What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant position at Robert Half?
If you're looking to build your career in accounting, there's currently a long-term contract / temporary to hire Staff Accountant position with Robert Half that you may want to check out. The Staff Accountant is responsible for preparing monthly and year-end closings, journal entries, fixed asset maintenance, bank reconciliation, and general ledger reconciliation. You will be responsible for many aspects of internal reporting during the monthly close. You will assist in developing and implementing accounting policies. In addition, you will take part in compliance, communicate with our external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits, and review schedules for the reporting processes. This very involved position works to produce Cash Flow projections, Budgets, and Financial Statements. This Hackensack, New Jersey based company is offering an opportunity that is multi-faceted and challenging in nature. It's a thriving environment where effort is rewarded.
How you will make an impact
- Ready complex journal entries and account reconciliations including but not limited to cash, prepaid expenses and payroll
- Execute month end close, journal entries, with little supervision
- Oversee the creation of monthly balance sheet and income statement analyses for reporting to management
- Be a part of various department-wide initiatives
- Report on a wide variety of financial data and communicate it in a useful and understandable manner
- Maintain monthly payment schedules
- Ad-hoc reporting and special projects, as requested
- Support fixed asset ledger, depreciation, and reconciliation
- Assist in the month end, quarter end and year end closing process including monthly financial close workbook preparation
- Take part the in implementation and adherence to internal controls and accounting procedures, ensuring compliance with GAAP
Requirements
- Accomplished in analytical, quantitative and social skills
- Ability and willingness to meet business critical deadlines
- BA/BS or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or Economics
- Working knowledge of spreadsheets and databases
- Efficient in ERP systems
- Recent and relevant accounting experience
- Ability to work in a dynamic and changing environment
- Great attention to detail
- Ability to work within spreadsheets and databases
- Strong organizational, written and verbal communication skills
- Foundational knowledge in B2B collections
- Financial reporting experience desired
- Strong familiarity with Accounts Receivable (AR)
- Proven knowledge of QuickBooks
- Accounts Payable (AP) experience preferred
- Microsoft Excel experience highly desired
- Self-starter with efficient time management and organizational skills
How you will make an impact
- Ready complex journal entries and account reconciliations including but not limited to cash, prepaid expenses and payroll
- Execute month end close, journal entries, with little supervision
- Oversee the creation of monthly balance sheet and income statement analyses for reporting to management
- Be a part of various department-wide initiatives
- Report on a wide variety of financial data and communicate it in a useful and understandable manner
- Maintain monthly payment schedules
- Ad-hoc reporting and special projects, as requested
- Support fixed asset ledger, depreciation, and reconciliation
- Assist in the month end, quarter end and year end closing process including monthly financial close workbook preparation
- Take part the in implementation and adherence to internal controls and accounting procedures, ensuring compliance with GAAP
Requirements
- Accomplished in analytical, quantitative and social skills
- Ability and willingness to meet business critical deadlines
- BA/BS or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or Economics
- Working knowledge of spreadsheets and databases
- Efficient in ERP systems
- Recent and relevant accounting experience
- Ability to work in a dynamic and changing environment
- Great attention to detail
- Ability to work within spreadsheets and databases
- Strong organizational, written and verbal communication skills
- Foundational knowledge in B2B collections
- Financial reporting experience desired
- Strong familiarity with Accounts Receivable (AR)
- Proven knowledge of QuickBooks
- Accounts Payable (AP) experience preferred
- Microsoft Excel experience highly desired
- Self-starter with efficient time management and organizational skills
Salary : $29 - $33
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