Staff Accountant

Description If you're looking to build your career in accounting, there's currently a long-term contract / temporary Staff Accountant position with Robert Half that you may want to check out. As a Staff Accountant, you will be responsible for the preparation of journal entries, monthly and year-end closings, bank reconciliation, fixed asset maintenance and general ledger reconciliation. During the monthly close, you will be responsible for many aspects of internal reporting. You will promote the development and implementation of accounting policies. 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. A highly involved position, it works to produce Financial Statements, Cash Flow projections, and Budgets. This Brooklyn, New York based company is offering an opportunity that is multi-faceted and challenging in nature. It's a thriving environment where effort is rewarded.

Your responsibilities

• Ad-hoc reporting and special projects, as requested

• Carry out fixed asset ledger, depreciation, and reconciliation

• Take part in various department-wide initiatives

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

• Play a role in the month end, quarter end and year end closing process including monthly financial close workbook preparation

• Support implementation, maintenance and adherence to internal controls and accounting procedures ensuring compliance with GAAP

• Maintain monthly payment schedules

• Offer succinct analysis on a wide variety of financial data and communicate it in a clear and concise manner

• Prepare monthly balance sheet and income statement analyses for management reporting

• Complete month end close, journal entries, without supervision Requirements - Working knowledge of spreadsheets and databases

• Extraordinary analytical, quantitative and social skills

• ERP system experience

• Outstanding organizational, written and verbal communication skills required

• Self-starter with efficient time management and organizational skills

• Yardi experience

• Ability to work well in matrix organization and dealing with ambiguity

• Ability to work within spreadsheets and databases

• Strong organizational skills and a proven ability to meet deadlines

• BA/BS or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or Economics

• Strong attention to detail

• Recent and relevant accounting experience

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