Accountant Floralawn - 2.2 Lakeland, FL Job Details Full-time From $85,000 a year 11 hours ago Benefits Health insurance Dental insurance Paid time off Work from home Parental leave Vision insurance Flexible schedule Paid sick time Qualifications Dashboard development Spreadsheets ADP Bachelor's degree Attention to detail Financial concepts QuickBooks Bachelor's degree in accounting Full Job Description Position Summary The Accountant will own day-to-day accounting operations across the Floralawn entities, working closely with outside financial consulting support and ownership to strengthen monthly close, cost controls, and departmental reporting. This role is designed to grow. As you demonstrate mastery of the accounting fundamentals below, responsibilities will expand into financial reporting, budgeting, purchasing controls, and eventually full P&L ownership as Controller. Key Responsibilities Month-End Close and General Ledger

• Own the monthly close process in QuickBooks Online Advanced across multiple entities
• Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, depreciation, and interest true-ups on notes payable
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts monthly (bank, intercompany, fixed assets, notes payable)
• Investigate and clear miscoded transactions and placeholder entries in a timely manner Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable Oversight
• Support AP and AR staff with escalations, vendor reconciliations, and aging review
• Monitor AR aging (via Aspire) and help drive collection follow-up on past-due accounts
• Enforce purchasing controls and vendor approval workflows Payroll and Departmental Reporting
• Partner with payroll (ADP) to ensure accurate department/class coding across entities
• Assist in building and maintaining recurring management reports (payroll trends, controllable expense tracking, class-level P&L detail) for operational managers
• Help maintain manager-facing dashboards that give department leaders the cost data they need to make decisions —without exposing company-wide net income or gross margin Intercompany and Multi-Entity Accounting
• Track and reconcile intercompany balances and cost allocations across the four entities
• Support the annual consolidation of Floralawn and Floralawn 2
• Maintain clean, audit-ready documentation for allocations that affect entity-level and consolidated results Cost Control Support
• Assist in monitoring controllable expense categories against revenue-driven targets
• Flag cost overruns (materials, subcontractor, fleet, etc.) to leadership with supporting detail
• Support vendor invoice reconciliation (e.g., materials vendors) to keep the GL current and accurate Month-End Closing
• Lead the monthly close independently with minimal oversight
• Own the annual budgeting and flex-budget process
• Manage lender reporting and covenant compliance
• Supervise AP/AR staff directly Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required.
• 3+ years of accounting experience; multi-entity or field-services industry experience a plus.
• Strong hands-on experience with QuickBooks Online (Advanced preferred)
• Proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, formulas)
• Experience with payroll systems (ADP) and job-costing/purchasing platforms (Aspire or similar) a plus
• High attention to detail and comfort working with sensitive, confidential financial information
• Strong communicator who can explain financial concepts clearly to non-financial operational managers
• Self-starter who takes ownership and wants to grow into a leadership role over time Reporting Structure Reports to ownership and outside financial consulting leadership during the transition period.

Pay:

From $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Dental insurance Flexible schedule Health insurance Paid sick time Paid time off Parental leave Vision insurance Work from home

Work Location:

In person