Accounting Specialist

Job Description

Accounting Specialist | Robert Half

The Tone:
This is a contract role placed by Robert Half, located in Salinas, CA, supporting a healthcare organization. Robert Half is a specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. This Accounting Specialist role is crucial for maintaining reliable financial records and supporting daily financial operations for an organization dedicated to patient care and community health.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Contract
• Location: In-person, Salinas, CA
• Mission: This role ensures accurate and organized financial records for a healthcare organization.
• Tech Stack: QuickBooks

What You’ll Actually Do
• Financial Operations: Manage daily accounting activities, including processing accounts payable and accounts receivable, recording journal entries, and maintaining organized financial records.
• Data Management: Accurately enter and update accounting data within QuickBooks and other financial systems with strong attention to detail.
• Transaction Review: Review invoices, payment requests, billing documentation, and account adjustments to ensure appropriate coding, supporting documentation, and approvals.
• Account Reconciliation: Reconcile bank accounts, general ledger balances, daily cash activity, and other assigned accounts to ensure financial record accuracy.
• Reporting Support: Assist with monthly and periodic reporting by preparing aging reports, account analyses, and financial summaries as requested.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Early career professional with foundational knowledge in accounting support or finance.
• Experience: At least 2 years of experience in an accounting support, accounting clerk, or similar finance role with hands-on experience in accounts payable, accounts receivable, invoice processing, billing support, and data entry. Working knowledge of QuickBooks and general accounting system navigation is required.
• Skills: Ability to prepare reconciliations, journal entries, and account adjustments with high accuracy; strong attention to detail, organization, and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines; comfortable reviewing financial documents for completeness, coding accuracy, and proper authorization; strong written and verbal communication skills.