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General Ledger Accounting Specialist
Magic, IncGL-focused specialist handling historical accounting cleanup and reconciliation for U.S. tax readiness in a fully remote environment.
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in U.S. GAAP accounting principles, with a strong focus on General Ledger cleanup, reconciliation, and accurate financial reporting. Proficient in QuickBooks for managing multi-entity financials and ensuring compliance through meticulous documentation and workflow standardization.
Highest-signal resume keywords
U.S. GAAP KnowledgeQuickBooks ExpertiseGL ReconciliationsBank ReconciliationsVariance Analysis
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Hard Skills
General Ledger AccountingJournal Entry AuditsTransaction MappingRevenue RecognitionInventory ClassificationImpairment TreatmentHistorical Entry ReviewsFinancial DocumentationAudit Trail CreationData Gap Analysis
Soft Skills
Forensic Problem-SolvingAttention to DetailOrganized Record-KeepingClear Written CommunicationSuccinct Summarization
Tools & Technologies
QuickBooksAI/Automation Tools
Industry Keywords
Financial ReconciliationMulti-Entity AccountingWorkflow StandardizationTax FilingsRisk Flagging
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Diagnose and correct historical journal entries from 2021 to present
- Reconcile balance sheet accounts and supporting subledgers
- Perform and document bank reconciliations across entities
- Prepare accurate, supportable financials for U.S. tax filings
- Validate revenue recognition flows and correct mapping as needed
- Ensure proper classification for inventory movement and impairment
- Maintain chart of accounts hygiene and transaction mapping
- Enter, adjust, and reclass transactions to align with GAAP
- Standardize workflows and documentation for a multi-entity environment
- Conduct historical entry reviews and variance analysis
- Create clear audit trails, schedules, and reconciliations
- Flag risks, data gaps, and propose remediation steps
- Work closely with the client’s finance lead for priorities and reviews
- Communicate findings, decisions, and changes with concise documentation
- Follow defined workflows from onboarding and continuously improve them
Requirements
What you’ll need- Proven U.S. GAAP knowledge applied in General Ledger accounting
- Hands-on GL cleanup and reconciliation experience in a multi-entity context
- Advanced proficiency in QuickBooks (desktop or online), including journal entries and mapping
- Demonstrated ability to perform bank reconciliations and correct historical entries
- Track record of accurate revenue recognition, inventory classification, and impairment treatment
- Technical: U.S. GAAP application, QuickBooks expertise, GL reconciliations, bank recs, journal entry audits, transaction mapping, documentation
- Analytical: Forensic problem-solving, variance analysis, pattern recognition across historical data
- Operational: Meticulous attention to detail, organized record-keeping, repeatable workflow creation
- Communication: Clear written documentation, succinct summaries of findings and recommendations
- Bonus: Comfort using AI/automation to speed research, reconciliation checks, or documentation
Benefits
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