Staff Accountant

Job Title: Staff Accountant

Reports To: Controller

FLSA Status: Exempt

Status: Full-Time

Department: Accounting and Finance

Location: Akwesasne, NY

Company Overview
Tarbell Management Group (TMG) is a proud Mohawk family-owned enterprise dedicated to its mission of “empowering economic sovereignty for Tribal Nations and trusted partners”. TMG has grown from a small local business into a diversified organization serving Indian Country and beyond, with operations spanning petroleum wholesale and transportation, convenience and restaurant services, tobacco manufacturing, brand management and national distribution and shared services.

Our Core Values

TMG offers a competitive total rewards package that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) with company match, paid time off, Holidays, telemedicine access, optional Aflac coverage, and other employee benefits that support work-life balance and well-being.

Job Summary

The Staff Accountant supports accurate and timely financial reporting by performing recurring accounting activities, maintaining clean general ledger data and account reconciliations, preparing journal entries and supporting schedules, and contributing to month-end close. This role is well suited for a self-starter who wants to learn, grow, and help strengthen an evolving accounting function. The successful candidate will be comfortable working through areas with limited documentation, asking thoughtful questions, escalating concerns promptly, and helping build processes that are well documented, controlled, repeatable, and scalable for future growth.

This position upholds the Mission and Core Values of Tarbell Management Group (TMG) by demonstrating integrity, accountability, respect, continuous learning, and follow-through in daily work. At TMG, how we work matters as much as what we achieve, and team members are expected to model these values through their actions and relationships.

This includes following the Good Path, Aiming High, Honoring the Circle, Nurturing a Good Mind, and Holding the Fire.

Primary Responsibilities (include but are not limited to)

• Prepare and post routine journal entries, accruals, adjustments, and other general ledger activity with accurate coding, approvals, and supporting documentation.
• Prepare assigned balance sheet and profit-and-loss account reconciliations; investigate discrepancies and drive open items through resolution.
• Maintain accurate, complete, review-ready supporting schedules for accruals, prepaids, reconciliations, fixed assets, and other assigned accounting areas.
• Complete assigned month-end and year-end close tasks accurately and within established deadlines.
• Research unusual activity, missing information, coding issues, and accounting discrepancies; ask questions rather than make unsupported assumptions.
• Raise concerns, errors, risks, and roadblocks promptly so they can be addressed before creating downstream impacts.
• Work with Accounting, Finance, Operations, and other stakeholders to obtain information, resolve issues, and keep work moving forward.
• Help transition recurring accounting responsibilities from consultant or ad hoc support into sustainable internal ownership.
• Document existing workflows, identify control or process gaps, and help develop practical procedures, checklists, and workpapers.
• Recommend improvements that make accounting processes more efficient, consistent, well controlled, and scalable.
• Maintain organized, audit-ready files and follow department standards for documentation, naming conventions, approvals, and retention.
• Provide team support and assist with other accounting priorities as business needs evolve.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant accounting experience.
• Working knowledge of general ledger accounting, journal entries, account reconciliations, and month-end close principles.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office, with the ability to organize, analyze, and clearly document financial information.
• Strong attention to detail, follow-through, organization, and deadline management.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, prioritize assignments, and follow issues through to resolution.
• Clear professional communication skills and willingness to raise questions or concerns promptly.
• Collaborative, respectful team approach and willingness to assist where needed.
• Commitment to confidentiality, internal controls, accurate documentation, and continuous learning.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous staff accounting, general ledger, audit, or month-end close experience.
• Experience with Sage 300, FloQast, Concur, or comparable ERP, close-management, and expense systems.
• Experience creating or improving accounting procedures, reconciliations, schedules, and internal controls.
• Experience working in a multi-entity environment or transitioning work from external support to internal ownership.
• Experience working within Native American territories or Tribal communities.

Physical & Work Environment Requirements

• Primarily sedentary work performed in an office or hybrid environment, with extended periods of sitting and working at a computer.
• Regular use of hands and fingers to operate a computer, keyboard, calculator, and other office equipment.
• Occasional standing, walking, bending, or reaching in the office environment.
• Visual acuity required to review financial data, reports, spreadsheets, and system dashboards with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to concentrate for extended periods while analyzing complex financial information, reviewing reconciliations, and overseeing reporting activities.
• Capability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines during month-end close, audits, and strategic initiatives.