Staff Accountant

Broaden your skill set in a DC metro area real estate, information and healthcare investment company. Sunwater Capital is seeking a detail-oriented and task driven Staff Accountant with strong analytical, technology, communication, and organizational skills to assist the Controller with accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting for a variety of businesses. Sunwater Capital is a North Bethesda-based international private equity fund and asset management firm covering real estate, information, and healthcare.

Accounting

• Accounting in a SaaS company environment – managing subscription revenue recognition, coordinating with Sales and Customer teams, calculating key SaaS metrics (MRR, ARR, Churn Rate, etc.)
• Assist with Not-for-Profit entity accounting and financial reporting
• Invoice review and entry into Sage Intacct 
• Perform bank reconciliations, draft closing journals
• Obtain credit card receipts, reconcile credit cards. and ensure charges appropriately coded 
• Maintain all accrual schedules, including interest
• Review employee expense reports for compliance, add to Sage Intacct as needed
• Liaise directly with vendors to set up accounts and manage contracts
• Assist with entity financial statement audits

Treasury

• Open and maintain bank and credit accounts
• Prepare wires and ACH requests, initiate online bill pay as needed
• Manage cash flow scenarios and reporting

Reporting, Tax, And Other

• Prepare monthly and year-end analysis ad reports
• Assist with US income tax preparation
• Assist in budget preparation and analysis
• Special projects, as assigned

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Ability to work onsite at the company’s North Bethesda office location
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, or general business major with an accounting foundation
• 1-2 years experience in SaaS company accounting preferred
• Excellent MS Excel and ability to quickly learn new software packages (Sage Intacct; Quickbooks; MS Office; Box, DocuSign, Chargebee, etc.)
• Strong business acumen
• Solid analytical and critical thinking skills
• Strong attention to detail
• CPA or CPA candidate preferred
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Task oriented and highly organized to track progress across different entities/businesses
• Ability to work in a team environment with changing demands and timelines
• Reliable, conscientious, high integrity, ability to learn quickly, proactive, discrete, and collegial