Classification: Staff Accountant
Compensation: $23.75 to $27.50 hourly
Robert Half is seeking an experienced Staff Accountant with terrific organizational skills to take up a long-term contract / temporary position at a growing company. As a Staff Accountant, you will prepare monthly and year-end closings, journal entries, fixed asset maintenance, bank reconciliation, and general ledger reconciliation. During the monthly close, you will be responsible for many aspects of internal reporting. You will assist with the development and implementation of accounting policies. In addition, you will take part in compliance, review schedules for the reporting processes, and interact with our external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits. This very involved position works to produce Cash Flow projections, Budgets, and Financial Statements. This company offers a challenging and multi-faceted opportunity where effort is rewarded and the role is based in the New York, New York region.
Key responsibilities
- Carry out fixed asset ledger, depreciation, and reconciliation
- Organize capital lease and monthly payment schedules
- Be a part of various department-wide initiatives
- Participate in the month end, quarter end and year end closing process including monthly financial close workbook preparation
- Ad-hoc reporting and special projects, as requested
- Maintain intricate journal entries and account reconciliations including but not limited to cash, prepaid expenses and payroll
- Be responsible for analysis of income statements and balance sheets and communicate findings to management
- Report on a wide variety of financial data and communicate it in a useful and understandable manner
- Aid in implementation, maintenance and adherence to internal controls and accounting procedures ensuring compliance with GAAP
- Carry out month end close, journal entries, without supervision- Recent and relevant accounting experience
- Knowledgeable of ERP systems
- Working knowledge of spreadsheets and databases
- Strong organizational, written and verbal communication skills required
- BA/BS or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or Economics
- Experience working in a dynamic and changing company environment a plus
- Comprehensive knowledge of Cargowise
- Microsoft Excel experience preferred
- Account reconciliation experience
- Dedication and requisite skills to meet critical business deadlines
- Strong attention to detail
- Spreadsheet and database capabilities
- Seizes opportunities to produce results without direct supervision
- Candidate must possess first-rate analytical, quantitative and social skills
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