About Ascend
Backed by private equity from people-focused Alpine Investors, Ascend is building a dynamic platform for regional accounting firms that enables them to stay independent while accessing the resources of a Top 25 firm to help them grow. Ascend provides access to growth capital, robust talent acquisition and training, leading quality management resources, best-of-breed technology, AI tools, an offshore captive, shared back-office services, a catalytic leadership system, and modernized equity incentives so that firms can surmount today’s industry challenges to reach their full potential. For more information, visit www.ascendtogether.com.
About LMC
LMC was founded in 2010 on the principle of delivering out-of-the-box, trusted, expert guidance. Great clients is one aspect, but it is our even greater staff that sets us apart. For us, it’s about creating a positive work environment that offers flexibility and growth.
LMC is searching for a Senior Accountant to join our CFO and Client Account Services Division in our New York City office. Our CFO and CAS team works to develop relationships with business owners to ensure that they have the necessary information to make the right decisions for the growth and profitability of their organization.
What You’ll Do:
- Maintain financial reports, records, and general ledger accounts.
- Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations and with monthly close processes.
- Contribute to the development and review of annual operating budgets and performance projections.
- Maintain documentation for accounts payable, accounts receivables, and conducting internal audits.
- Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
- Meeting and reporting deadlines to clients.
- Responding to information requests, reviewing financial statements, and assisting with audits.
- Ensuring compliance with GAAP.
- Assisting the accounting services department as needed
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance required.
- 4+ years of accounting experience.
- Familiar with inventory factoring.
- Experience within real estate and manufacturing industries.
- Working knowledge of GAAP.
- Strong numeracy and analytical skills.
- Good problem-solving and time management skills.
- Knowledge of QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop.
- Knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting principles, laws and regulations.
- Excellent analytical skills to manage large amounts of data.
- Outstanding communication skills, both oral and written.
- Demonstrates an ability to function at a high level in a deadline driven, time-sensitive environment.
- Highly organized, able to prioritize tasks, responsive and polished communication skills (verbal and written).
The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of essential functions, responsibilities, or requirements.
Working at LMC provides unlimited growth potential along with a competitive compensation and benefits package. We also offer flexible hours & remote or hybrid options to accommodate a work-life balance.
The annual base salary range for this role is $80,000-100,000. This range includes the anticipated low and high end of LMC’s salary range for this position. Actual compensation may vary based on various factors, including experience, education and/or skill level.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
- 4+ years of accounting experience
- Familiar with inventory factoring
- Experience within real estate and manufacturing industries
- Working knowledge of GAAP
- Strong numeracy and analytical skills
- Good problem-solving and time management skills
- Knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting principles, laws and regulations
- Excellent analytical skills to manage large amounts of data
- Outstanding communication skills, both oral and written
- Highly organized, able to prioritize tasks
What We Do
Ascend empowers entrepreneurial CPAs to reach their goals with an innovative growth model that brings their firms into the new age. Backed by private equity from people-focused Alpine Investors, Ascend is building a modern platform for regional accounting firms that enables them to stay independent while accessing the resources of a large CPA firm to help them grow. Ascend provides access to growth capital, robust talent acquisition, best-of-breed technology, a catalytic leadership system, shared back-office services, and modernized equity incentives so that firms can surmount today’s industry challenges and reach their full potential. Founded in January 2023, the company attained revenues sufficient to qualify it as a Top 100 U.S. accounting firm within six months of operation.
