Staff Accountant

at  Robert Half

There’s currently a short-term contract / temporary position available for an experienced Staff Accountant with Robert Half in the Education - University industry. As a Staff Accountant, you will prepare journal entries, monthly and year-end closings, bank reconciliation, fixed asset maintenance and general ledger reconciliation. You will have responsibility for many aspects of internal reporting during the monthly close. You will assist in developing and implementing accounting policies. In addition, you will participate in compliance, review schedules for the reporting processes, and work alongside our external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits. This position is very involved as it will produce Cash Flow projections, Budgets, and Financial Statements. This company offers a challenging and multi-faceted opportunity where effort is rewarded and the role is based in the Atlanta, Georgia region.

Key responsibilities

• Commentate on a wide variety of financial data and communicate it in a useful and understandable manner
• Ad-hoc tasks and special projects, as needed
• Assist in implementation, maintenance and adherence to internal controls and accounting procedures ensuring compliance with GAAP
• Carry out month end close, journal entries, without supervision
• Participate in various initiatives spanning multiple departments
• Be responsible for account reconciliations including prepaid expenses, payroll, and other assignments
• Maintain capital lease and monthly payment schedules
• Oversee the creation of monthly balance sheet and income statement analyses for reporting to management
• Keep up fixed asset ledger, depreciation, and reconciliation
• Partake in annual closing processes
• BA/BS or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or Economics
• Outstanding analytical, quantitative and social skills
• Proficient with spreadsheets and databases
• Strong attention to detail
• Spreadsheet and database capabilities
• Foundational knowledge in bank reconciliations
• Experience with Microsoft Excel
• Well-founded grasp of VLOOKUP
• Proven knowledge of Pivot Table
• Knowledge of Balance Sheet Reconciliation
• Bank Account Reconciliation experience
• Account reconciliation experience desired
• Knowledgeable of ERP systems
• Strong organizational skills and a proven ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to work well in matrix organization and dealing with ambiguity
• Mature organizational, written and verbal communication skills
• Recent and relevant accounting experience
• Self-starter with efficient time management and organizational skills

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• Commentate on a wide variety of financial data and communicate it in a useful and understandable manner
• Ad-hoc tasks and special projects, as needed
• Assist in implementation, maintenance and adherence to internal controls and accounting procedures ensuring compliance with GAAP
• Carry out month end close, journal entries, without supervision
• Participate in various initiatives spanning multiple departments
• Be responsible for account reconciliations including prepaid expenses, payroll, and other assignments
• Maintain capital lease and monthly payment schedules
• Oversee the creation of monthly balance sheet and income statement analyses for reporting to management
• Keep up fixed asset ledger, depreciation, and reconciliation
• Partake in annual closing processes
• BA/BS or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or Economics
• Outstanding analytical, quantitative and social skills
• Proficient with spreadsheets and databases
• Strong attention to detail
• Spreadsheet and database capabilities
• Foundational knowledge in bank reconciliations
• Experience with Microsoft Excel
• Well-founded grasp of VLOOKUP
• Proven knowledge of Pivot Table
• Knowledge of Balance Sheet Reconciliation
• Bank Account Reconciliation experience
• Account reconciliation experience desired
• Knowledgeable of ERP systems
• Strong organizational skills and a proven ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to work well in matrix organization and dealing with ambiguity
• Mature organizational, written and verbal communication skills
• Recent and relevant accounting experience
• Self-starter with efficient time management and organizational skill