- Familiarity with ERP systems such as SAP, NetSuite, or similar.
- Strong analytical mindset with excellent attention to detail and curiosity to investigate discrepancies.
- Organized, self-motivated, and capable of meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- A service-oriented mindset with clear, patient, and proactive communication.
Responsibilities
- Ensure accuracy in general ledger account and cost center coding across transactions.
- Monitor financial data and flag inconsistencies or misclassifications.
- Perform monthly reconciliations of key accounts and maintain supporting documentation.
- Partner with Accounting to resolve coding issues and ensure clean books at month-end.
- Support FP&A by providing historical data context and explaining variances in actuals.
- Act as the liaison between business teams, Purchasing, and Accounting to ensure requests and payments are submitted with the correct information and routed appropriately.
- Proactively monitor contract timelines and notify relevant teams of expirations or renewal needs.
- Prepare journal entries for reclasses and accruals based on spending patterns and forecasted needs.
- Support the month-end close process by investigating and correcting cost center or GL errors.
- Maintain organized audit trails for all adjustments and reconciliations.
- Own the intake and tracking of spend requests: review for completeness, correct coding, and alignment with Finance expectations.
- Coordinate audit support documentation for both internal and external audits.
- Maintain Finance documentation, intranet resources, and shared folders to ensure business users have access to the latest processes and templates.
- Provide administrative support for other recurring Finance processes as needed.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience in a corporate finance or accounting team preferred.