Staff Accountant
Classification: Staff Accountant
Compensation: $30.00 to $34.00 hourly
Robert Half is looking for a Staff Accountant for a long-term contract / temporary to hire opportunity. As the successful candidate, you will prepare journal entries, monthly and year-end closings, bank reconciliation, fixed asset maintenance and general ledger reconciliation. You will be responsible for many aspects of internal reporting during the monthly close. In addition, you will support 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. A highly involved position, it works to produce Financial Statements, Cash Flow projections, and Budgets. This Boston, Massachusetts based company is offering an opportunity that is multi-faceted and challenging in nature. It's a thriving environment where effort is rewarded.
Major responsibilities:
- Ad-hoc tasks and special projects, as needed
- 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
- Participate in the month end, quarter end and year end closing process including monthly financial close workbook preparation
- Manage capital lease and monthly payment schedules
- Carry out month end close, journal entries, without supervision
- Maintain fixed asset ledger, depreciation, and reconciliation
- Oversee the creation of monthly balance sheet and income statement analyses for reporting to management
- Support implementation, maintenance and adherence to internal controls and accounting procedures ensuring compliance with GAAP
- Prepare complex journal entries and account reconciliations including but not limited to cash, prepaid expenses and payroll
Requirements:
- Ability to handle multiple projects within strict deadlines
- Ability to work within spreadsheets and databases
- Seizes opportunities to produce results without direct supervision
- Experience working in a dynamic and changing company environment a plus
- Sharp, analytical thinking abilities, always seeking to draw connections and identify the "why"
- Strong organizational, written and verbal communication skills required
- Attention to detail and proven ability to follow standard procedures is a requirement
- Comprehensive knowledge of Accounts Payable (AP)
- Proficiency in journal entries
- Reconciliations experience
- Payroll experience
- Accounts Receivable (AR) experience required
- Proficient in ERP systems
- BA/BS or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or Economics
- 2+ years of recent and relevant accounting experience
- Proficient with spreadsheets and databases
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