What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant position at Robert Half?
Seeking Experienced Accounting & Finance professionals to join our Full Time Engagement Professionals team!
As a Full Time Engagement Professionals, you are a full time employee of Robert Half (a Fortune 500 Company), with an Annual Salary, Comprehensive Benefits, Bonuses and many other Educational Resources; such as tuition reimbursement, certifications and career guidance.
You will be placed on a sequence of Mid to Long term engagements or recurring projects tailored to your Experience, Skill Sets and Career Objectives.
Some of these include:
- System conversions
- Reconsolidations
- Mergers/Acquisitions
- Medical/Maternity Leaves
- Annual Audits
- Staff Reductions
- Peak Workload Demands
Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities for the successful Staff Accountant include:
- Review general ledger accounts and preparing and adjusting journal entries
- Perform account analysis and reconciliation, including bank statements and intercompany general ledger accounts
- Maintain the general ledger chart of accounts
- Assist with initial internal control evaluations
- Post monthly, quarterly and yearly accruals
- Support finance and upper management
- Light tax reviews, preparing depreciation schedules
Requirements
Ideal Full Time Engagement Professional candidates will possess the following:
- 3 years of experience.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from an accredited university, required
- Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills (pivots/v-lookups)
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong general ledger/journal entry proficiency
- Experience with month end process and procedures
- Reconciliations
- Knowledge of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) regulations
Additional but Not Required:
- Active CPA or pursuing CPA
- Experience with cost accounting, fixed assets or sales and use tax.
Software/System Expertise (multiple preferred but not required):
- Oracle, PeopleSoft, Great Plains, Solomon Timberline, QuickBooks, Lawson, Yardi, SAP, PeopleSoft, Microsoft Dynamics (Solomon), Hyperion, MAS 90, ADP, JD Edwards, Crystal Reports
