Senior Staff Accountant
HYBRID WORK OPPORTUNITY FOR A STAFF ACCOUNTANT OR SENIOR STAFF ACCOUNTANT (DOE) IN THE COLUMBIA AREA!! ONLY IN THE OFFICE 1-2 DAYS A WEEK AFTER A TRAINING PERIOD!
Robert Half has partnered with a long-time and reputable client to hire a Senior / Staff Accountant to join their accounting team! Successful candidates will need to be capable of rising to a variety of challenges while juggling multiple components of month-end close.This Staff Accountant's duties will require preparing journal entries, assisting with monthly and year-end closings, bank reconciliations, fixed asset maintenance, and general ledger and payroll reconciliation. In this role, you will perform various internal reporting during the monthly close, participate in compliance, review schedules, and oversee an accounting operations teams responsible for payables and billing.
This is a challenging, multi-faceted opportunity to work for a company that recognizes and rewards hard work! Tenured staff, great mentorship, excellent hours, hybrid work schedule, free parking, and fantastic benefits make this all an attractive opportunity to apply for!!
How will you make an impact:
- Produce journal entries and perform the month end close under minimal supervision
- Manage schedules for capital lease and monthly payments
- Thorough experience with month end balance sheet account reconciliations
- Manage accounting and analysis of compensation account and incentive programs
- Assemble journal entries and thorough account reconciliations that include, but are not limited to, cash, prepaid expenses, and payroll
- Support the month end, quarter end and year end closing process by preparing monthly financial close workbooks
- Take part in various department-wide initiatives
- Regularly maintain and reconcile journal entries
- Oversee, motivate and counsel assigned staff
- Ad hoc reporting and performing special projects upon request
This is a fantastic opportunity where you will have a diverse workload, get to do both the accounting & finance function, and gain supervisory experience overseeing accounting operations! An opportunity not to be missed! Apply immediately to Tracy Kaszuba on LinkedIn, or to Tracy.Kaszuba at RobertHalf.
- BA/BS or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or Economics
- 3+ years of recent and relevant accounting experience in public accounting, corporate accounting, or government accounting
- Strong familiarity with balance sheet account reconciliations, journal entries, and general ledger management
- Excellent analytical, time-management, and organizational skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Microsoft Excel proficiency is a necessity
- Knowledge of payroll / ADP is preferred
- Previous direct / indirect supervisory oversight