What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Accountant position at Robert Half?
Bring your accounting experience and know-how to a dynamic, growing team at Robert Half, now seeking a permanent Senior Accountant in the Lansing, Illinois area. As a Senior Accountant, you will be responsible for financial statement preparation and consolidation, account analysis and reconciliations, cash flow analysis, budgets and forecasting, audit preparation, and internal control maintenance and regulatory reporting. This position offers you great long-term potential and a strong compensation and benefits package. We are seeking an individual with exemplary analytical skills who enjoys working in a challenging and fast-paced work environment in order to support the continued success of the company.
Your responsibilities
- Complete monthly accounting close procedures and deliverables that includes journal entries, reconciliations, and reports in the compensation area in compliance with GAAP
- Present Balance Sheet account reconciliations
- Offer involvement in various department-wide initiatives
- Commitment to continuously improve the automation of the accounting and reporting process
- Assist in coordinating quarterly reviews and testing with internal and external auditors
- Provide monthly consolidated P& L and Balance Sheet flux analysis for management reporting
- Analyze financial information and report on financial results (trends, performance metrics, benchmarks)
- Manage Ad-hoc projects as necessary
- Successfully collaborate with business partners to ensure compliance with corporate accounting policies, procedures, controls and provide support on special requests when necessary
Requirements
- SOX internal control assessments (Section 404) experience
- Ability to communicate verbally and in writing effectively throughout all levels of the company
- Commitment and abilities to meet critical business deadlines
- Demonstrated ability in exemplary analytical, quantitative and social skills
- Able to manage time well
- Prior work done in public accounting is desired
- Proficiency with corporate performance management (CPM) and business intelligence systems required
- Takes action on items beyond formal job responsibilities
- Knowledge of Use tax
- Proven knowledge of Manufacturing Industry
- Corporate Income Tax experience
- Manufacturing Cost Accounting experience highly desired
- Proficiency in SAP
- Solid understanding of Balance Sheets
- Ability to prioritize deals and adapt to quick changes while remaining diligent, and to thrive in a dynamic, high pressure environment
- Attention to detail and demonstrated ability to follow standard procedures is a requirement
- ERP system experience
- BA/BS in Accounting, CPA credentials are preferred
- 3-5 years of overall general accounting experience, ideally with Big 4 experience
Your responsibilities
- Complete monthly accounting close procedures and deliverables that includes journal entries, reconciliations, and reports in the compensation area in compliance with GAAP
- Present Balance Sheet account reconciliations
- Offer involvement in various department-wide initiatives
- Commitment to continuously improve the automation of the accounting and reporting process
- Assist in coordinating quarterly reviews and testing with internal and external auditors
- Provide monthly consolidated P& L and Balance Sheet flux analysis for management reporting
- Analyze financial information and report on financial results (trends, performance metrics, benchmarks)
- Manage Ad-hoc projects as necessary
- Successfully collaborate with business partners to ensure compliance with corporate accounting policies, procedures, controls and provide support on special requests when necessary
Requirements
- SOX internal control assessments (Section 404) experience
- Ability to communicate verbally and in writing effectively throughout all levels of the company
- Commitment and abilities to meet critical business deadlines
- Demonstrated ability in exemplary analytical, quantitative and social skills
- Able to manage time well
- Prior work done in public accounting is desired
- Proficiency with corporate performance management (CPM) and business intelligence systems required
- Takes action on items beyond formal job responsibilities
- Knowledge of Use tax
- Proven knowledge of Manufacturing Industry
- Corporate Income Tax experience
- Manufacturing Cost Accounting experience highly desired
- Proficiency in SAP
- Solid understanding of Balance Sheets
- Ability to prioritize deals and adapt to quick changes while remaining diligent, and to thrive in a dynamic, high pressure environment
- Attention to detail and demonstrated ability to follow standard procedures is a requirement
- ERP system experience
- BA/BS in Accounting, CPA credentials are preferred
- 3-5 years of overall general accounting experience, ideally with Big 4 experience
Salary : $80,000 - $85,000
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