Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | Robert Half

The Tone:
This is a Staff Accountant role, placed by Robert Half, for a high-growth organization located in Minneapolis, MN. Robert Half specializes in connecting qualified job seekers to opportunities, and in this instance, is facilitating the strengthening of the corporate accounting team for its client. This position offers a significant opportunity to contribute to core financial operations while building valuable experience and pursuing strong long-term advancement opportunities within the company.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid, Minneapolis, MN

• Team: Corporate accounting team; partners with other accounting team members.
• Mission: Contribute to core financial operations, ensure timely and reliable financial reporting, and support the corporate accounting team.
• Tech Stack: SAP, ERP systems

What You’ll Actually Do
• Journal Entry Management: Prepare and post journal entries to maintain accurate financial records across the general ledger, ensuring all transactions are correctly recorded.
• Financial Close Support: Support the monthly and year-end close processes by completing assigned accounting tasks on schedule, contributing to efficient and timely financial reporting cycles.
• Account Reconciliation & Discrepancy Resolution: Reconcile bank accounts and key balance sheet accounts, diligently investigating and promptly resolving discrepancies to ensure financial accuracy and integrity.
• Full-Cycle Accounting Oversight: Manage full-cycle accounting activities to help ensure timely and reliable financial reporting, encompassing all aspects from transaction recording to report generation.
• Compliance & Accuracy Review: Review account activity and documentation to improve accuracy, consistency, and compliance with internal standards, upholding the integrity of financial data.

The Must-Haves
• Background: This is an early career position requiring at least one year of professional accounting experience in a staff accountant or similar role. Candidates should possess a foundational working knowledge of journal entries, general ledger accounting principles, and month-end close procedures, demonstrating a solid understanding of core accounting functions.
• Experience: Required experience includes performing bank reconciliations and balance sheet account reconciliations, ensuring accuracy in financial statements. Familiarity with year-end closing activities and supporting financial reporting processes is also essential. Practical experience using SAP or a comparable ERP system in an accounting environment is a key requirement for managing financial operations.
• Skills: Strong attention to detail is critical for reviewing account activity and ensuring accuracy. The ability to effectively manage multiple deadlines is necessary to support timely financial reporting and close processes. Furthermore, candidates must demonstrate capabilities in investigating and resolving discrepancies, maintaining financial record consistency, and ensuring compliance with internal standards.