Accountant

Role Overview

Position Title: Accountant

Department: Accounting

Reporting to: Senior Accounting Manager

FLSA Status: Exempt Location: Denver, CO

Walton Enterprises is seeking a skilled, highly motivated, and entrepreneurial individual to join the team as an Accountant. The ideal candidate will have the demonstrated ability to analyze and process complex data, perform reconciliations, and prepare accurate financial reporting in support of organizational decision-making.

About the Position

The Accountant is responsible for assisting in financial statement preparation, and in performing reconciliations, financial analysis, and the preparation of other statements and reports for use by management and other stakeholders. The role supports financial statement closing activities, assists with audits and projects, and collaborates with colleagues across the accounting team to maintain accuracy and integrity in financial data.

What you will do

The Accountant works closely with a team of senior accountants in the financial statement preparation and reporting process preparing reconciliations, supporting month-end and year-end close, and ensuring accurate reporting across a wide variety of entities. The role maintains cash balances and oversees payment activity, provides schedules and analysis to management and other departments, and provides recommendations to improve accounting processes and strengthen internal control systems.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile general ledger and bank accounts.
• Maintain cash balances and oversee and forecast cash activity, including coordinating with various associates to ensure timely payment and high-quality input to accounting software.
• Support associates with month-, quarter-, and year-end closing tasks and assist in the preparation of financial statements and related schedules.
• Coordinate with other staff to provide support for other finance and accounting projects.
• Track business activities and supporting information.
• Provide schedules and information to other departments as needed.
• Analyze and prepare recommendations to management on process improvement.
• Perform other duties as required and necessary to accomplish goals and objectives.

Who we are looking for

Skills needed

• Financial Reporting
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Budgeting
• Accounting
• Accounts Payable
• Reconciliation

Qualifications required for success

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• 2+ years of work experience helpful/desired in an accounting role within a professional setting or relevant internship experience.
• Strong technical skills, including knowledge and use of accounting software and proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook..

Additional Helpful/Desired Experience Includes

• Experience using Microsoft Business Central, Solver, and SharePoint

Personal attributes that support success

• Demonstrates discretion, integrity, and expertise while serving as a trusted advisor to principals and colleagues.
• Collaborates respectfully and effectively with others, contributing to a supportive, team-oriented environment.
• Approaches work with intellectual curiosity, bold thinking, and a commitment to continuous improvement, learning, and innovation.
• Maintains a strong focus on results, with a healthy degree of professional skepticism, consistently exercising sound judgment and decision-making.
• Brings a visionary mindset, planning strategically for the future with imagination and insight.
• Is committed to excellence and actively engages with others to accomplish shared goals.

All offers of employment are contingent on your successful completion (where permitted by state law) of a confidentiality agreement and background check. In addition, you will need to provide proper identification verifying your eligibility to work in the United States on your first day of work.

Benefits Information

Compensation Range: $78,000-$90,000

Benefits Information: We offer a comprehensive and generous benefits package which includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan and paid time off.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations will be made, provided they do not pose an undue hardship to the company.

Work is generally performed in a standard office or remote office environment. Duties typically require sitting for long periods; prolonged use of a computer, phone, and other standard office productivity equipment; participating in meetings, communicating by phone, video, and email; and occasional movement within the office or between meeting locations. Occasional lifting of boxes, files, or paperwork may be required. The role is not normally subject to extreme environmental conditions or unusual physical demands.

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the role. Duties and responsibilities may change based on business needs.

About the Accounting Department

The Accounting Department provides a suite of accounting and reporting services to its clients which include personal, corporate, and philanthropic entities.

About Walton Enterprises

Walton Enterprises supports the personal, philanthropic, and business activity for the Walton family. We are a family-led organization, supporting multiple generations of Sam and Helen Walton’s family.

We value trust, mutual respect, and a workplace where every associate belongs and can do their best work. We bring together talented people with different backgrounds and viewpoints, support their growth, and empower them to contribute meaningfully.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to a workplace that is free of discrimination and harassment of any kind. All applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.