Staff Accountant

Location: This role is based at our College Park, MD office, with the option to work a few days a week remotely.
Travel: Up to 10%, domestic or international.
Job ID: 1517 

The Role: 

We are looking for a Staff Accountant to join our US Accounting Team. As a Staff Accountant, you’ll be part of a cross-functional team whose mission is to lead IonQ on its journey to build the world’s best quantum computers to solve the world’s most complex problems. 

In this role, you will be responsible preparing month-end close journal entries and reconciliations. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented professional who ensures the accuracy of our financial data while identifying opportunities to streamline our internal controls and reporting.

Responsibilities:

Month-End Close & Financial Reporting

• Journal Entry Preparation: Prepare and post monthly journal entries, including complex payroll accruals for both US and international entities.
• General Ledger Maintenance: Manage and reconcile monthly activity for Fixed Assets, Prepaid Expenses, and various Accruals to ensure accuracy and GAAP compliance.
• Vendor Management & Accruals: Proactively communicate with vendors and internal department heads to estimate unbilled expenses and ensure all monthly liabilities are accurately accrued.
• Interdepartmental Collaboration: Partner with the Payroll and Equity teams to gather data and record RSU-related transactions and stock-based compensation activity.

Cash Management & Reconciliations

• Daily Operations: Perform daily cash coding and monitoring to ensure all transactions are categorized accurately within the ERP, NetSuite.
• Bank Reconciliations: Complete monthly bank reconciliations for all corporate accounts, identifying and resolving any discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Account Analysis: Perform comprehensive monthly balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring all accounts are fully supported by underlying documentation.

Audit & Compliance

• Audit Support: Serve as a contact for external auditors during the year-end audit, preparing necessary schedules and providing supporting documentation (PBC list items).
• Internal Controls: Maintain documentation of accounting processes to support internal control objectives.

Requirements:

• BS/BA in Accounting or Finance
• 1-3 years of professional experience
• Strong analytical and organizational and presentation skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to manage deadline requirements and multi-task projects
• High competency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated with the ability to meet project deadlines and deliverables in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with a Big Four accounting firm or other national accounting firm is preferred
• Experience with NetSuite ERP
• Experience working with Dayforce or Papaya
• Knowledge of accruals processes 
• Strong desire and ability to develop new skills quickly in a fast-paced, high-volume environment to continuously improve processes
• Willingness to take on challenges and think constructively to solve problems

The approximate base salary range for this position is $73,439 - $95,767. The total compensation package includes base, bonus, equity, and a range of benefit options found on our career site.

Location: This role is based at our College Park, MD office, with the option to work a few days a week remotely.
Travel: Up to 10%, domestic or international.
Job ID: 1517 

The Role: 

We are looking for a Staff Accountant to join our US Accounting Team. As a Staff Accountant, you’ll be part of a cross-functional team whose mission is to lead IonQ on its journey to build the world’s best quantum computers to solve the world’s most complex problems. 

In this role, you will be responsible preparing month-end close journal entries and reconciliations. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented professional who ensures the accuracy of our financial data while identifying opportunities to streamline our internal controls and reporting.

Responsibilities:

Month-End Close & Financial Reporting

• Journal Entry Preparation: Prepare and post monthly journal entries, including complex payroll accruals for both US and international entities.
• General Ledger Maintenance: Manage and reconcile monthly activity for Fixed Assets, Prepaid Expenses, and various Accruals to ensure accuracy and GAAP compliance.
• Vendor Management & Accruals: Proactively communicate with vendors and internal department heads to estimate unbilled expenses and ensure all monthly liabilities are accurately accrued.
• Interdepartmental Collaboration: Partner with the Payroll and Equity teams to gather data and record RSU-related transactions and stock-based compensation activity.

Cash Management & Reconciliations

• Daily Operations: Perform daily cash coding and monitoring to ensure all transactions are categorized accurately within the ERP, NetSuite.
• Bank Reconciliations: Complete monthly bank reconciliations for all corporate accounts, identifying and resolving any discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Account Analysis: Perform comprehensive monthly balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring all accounts are fully supported by underlying documentation.

Audit & Compliance

• Audit Support: Serve as a contact for external auditors during the year-end audit, preparing necessary schedules and providing supporting documentation (PBC list items).
• Internal Controls: Maintain documentation of accounting processes to support internal control objectives.

Requirements:

• BS/BA in Accounting or Finance
• 1-3 years of professional experience
• Strong analytical and organizational and presentation skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to manage deadline requirements and multi-task projects
• High competency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated with the ability to meet project deadlines and deliverables in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with a Big Four accounting firm or other national accounting firm is preferred
• Experience with NetSuite ERP
• Experience working with Dayforce or Papaya
• Knowledge of accruals processes 
• Strong desire and ability to develop new skills quickly in a fast-paced, high-volume environment to continuously improve processes
• Willingness to take on challenges and think constructively to solve problems

The approximate base salary range for this position is $73,439 - $95,767. The total compensation package includes base, bonus, equity, and a range of benefit options found on our career site.