About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Accounting & Finance.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

Confidential Client is hiring a Junior Accountant to support month-end close, reconciliations, inventory accounting, retail and food & beverage accounting, and general accounting tasks. This is an entry-level to early-career role that provides broad exposure across accounting functions tied to e-commerce, retail, hospitality, fulfillment, and distribution.

• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities.
• Prepare routine journal entries and supporting documentation.
• Perform account reconciliations and research reconciling items.
• Reconcile daily point-of-sale (POS) activity and compare POS to deposits and payment processor reports.
• Support inventory accounting, cycle counts, and variance investigations.
• Assist with accounts payable and accounts receivable support and reconciliations.
• Maintain accounting schedules, supporting documentation, and internal-control procedures.
• Support payroll journal entries, sales tax and regulatory filings, and payment-processor reconciliations.
• Participate in ERP/reporting, process-improvement, and cross-functional projects as assigned.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field — or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Basic understanding of accounting principles and GAAP.
• Comfortable working with numbers, spreadsheets, and financial data.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel (familiarity with PivotTables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, SUMIFS is a plus).
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and ability to meet deadlines.
• Good written and verbal communication skills and an eagerness to learn.
• Ability to work effectively on a team and follow established procedures.

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Preferred Qualifications

These are helpful but not required:

• 0–2 years of accounting, bookkeeping, internship, or related experience.
• Exposure to retail, restaurant, hospitality, inventory, or e-commerce operations.
• Familiarity with point-of-sale systems and ERP software (NetSuite experience is a plus).
• Prior experience supporting reconciliations, accounts payable, or accounts receivable.
• Coursework or internship experience in accounting/financial reporting.

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Why This Role Is a Great Place to Start Your Accounting Career

• Broad hands-on exposure: general ledger, month-end close, inventory, retail & hospitality accounting, AP/AR, payroll journals, tax and regulatory reporting, and payment processing.
• Opportunity for growth: demonstrate capability and progress toward a Staff Accountant role with increased responsibility.
• Cross-functional collaboration with operations, purchasing, fulfillment, retail, and finance teams.

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Employment Details & Benefits

• Location: On-site in Forks, PA.
• Employment type: Full-time (contractor engagement may apply as noted by the client).
• Salary range: $50,000 — $58,000 per year (provided by the client).
• Benefits (subject to eligibility and waiting periods): medical, dental, vision, company-paid basic life & AD&D, short- and long-term disability, 401(k) with company match (after one year), and optional supplemental insurance.

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Equal Employment Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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