Balance Sheet Accountant

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Grand Rapids, MI, USA
In-Office
Mid level
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The Role
Manages balance sheet integrity through monthly account reconciliations, fixed asset tracking, liability and debt accounting, subsidiary ledger tie-ins, audit support, and variance investigation. The role maintains accurate financial records using advanced Excel and ERP systems while applying double-entry accounting and GAAP standards.
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Position Summary
We are seeking a precise and detail-oriented Balance Sheet Accountant to manage the integrity and accuracy of our company’s statement of financial position. In this specialized role, you will focus strictly on the control, reconciliation, and audit of asset, liability, and equity accounts. The ideal candidate excels at high-volume data matching, resolving complex variance issues, and ensuring that our balance sheet reflects true financial reality.

Key Responsibilities

  • Account Reconciliations: Perform timely and accurate monthly reconciliations for critical balance sheet accounts, including cash, prepaid expenses, accruals, and intercompany balances.
  • Fixed Asset Management: Track capital expenditures, maintain the fixed asset ledger, calculate monthly depreciation, and oversee asset disposals or impairments.
  • Liability & Debt Tracking: Monitor short- and long-term liabilities, update amortization schedules for loans, and ensure accurate interest accruals.
  • Sub-ledger Tie-ins: Ensure all subsidiary ledgers (Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Inventory) perfectly reconcile to the general ledger control accounts.
  • Audit Support: Prepare detailed balance sheet substantiation schedules, roll-forward templates, and supporting work papers for external auditors.
  • Variance Investigation: Research, resolve, and document any balance sheet discrepancies or un-reconciled items in a timely manner.

Qualifications & Skills

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
  • Experience: 2–4+ years of dedicated general ledger or balance sheet accounting experience, ideally within a high-transaction environment.
  • Software: Exceptional proficiency in MS Excel (advanced formulas, index/match, pivot tables) and direct experience with robust ERP systems (e.g., Oracle, NetSuite, SAP, Workday).
  • Core Competencies: Extreme attention to detail, strong data manipulation skills, and a solid understanding of double-entry accounting and GAAP standards.

About Smart Care

Smart Care is a national repair and service provider for commercial foodservice, refrigeration, and cold storage equipment. Our offering of comprehensive mechanical services includes hot side cooking equipment, stand-alone refrigeration, specialty coffee and beverage, complex rack refrigeration and HVAC.

Smart Care is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected class status.  All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. If you need a reasonable accommodation with respect to Smart Care’s application or hiring process due to a disability, please contact the Human Resources department at [email protected].

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
  • 2-4+ years of dedicated general ledger or balance sheet accounting experience
  • Experience in a high-transaction environment
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency, including formulas, INDEX/MATCH, and pivot tables
  • Direct experience with ERP systems such as Oracle, NetSuite, SAP, or Workday
  • Strong understanding of double-entry accounting and GAAP standards
  • Extreme attention to detail and strong data manipulation skills
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The Company
HQ: Saint Paul, MN
1,001 Employees
Year Founded: 1878

What We Do

Smart Care Equipment Solutions is the new stand-alone company that was formerly the Equipment Care division of Ecolab. We are the nation's largest independent commercial kitchen equipment service and maintenance organization. While our name has changed, our commitment to world class care and support for our customers remains the same. Smart Care Starts with Smart People We offer our employees opportunity for career advancement and training! Always looking for top talent in the service technician field. Contact us to learn more!

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