Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | Robert Half

The Tone:
This is a hybrid permanent position with Robert Half, who is partnering with a well-established organization. This Staff Accountant role is pivotal for ensuring accurate financial reporting and maintaining the integrity of financial records. The individual in this position will directly contribute to the finance and accounting team’s ability to support sound financial operations and strategic decision-making.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Permanent
• Location: Hybrid

• Team: Finance and Accounting Team
• Mission: Support accurate financial reporting through meticulous day-to-day accounting activities, account analysis, and careful reconciliation of financial records.
• Tech Stack: Accounting systems, Spreadsheet applications

What You’ll Actually Do
• Journal Entries: Prepare and record routine and non-routine journal entries to maintain accurate financial data across all accounting periods.
• Account Reconciliation: Reconcile bank statements and other balance sheet accounts, meticulously researching discrepancies and resolving issues in a timely manner.
• General Ledger Support: Maintain the general ledger by reviewing transactions, validating coding, and ensuring the overall integrity of financial records.
• Close Activities: Assist with month-end and year-end close activities, including account analysis, preparing schedules, and organizing documentation for reporting.
• Compliance Monitoring: Monitor financial activity to ensure accuracy and adherence to established accounting policies and internal controls.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field, demonstrating strong foundational general ledger knowledge and standard accounting principles.
• Experience: Proven experience in preparing journal entries, maintaining accurate accounting documentation, and completing bank reconciliations with attention to detail.
• Skills: Strong analytical and organizational capabilities, high degree of accuracy, proficiency with accounting systems and spreadsheet applications, and effective written and verbal communication skills.