Staff Accountant
Classification: Staff Accountant
Compensation: $26.60 to $30.80 hourly
Robert Half is seeking an experienced Staff Accountant with terrific organizational skills to take up a long-term contract / temporary to hire position at a growing company in the Manufacturing industry. As a Staff Accountant, you will be responsible for the preparation of journal entries, monthly and year-end closings, bank reconciliation, fixed asset maintenance 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, communicate with our external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits, and review schedules for the reporting processes. This position is very involved as it will 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 Jersey City, New Jersey region.
Major responsibilities
- Ad-hoc reporting and special projects, as requested
- Assist in implementation, maintenance and adherence to internal controls and accounting procedures ensuring compliance with GAAP
- Support capital lease and monthly payment schedules
- Be a part of various department-wide initiatives
- Assist in monthly financial close workbook preparation, including annual closing process
- Conduct month end close, journal entries, without supervision
- Ready complex journal entries and account reconciliations including but not limited to cash, prepaid expenses and payroll
- Support fixed asset ledger, depreciation, and reconciliation
- Offer descriptions of a large number of financial data and communicate insights in a useful and understandable manner
- Oversee the creation of monthly balance sheet and income statement analyses for reporting to management
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic, high pressure environment, to prioritize deals and adapt to quick changes while remaining diligent
- BA/BS or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or Economics
- Recent and relevant accounting experience
- Detailed and have the ability work independently
- Experience with ERP systems
- Strong organizational, written and verbal communication skills
- Self-starter, ability to identify issues and resolve problems
- Ledger Journal Entries experience desired
- Strong familiarity with month end closings
- Knowledge of account reconciliation
- Working knowledge of spreadsheets and databases
- Ability and willingness to meet business critical deadlines
- Competent with spreadsheets and databases
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