Description A growing company in the Non-Profit industry is looking for an efficient Staff Accountant to join them. Apply through Robert Half today! This company is located in the New York, New York region and is offering a dynamic, mulit-faceted long-term contract / temporary opportunity where effort is rewarded. In this role, the Staff Accountant holds responsibility for preparing monthly and year-end closings, fixed asset maintenance, journal entries, bank reconciliation, and general ledger reconciliation. This position is very involved as it will produce Financial Statements, Cash Flow projections, and Budgets. During the monthly close, you will be responsible for many aspects of internal reporting. You'll also be reviewing schedules for the reporting processes, communicating with our external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits, and playing an active role in compliance.

What you get to do every day

Participate in the month end, quarter end and year end closing process including monthly financial close workbook preparation

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

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

Participate in various department-wide initiatives

Support fixed asset ledger, depreciation, and reconciliation

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

Manage capital lease and monthly payment schedules

Execute month end close, journal entries, with little supervision

Create monthly statement analysis to be used for management reportings Requirements - BA/BS or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or Economics

Outstanding organizational, written and verbal communication skills required

Working knowledge of spreadsheets and databases

Ability to complete multiple tasks and projects within deadlines

Journal entries experience preferred

Accounts Payable (AP) experience desired

Proficiency in bank reconciliations

Accounts Receivable (AR) experience required

Well-founded grasp of Daily Cash Receipts

General familiarity with month end closings

Intacct experience

Proven knowledge of Microsoft Excel

Comfortable working in a changing and dynamic environment

The ideal candidate will be highly-skilled with exceptional analytical, quantitative and social skills

Skilled with ERP systems

Competent with spreadsheets and databases

3+ years of recent and relevant accounting experience

Observant, accurate and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment

Seizes opportunities to produce results without direct supervision

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