Corporate Accountant

Selected as a Top Workplace in Philadelphia for 17 consecutive years and headquartered in Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania, Movers Specialty Service (MSS) is seeking a full-time Corporate Accountant to report directly to our Chief Financial Officer. The Corporate Accountant will oversee accounting, reconciliations, payroll, and financial reporting across all three MSS divisions. This position requires strong technical accounting skills, high attention to detail, and the ability to manage high-volume transactions in a fast-paced environment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide general and specialty accounting support across MSS’s Relocation Support, Precision Crating, and Pure Install divisions.
• Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, allocations, and adjusting entries.
• Maintain the general ledger and chart of accounts, keeping them accurate and current.
• Perform monthly balance sheet account reconciliations, including bank, credit card, intercompany, and clearing accounts.
• Research and resolve account discrepancies, posting errors, and unusual transactions.
• Support the month-end and year-end close process, making sure deadlines are met.
• Prepare financial reports, schedules, and account analyses for the CFO and Leadership Team.
• Analyze revenue, expenses, and variances by division against budget and prior periods, and explain significant changes.
• Support accurate accounting for high-volume activity tied to MSS’s national network of technicians and subcontractors.
• Reconcile activity flowing from the MSS Customer and Service Provider portals into the accounting system.
• Process payroll and payroll-related entries, including reconciling payroll accounts, taxes, and benefit deductions.
• Partner with HR on payroll changes, benefit deductions, 401(k) contributions, and related reconciliations.
• Prepare schedules and documentation for the annual audit or review, and respond to auditor requests.
• Support tax filings by preparing schedules and documentation for external tax advisors, including multi-state obligations.
• Help maintain internal controls and follow accounting policies and procedures.
• Work with Accounts Payable, Customer Care, Operations, and Sales to resolve accounting questions and issues.
• Lead special accounting and systems projects, including improvements, process documentation, and automation.
• Take on selected work duties and oversight delegated by the CFO.
• Build strong working relationships with team members, vendors, and customers, in line with MSS’s focus on real relationships that go beyond transactions.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance preferred
• 2+ of years corporate or public accounting experience is required.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 Business Central is preferred
• Payroll processing or payroll accounting experience preferred.
• Experience with general ledger accounting, reconciliations, and month-end close required.

Skills:

• Proficient in Microsoft Word and extremely proficient in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills; business acumen; leadership skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment.
• Must be a self starter who can maintain confidentiality when required
• Demonstrate professional behaviors and build credible work relationships between the accounting teams and with senior management.
• High attention to detail and accuracy, especially with high-volume transactions.
• Ability to handle confidential financial and payroll information with discretion.

What We Offer:

• Work from home opportunity.
• Eligible for RAISES, profit-sharing BONUS, and year-end BONUS.
• Advancement opportunities.
• Referral BONUS program - Once hired, refer a friend for an opportunity to earn a bonus!
• Employee FIRST work environment. We have been voted a Philadelphia top workplace for 17 consecutive years.

Additional Benefits:

• Medical, Prescription, Vision, and Dental.
• Paid time off.
• Holiday pay.
• 401(k) with a company match - Traditional and Roth options.
• FREE financial advisor.
• FREE $50,000 term life and AD&D insurances.
• FREE short-term and long-term disability benefits.
• Flexible Savings Accounts.
• Suite at Wells Fargo Center for Flyers games, Sixers games, and concerts.
• Company sponsored events - see our company's career page for details (www.MSS1.com).

Location: Hybrid, based in Montgomeryville, PA

About MSS:

MSS, Inc. is a family-owned business that has delivered personalized moving-related services to the relocation marketplace since 1978. With centralized operations in Montgomeryville, PA, MSS comprises three distinct divisions: Relocation Support Services, Precision Packaging and Crating Services, and Pure Install Solutions.

MSS Relocation: Partners with moving companies to provide crating and technical services to household items like appliances, TVs, complex furniture, and exercise equipment for safe transit and restored comfort to those relocating.

Pure Install: Delivers customizable assembly, installation, repair, and maintenance services for healthcare, hospitality, retail, commercial, and residential needs.

Precision Packaging and Crating: Offers crating and packaging solutions to a wide variety of industries for safe transportation of items like machinery, artifacts, helicopters, medical equipment, and movie props.

MSS is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, genetic information or any other legally recognized protected basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, contact hr@mss1.com or 800.433.1159, ext. 2338

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. MSS is not offering visa sponsorship for this position. Employment is contingent on a background check, which is conducted after a conditional offer of employment.

MSS is not offering visa sponsorship for this position. Additionally, a background check is required