The Antwi Group is seeking an organized, analytical, and detail-oriented Staff Accountant to join our Finance & Accounting Department.
Working under the direction of the Finance & Accounting Department Manager and Senior Accountant, the Staff Accountant will support the organization’s day-to-day accounting activities, financial recordkeeping, account reconciliations, journal entries, financial reporting, and month-end and year-end closing processes.
The Staff Accountant will help maintain accurate financial records for The Antwi Group and its businesses while ensuring transactions are properly documented, classified, and recorded according to established accounting procedures.
This position requires strong attention to detail, accounting knowledge, organization, confidentiality, and the ability to manage recurring accounting responsibilities and deadlines.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate accounting records for assigned accounts and business activities.
- Prepare and enter journal entries.
- Assist with maintaining the general ledger.
- Perform bank and credit-card reconciliations.
- Reconcile assigned balance-sheet and income-statement accounts.
- Investigate and help resolve accounting discrepancies.
- Review transactions for proper classification and supporting documentation.
- Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing processes.
- Prepare accounting schedules and supporting documentation.
- Assist with preparing internal financial statements and management reports.
- Support accounts payable and accounts receivable activities when assigned.
- Record and reconcile customer payments.
- Assist with vendor-invoice processing and payment documentation.
- Maintain prepaid expense and accrual schedules.
- Assist with fixed-asset records and depreciation schedules when applicable.
- Assist with payroll-related accounting entries and reconciliations when assigned.
- Support intercompany accounting and reconciliations when applicable.
- Help prepare budget-to-actual reports.
- Assist with financial-variance analysis.
- Support budgeting and forecasting activities.
- Maintain organized accounting files and financial documentation.
- Assist with financial information requests from authorized department managers.
- Prepare spreadsheets and financial schedules.
- Assist with maintaining vendor and customer accounting records.
- Help prepare documentation requested by external accountants, auditors, tax professionals, and other authorized financial professionals.
- Follow established internal financial controls and accounting procedures.
- Identify unusual transactions or discrepancies and report them to senior accounting personnel.
- Maintain confidentiality regarding company, customer, vendor, and employee financial information.
General Ledger Accounting
The Staff Accountant may work with accounts involving:
- Revenue
- Operating expenses
- Cash
- Bank accounts
- Credit cards
- Accounts receivable
- Accounts payable
- Prepaid expenses
- Accrued expenses
- Fixed assets
- Depreciation
- Payroll-related accounts
- Intercompany transactions
- Other assigned accounts
Transactions should be supported by appropriate documentation and recorded consistently.
Account Reconciliations
The Staff Accountant may prepare reconciliations involving:
- Bank accounts
- Credit cards
- Accounts receivable
- Accounts payable
- Payroll-related accounts
- Balance-sheet accounts
- Revenue accounts
- Expense accounts
- Intercompany accounts where applicable
Differences should be researched and brought to the attention of the Senior Accountant when they cannot be readily resolved.
Month-End & Year-End Close
The Staff Accountant will assist with financial closing activities, which may include:
- Preparing journal entries
- Reconciling accounts
- Reviewing account balances
- Recording accruals
- Updating prepaid-expense schedules
- Updating fixed-asset schedules
- Reviewing transaction classifications
- Preparing supporting schedules
- Investigating discrepancies
- Organizing closing documentation
The Staff Accountant will work with senior accounting personnel to complete closing activities according to established deadlines.
Financial Reporting Support
The Staff Accountant may assist with preparation of:
- Income statements
- Balance sheets
- Cash-flow information
- Departmental expense reports
- Revenue reports
- Budget reports
- Accounts receivable reports
- Accounts payable reports
- Financial schedules
- Management reports
All reports should be supported by accurate accounting records.
Accounts Payable Support
When assigned, responsibilities may include:
- Reviewing vendor invoices
- Confirming appropriate documentation
- Entering invoices
- Maintaining vendor records
- Preparing payment documentation
- Reconciling vendor accounts
- Researching invoice discrepancies
- Maintaining accounts payable schedules
Payment authorization remains subject to established company approval procedures.
Accounts Receivable Support
When assigned, responsibilities may include:
- Preparing customer invoices
- Recording customer payments
- Maintaining customer-account records
- Reconciling customer balances
- Monitoring outstanding balances
- Preparing accounts receivable aging reports
- Assisting with approved payment follow-up
- Researching payment discrepancies
Budgeting & Financial Analysis Support
The Staff Accountant may assist with:
- Departmental budgets
- Annual company budgets
- Revenue forecasts
- Expense forecasts
- Budget-to-actual comparisons
- Variance analysis
- Financial spreadsheets
- Cash-flow information
The position may help collect and organize financial information used by department management and Executive Leadership.
Internal Financial Controls
The Staff Accountant is expected to follow established financial controls involving:
- Transaction documentation
- Payment approvals
- Account reconciliations
- Journal entries
- Financial-system access
- Vendor records
- Customer records
- Expense documentation
- Financial reporting
- Record retention
Potential control problems or unusual financial activity should be reported promptly to senior Finance & Accounting personnel.
Cross-Department Collaboration
The Staff Accountant may work with:
- Executive Leadership
- Operations & Administration
- Human Resources
- Sales & Client Relations
- Business Development
- Marketing
- Social Media
- Graphic Design
- Content & Media Production
- IT & Digital Systems
- Audio Engineering
The Staff Accountant may assist departments with accounting documentation, expense classifications, invoice questions, and other authorized financial matters.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
- Previous professional accounting, bookkeeping, finance, or related experience preferred.
- Understanding of basic accounting principles and financial statements.
- Familiarity with general-ledger accounting.
- Experience or education involving journal entries and account reconciliations.
- Strong numerical and analytical abilities.
- Strong spreadsheet skills.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Ability to manage recurring deadlines.
- Good written and verbal communication abilities.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Professional judgment and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to handle confidential financial information appropriately.
Preferred Skills
Experience in one or more of the following areas is a plus:
- General-ledger accounting
- Journal entries
- Bank reconciliations
- Credit-card reconciliations
- Accounts payable
- Accounts receivable
- Month-end close
- Financial reporting
- Budgeting
- Financial analysis
- Fixed assets
- Accrual accounting
- Payroll accounting
- Multi-entity accounting
- QuickBooks or comparable accounting software
- Microsoft Excel or comparable spreadsheet software
Accounting certifications or progress toward professional accounting credentials are a plus but are not required.
Career Development
The Staff Accountant position provides an opportunity to develop professional experience across multiple areas of corporate accounting and financial reporting.
Employees who demonstrate strong performance, accounting knowledge, accuracy, professional judgment, and continued development may have opportunities to advance within the department.
A potential career path may include:
Staff Accountant → Senior Accountant → Accounting Supervisor / Assistant Finance Manager → Finance & Accounting Department Manager
Advancement will depend on performance, qualifications, experience, organizational needs, and available opportunities.
Confidentiality & Financial Integrity
The Staff Accountant may have access to company financial statements, bank information, vendor records, customer accounts, payment information, employee-related financial information, and other confidential financial materials.
Financial information must only be accessed, used, and shared for authorized business purposes.
Accuracy, confidentiality, integrity, and appropriate documentation are essential responsibilities of this position.
Location
Poconos, Pennsylvania
The position may involve office-based accounting work, financial meetings, budgeting activities, coordination with other departments, and project-specific scheduling.
Availability requirements may occasionally vary during month-end or year-end closing, budgeting cycles, tax preparation, audits, or other significant financial activities.
Employment Type
Full Time
Department
Finance & Accounting
Reports To
Finance & Accounting Department Manager / Senior Accountant
About The Antwi Group
The Antwi Group is a growing organization operating across creative, entertainment, media, and related business sectors. Our teams bring together creative talent, technical expertise, management, financial discipline, technology, production, and business development to build projects and opportunities designed for long-term growth.
Application
Interested candidates should submit an application outlining their relevant education, accounting or finance experience, general-ledger knowledge, reconciliation experience, spreadsheet skills, and other relevant qualifications.
Applicants may also be asked to provide a résumé/CV, professional references, relevant accounting certifications, or other information demonstrating their accounting qualifications.
Applicants with developing professional accounting experience may be considered if they demonstrate strong accounting knowledge, analytical ability, accuracy, professionalism, and a willingness to learn.
Applicants should not submit confidential financial information belonging to a current or previous employer as part of their application.
The Antwi Group is an equal opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to characteristics protected by applicable law.