Description Are you an experienced accountant with a keen eye for accuracy? Robert Half has an exciting opportunity at a rapidly-growing organization in the Government industry for a Staff Accountant. Set in the New York, New York area, the company offering this long-term contract / temporary to hire opportunity encourages innovation and rewards effort in the work place. In this role, the Staff Accountant is in charge of preparing monthly and year-end closings, journal entries, fixed asset maintenance, bank reconciliation, and general ledger reconciliation. A great deal of time in this position will be spent producing Financial Statements, Cash Flow projections, and Budgets. During the monthly close, you will be responsible for many aspects of internal reporting. You will also communicate with our external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits, play an active role in compliance, and review schedules for the reporting processes.

　　Your responsibilities in this role

　　Prepare monthly balance sheet and income statement analyses for management reporting

　　Produce complex journal entries and account reconciliations including but not limited to cash, prepaid expenses and payroll

　　Manage capital lease and monthly payment schedules

　　Participate in various department-wide initiatives

　　Perform month end close, journal entries with minimum supervision

　　Help with the implementation, maintenance and adherence to internal controls and accounting procedures ensuring compliance with GAAP

　　Analyze and coordinate a variety of financial data, and report it in a useful and understandable manner

　　Ad-hoc reporting and special projects, as requested

　　Support fixed asset ledger, depreciation, and reconciliation

　　Partake in annual closing processes Requirements - Seizes opportunities to produce results without direct supervision

　　Strong attention to detail

　　Comfortable working in a changing and dynamic environment

　　Ability to work within spreadsheets and databases

　　Outstanding organizational, written and verbal communication skills required

　　Ability to handle multiple projects within strict deadlines

　　Recent and relevant accounting experience

　　Strong analytical skills, with the ability to exercise good judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analysis

　　Proficient with spreadsheets and databases

　　Financial Edge experience

　　Foundational knowledge in Coding Invoices

　　Approved Invoices experience highly desired

　　Accounts Receivable (AR) experience

　　Accounts Payable (AP) experience

　　BA/BS or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or Economics

　　Experience with ERP systems

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