As an Early Career Staff Accountant, you will play an essential role in maintaining the integrity, accuracy, and compliance of our financial records across our global enterprise. You will own key components of the corporate accounting lifecycle, supporting the monthly and quarterly close, preparing complex journal entries, executing balance sheet reconciliations, and contributing to audited financial statements. You will tackle real-world accounting challenges—from accrual analysis and variance investigations to internal control testing and audit readiness—ensuring precision across all ledgers. Successful candidates will integrate modern AI tools and automated accounting workflows to streamline reconciliations, modernize documentation, and enhance compliance.
Our Early Career cohort offers hands-on, on-site experience in the Greater Denver Area. As an Early Career Accountant, you will take direct responsibility for general ledger accounts, participate in enterprise financial closes, and collaborate closely with cross-functional partners across the company. You will benefit from 1:1 mentorship from experienced accounting leaders, support for professional development (including CPA exam preparation), and a defined career ladder within our accounting organization.
Recent 2025 and 2026 graduates from Colorado colleges and universities are invited to apply. This early career role is built for candidates launching their careers, with structured onboarding, real project ownership, and a team invested in development.
What Success Looks Like (Objectives):
- Partner with your manager and mentor to master your assigned general ledger accounts, operational workflows, and close responsibilities within your first 90 days
- Actively execute monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities, ensuring journal entries, accruals, prepayments, and intercompany transactions are posted accurately and on schedule
- Prepare, analyze, and substantiate balance sheet and sub-ledger reconciliations, proactively investigating and resolving discrepancies
- Assist in assembling schedules, workpapers, and disclosures supporting the preparation of GAAP financial statements and external reporting (SEC Forms 10-Q and 10-K)
- Partner cross-functionally with FP&A, treasury, tax, and operational teams to verify transaction accuracy and ensure consistent accounting treatment
- Support internal control compliance (SOX 404) by maintaining audit documentation, process narratives, and supporting external and internal auditor requests
- Leverage AI tools, robotic process automation (RPA), and advanced spreadsheet functions to automate manual reconciliations and shorten the close calendar
- Identify and implement continuous process improvements across routine journal entries and reporting packages
Core Skills, Competencies, and Key Experiences (What you’ll bring)
- Strong foundational knowledge of U.S. GAAP, double-entry bookkeeping, general ledger architecture, accrual accounting, and financial statement relationships
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (e.g., XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, pivot tables, data validations) with a relentless focus on accuracy and reconciliation integrity
- Exposure to or experience working with enterprise ERP platforms (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite) and cloud-based reconciliation software (e.g., BlackLine)
- Display a strong continuous-learning mindset, experimenting with AI tools, automated close checklists, and emerging digital solutions to streamline repetitive workflows
- High attention to detail, structured analytical problem-solving, and sound professional skepticism
- Clear written and verbal communication skills; ability to document accounting policies and collaborate effectively across departments
- Ability to deliver high-quality work against strict month-end deadlines with complete ownership
Visa sponsorship not available for this role.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting or Business Administration with an Accounting concentration
- Eligible or actively working toward CPA licensure preferred
- Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA
- 0–3 years of relevant experience in financial accounting, general ledger, auditing, or corporate accounting through full-time experience, co-ops, internships, or relevant academic/tax clinic experience
Salary Range
Compensation: $63,150.00/Year – $75,000.00/Year
About Our Department
Our investment in the future needs those with an eye on the bottom line, and our Financial organization plays a vital role in supporting our game-changing ideas with creative solutions to complex problems. Team members have the unique opportunity to explore diverse business lines, gaining hands-on experience in various facets of finance, including accounting, audit and supply chain management.
About Our Company
EchoStar is connecting the world. We expand possibilities for education, healthcare, and industry by connecting people, enterprises, and technology across the globe. Together, we’re shaping the future of connectivity, creating opportunities to empower communities and turning the impossible into reality.
Our brands include DISH, SLING, Boost Mobile, GenMobile, and Hughes.
