What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant position at Robert Half?
If you're interested in becoming a critical part of an innovative company, you might be the full-time Staff Accountant Robert Half is looking for. This position will challenge your skills as your juggle multiple components. You will succeed in this Staff Accountant position if you can prepare journal entries, monthly and year-end closings, bank reconciliation, fixed asset maintenance, and general ledger reconciliation. Other responsibilities include internal reporting during the monthly close, participation in compliance, interaction with our external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits, and reviewing schedules reporting processes. This is a challenging, multi-faceted opportunity in the Deer Park, New York area, at a company where effort is rewarded. This position is ideal for a detail-oriented and analytical thinker with a talent for creating Financial Statements, Cash Flow projections, and Budgets.
What you get to do every single day
- Compose journal entries and conduct the month end close with minimal supervision
- Impromptu reporting and special projects, when requested
- Assemble journal entries and thorough account reconciliations that include, but are not limited to, cash, prepaid expenses, and payroll
- Assist in implementation, maintenance and adherence to internal controls and accounting procedures ensuring compliance with GAAP
- Manage schedules for monthly payments and work with project managers
- Manage intercompany billings, transactions, and reconciliation
- Analyze and coordinate a variety of financial data, and report it in a useful and understandable manner
- Support the month end, quarter end and year end closing process by preparing monthly financial close workbooks
- Produce analyses for monthly balance sheets and income statements for reporting by management
- In-depth experience with reconciling month end balance sheet accounts
- Regular maintenance and reconciliation of journal entries
Requirements
- Competent with spreadsheets and databases
- Self-starter, ability to identify issues and resolve problems
- BA/BS or equivalent in Accounting
- Accounts Payable (AP) experience
- Strong familiarity with Accounts Receivable (AR)
- Solid understanding of Accounts Payable (AP)
- Top notch analytical, quantitative and social skills
- Attention to detail and demonstrated ability to follow standard procedures is a requirement
- Comfortable working in a changing and dynamic environment
- Skilled with QuickBooks & Microsoft Excel
- Commitment and abilities to meet critical business deadlines
- Strong organizational, written and verbal communication skills
- 3 years of recent and relevant accounting experience
- Proficient with spreadsheets and databases
Salary : $70,000 - $90,000
