Staff Accountant

Robert Half has partnered with an esteemed organization to find a Staff Accountant to join their dynamic team. As a Staff Accountant, you'll be responsible for preparing journal entries, monthly and year-end closings, bank reconciliation, fixed asset maintenance, and general ledger reconciliation. You'll also be responsible for various aspects of internal reporting during the monthly close. This position will also require you to participate in compliance, as well as communicate with our external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits, and review schedules for the reporting processes. A good deal of time in this position will be spent on producing Financial Statements, Cash Flow projections, and Budgets. The Streator, Illinois based company is offering this position on a long-term contract / temporary basis. They provide an innovative work environment where effort is rewarded.

Major responsibilities

- Be responsible for account reconciliations including prepaid expenses, payroll, and other assignments

- Conduct month end close, journal entries, without supervision

- Participate in various initiatives spanning multiple departments

- Manage capital lease and monthly payment schedules

- Help with the implementation, maintenance and adherence to internal controls and accounting procedures ensuring compliance with GAAP

- Report on a wide variety of financial data and communicate it in a useful and understandable manner

- Ad-hoc reporting and special projects, as requested

- Manage the design and creation of balance sheet analysis and communicate reports to management

- Carry out fixed asset ledger, depreciation, and reconciliation

- Play a role in the month end, quarter end and year end closing process including monthly financial close workbook preparation