Staff Accountant

Company: Robert Half Finance & Accounting
Location: Colorado Springs
Posted on: January 16, 2020

Job Description:

DescriptionRobert Half Finance is looking for a Staff Accountant for a full-time opportunity. In this role, the Staff Accountant is in charge of preparing journal entries, monthly and year-end closings, bank reconciliation, fixed asset maintenance and general ledger reconciliation. During the monthly close, various aspects of internal reporting will be under your responsibility. If you are looking for a role that offers life work balance, room for growth and a family friendly culture, this Staff Accountant role is for you. In addition, you will participate in compliance, interact with our external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits, and review schedules for the reporting processes. This Colorado Springs, Colorado area-based position is a challenging, multi-faceted opportunity to work for a company that recognizes and rewards hard work. Senior leadership is actively conducting interviews. For immediate "confidential" consideration, please contact melissa.scruggs@roberthalf.com.Staff Accountant duties include:

• Special projects and impromptu reporting, upon request
• Perform the month end close and produce journal entries under minimal supervision
• Oversee depreciation, fixed asset ledgers, and reconciliation
• Arrange schedules for capital lease and monthly payments
• Recurring journal entries maintenance and reconciliation
• Assist in implementation, maintenance and adherence to internal controls and accounting procedures ensuring compliance with GAAP
• Play a part in a variety of department-wide initiatives
• Analyze and coordinate a variety of financial data, and report it in a useful and understandable manner
• Intercompany billings, transactions, and reconciliation
• Prepare monthly balance sheet and income statement analyses for management reporting
• Prepare monthly financial close workbooks to support the month end, quarter end and year end closing process
• In-depth experience with month end balance sheet account reconciliations
• Assemble journal entries and thorough account reconciliations that include, but are not limited to, cash, prepaid expenses, and payrollRequirements
  • High attention to detail and possesses excellent organizational and writing skills
  • Proficient with spreadsheets and databases
  • BA/BS or equivalent in Accounting
  • 2+ years of recent and relevant accounting experience
  • Demonstrated analytical abilities, tendency to quickly connect dots and surmise logical outcomes
  • Ability to prioritize work and balance multiple projects and deadlines
  • Seizes opportunities to produce results without direct supervision
  • Outstanding organizational, written and verbal communication skills required
  • Comfortable working in a changing and dynamic environment
  • Ability to work within spreadsheets and databases
  • Good understanding of Payroll Transaction
  • Practical knowledge of Bank Account Reconciliation
  • General familiarity with Balance Sheet Account Reconciliation
  • Scanning Invoices experience
  • Experience with Cash Drawers
  • Accounts Payable (AP) experience
  • Cash reconciliations experience highly preferred
  • General ledger experience
  • Adeptness in Cash Balance
  • Demonstrated knowledge of account reconciliation
  • Command of scanning
  • Background working with Daily Reconciliation
  • Earlier work involving Ledger Account Reconciliation
  • Efficient in ERP systemsRobert Half Finance & Accounting, the world's leader in specialized financial staffing, provides exciting full-time opportunities in the areas of accounting, bookkeeping, finance, audit, taxation and more. We pioneered the professional staffing industry, and we've been successfully matching professionals with employers since 1948. Our proven proprietary processes, along with our relationships in 325 locations worldwide, allow us to provide you unparalleled access to exciting career opportunities. But don't take our word for it. Our company has appeared on Fortune magazines list of World's Most Admired Companies since 1998, and 9 out of 10 of our customers would recommend our service to a colleague.Apply for this job now or contact our nearest office at 888.490.5461 for additional information.All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be authorized to work in the United States. All applicants applying for Canadian job openings must be authorized to work in Canada. 2019 Robert Half Finance & Accounting. An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veterans.By clicking 'Apply Now' you are agreeing to Robert Half Terms of Use.Salary: $18.00 - $24.00 / HourlyLocation: COLORADO SPRINGS, CODate Posted: January 7, 2020Employment Type: Full-timeJob Reference: 00600-0011175813Staffing Area: Finance

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