Staff Accountant

Job Description

Accountant | Herc Rentals

The Tone
This is a Staff Accountant role at Herc Rentals, a leading equipment rental supplier in North America. The company, founded in 1965, has grown to approximately 10,000 employees across 607 locations, with projected total revenues reaching $4.4 billion by 2025. This position is central to the finance department, playing a crucial role in providing management with accurate and timely financial information. The Staff Accountant achieves this through meticulous research, analysis of accounts, and the precise preparation of journal entries and account reconciliations. Beyond routine tasks, this role also contributes significantly to various assigned projects and supports continuous process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and accuracy within accounting operations.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Pay: $60000–$70000 yearly
• Mission: To provide management with accurate financial information through diligent account research, analysis, and reconciliation, while also contributing to process improvements.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Adobe)

What You’ll Actually Do
• General Ledger Management: Prepare and accurately input general ledger entries, ensuring the meticulous maintenance of financial records and files to support all accounting activities.
• Account Reconciliation & Analysis: Conduct comprehensive reconciliations of various accounts, meticulously researching and interpreting data to effectively resolve all reconciling items and discrepancies.
• Financial Reporting & Verification: Gather essential financial information from the general ledger, various financial systems, and other department reports to compile and distribute insightful reports both within and outside the accounting department, verifying data for accuracy.
• Internal Control & Anomaly Detection: Adhere strictly to internal controls pertinent to accounting processes and actively develop a deep understanding of each assigned account to proactively identify and investigate any unusual activity or potential issues.
• Project Support & Process Improvement: Actively participate in assigned project work, contributing to the overall objectives and assisting with identifying and implementing continuous process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy across accounting functions.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, providing a strong academic foundation in core accounting principles and practices.
• Experience: Bring up to three years of professional accounting experience, which may include valuable time spent in public accounting.
• Skills: Demonstrate a robust working knowledge of accounting concepts, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and internal control compliance (SOX). Exhibit a proven ability to prioritize responsibilities effectively, complete work with accuracy and timeliness, and identify opportunities for process improvement. Possess strong communication skills for developing and maintaining relationships with internal and external business partners, along with proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.
• Bonus: A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license is a preferred qualification, and prior public accounting experience would be considered a significant advantage for this role.