Description
If you're looking to build your career in accounting, there's currently a Staff Accountant position through Robert Half that you may want to check out. Set in the Opelika, Alabama area, the company offering this contract / temporary to hire opportunity encourages innovation and rewards effort in the workplace. As Staff Accountant, you will be responsible for preparing monthly and year-end closings, journal entries, fixed asset maintenance, bank reconciliation, and general ledger reconciliation. This position is very involved as it will produce Financial Statements, Cash Flow projections, and Budgets. You'll also have responsibility over various aspects of internal reporting during the monthly close. In addition, you will take part in compliance, communicate with our external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits, and review schedules for the reporting processes.
How you will make an impact
Ad-hoc tasks and special projects, as needed
Report on a wide variety of financial data and communicate it in a useful and understandable manner
Execute month end close, journal entries, with little supervision
Be a part of various department-wide initiatives
Carry out fixed asset ledger, depreciation, and reconciliation
Manage the design and creation of balance sheet analysis and communicate reports to management
Assist in the month end, quarter end and year end closing process including monthly financial close workbook preparation
Produce complex journal entries and account reconciliations including but not limited to cash, prepaid expenses and payroll
Maintain capital lease and monthly payment schedules
Assist in implementation, maintenance and adherence to internal controls and accounting procedures ensuring compliance with GAAP
Requirements - Strong organizational, written and verbal communication skills required
Great attention to detail
Ability to work well in matrix organization and dealing with ambiguity
Self-starter and strong ethical standards
ERP system experience
Recent and relevant accounting experience
GAAP Accounting experience desired
Experience with account reconciliation
Strong familiarity with Yardi
General ledger experience
Bank reconciliations experience preferred
BA/BS or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or Economics
Sharp, analytical thinking abilities, always seeking to draw connections and identify the "why"
Ability to work within spreadsheets and databases
Commitment and abilities to meet critical business deadlines
Competent with spreadsheets and databases
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