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Robert Half Staff Accountant in New York, New York

Description Robert Half has a full-time opportunity for Staff Accountant candidates who want to become a critical part of an innovative company. If you are driven by a challenging work environment with many components, you will thrive in this role. This Staff Accountant position is for candidates who can prepare journal entries, monthly and year-end closings, bank reconciliation, fixed asset maintenance, and general ledger reconciliation. In this role, you will perform internal reporting during the monthly close, participate in compliance, interact with our external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits, and review schedules reporting processes. This is a challenging, multi-faceted opportunity in the New York, New York area, at a company where effort is rewarded. We're looking for people who are detail-oriented and analytical thinkers with a talent for creating Financial Statements, Cash Flow projections, and Budgets.

Key responsibilities

  • Perform the month end close and produce journal entries under minimal supervision

  • Maintain, implement, and adhere to internal controls. Also ensure that accounting procedures comply with GAAP

  • Partake in a variety of department-wide initiatives

  • Impromptu reporting and special projects, when requested

  • Handle intercompany transactions, billings, and reconciliation

  • Manage schedules for capital lease and monthly payments

  • Assist with the month end, quarter end and year end closing process by preparing monthly financial close workbooks

  • Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations which include, but are not limited to, cash, prepaid expenses, and payroll

  • Coordinate and analyze a variety of financial data, then report it in a way that is useful and understandable

  • Maintain depreciation, fixed asset ledgers, and reconciliation

  • Produce analyses for monthly balance sheets and income statements for reporting by management

  • Regularly maintain and reconcile journal entries

  • Become well-versed in month end balance sheet account reconciliations Requirements - Ability to work in a dynamic and changing environment

  • BA/BS or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or Economics

  • Proven knowledge of Monthly Account Reconciliation

  • Experience with Ledger Account Reconciliation

  • Comprehensive knowledge of Accounts Payable (AP)

  • Strong familiarity with Balance Sheet Account Reconciliation

  • Account reconciliation experience required

  • Bank Account Reconciliation experience preferred

  • Candidate must possess first-rate analytical, quantitative and social skills

  • Working knowledge of spreadsheets and databases

  • Knowledgeable of ERP systems

  • Strong organizational, written and verbal communication skills required

  • Spreadsheet and database capabilities

  • Recent and relevant accounting experience

  • Attentive, ability to work independently and prioritize tasks

  • Ability and willingness to meet business critical deadlines

  • Self-driven motivator who takes initiative on projects with a strong ability to understand and solve creative challenges

Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.

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