Junior Accountant
Summit Wash Holdings
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- Pay
- $65K to $70K
- a year
- Location
- Connecticut, United States
- Work style
- Hybrid
- Posted
- Sep 30
- 19 days ago
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About the company
Summit Wash Holdings
Retail · 201 to 500 employees
Summit Wash Holdings is a premier group of car wash brands growing throughout the Northeast, Midwest, and Southeast regions. At Summit Wash Holdings, all teammates produce speedy service in a fun and mutually respectful manner with gold-standard integrity, quality, and hospitality, all while maintaining a work-life balance. Our Mission is to provide a fast, quality car wash with friendly-spirited engagement and integrity.
What you'll do
- Assist with the monthly and year-end close process.
- Prepare and post journal entries with appropriate supporting documentation.
- Prepare balance sheet accounts reconciliations and research reconciling items.
- Assist with monthly accruals, including utilities, payroll/labor, taxes, and other operating expenses.
- Maintain prepaid expense schedules and prepare monthly amortization entries.
- Assist with fixed asset accounting, including additions, disposals, transfers, and depreciation.
- Review general ledger activity for unusual or incorrect transactions and assist with necessary corrections.
- Assist with intercompany transactions and reconciliations.
- Maintain organized, audit-ready supporting documentation for all journal entries related to the assigned accounts.
- Assist with external audit and tax requests by gathering supporting documentation.
- Work with operations and other departments to obtain information needed for accurate accounting and reporting.
- Identify opportunities to improve or automate accounting processes.
- Assist with ad hoc reporting and analysis as requested by the Finance Project Manager/Assistant Controller
- Perform other accounting and finance-related duties as assigned.
What you need
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- 0–2 years of accounting experience; recent graduates with relevant internship experience are encouraged to apply.
- Basic understanding of U.S. GAAP and accrual accounting.
- Strong Excel skills and willingness to learn new accounting systems.
- Experience with ERP/accounting system(e.g., Sage Intacct, Netsuite, SAP, or similar) a plus
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines, particularly during month-end close.
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently while also collaborating with a team.
- CPA track or interest in pursuing CPA licensure is a plus, but not required.
- Experience with automation tools and an interest in leveraging AI to streamline and improve accounting processes is a strong plus.
Key skills
detail-oriented
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Perks
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision Insurance
- Flexible scheduling
- remote work options
- Paid Time Off
- Referral Bonus
- Free Car Wash Membership
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Benefits and Perks
Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Flexible scheduling and remote work options
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Career Growth based on Performance and not Seniority – 75% of employees were promoted within Summit Wash Holdings
Referral Bonus up to $800.00 per qualified hire, dependent on position
Free Car Wash Membership
Who are we?
Summit Wash Holdings is a premier group of car wash brands growing throughout the Northeast, Midwest, and Southeast regions. At Summit Wash Holdings, all teammates produce speedy service in a fun and mutually respectful manner with gold-standard integrity, quality, and hospitality, all while maintaining a work-life balance. Our Mission is to provide a fast, quality car wash with friendly-spirited engagement and integrity.
What do we need?
Summit Wash Holdings is looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Junior Accountant to join our Finance team. This is a great opportunity for someone early in their accounting career who wants hands-on experience across multiple areas of accounting and exposure to the full month-end close process.
The Junior Accountant will support day-to-day accounting activities, account reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, prepaid expenses, and financial reporting. This role will work closely with other members of the accounting team and cross-functional departments to ensure transactions are recorded accurately and timely.
Location: Norwalk, CT (flexible office/remote schedule)