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Robert Half Staff Accountant in Santa Barbara, California
Description
Robert Half is looking to find a talented, efficient Staff Accountant to join an esteemed organization. In this position, the Staff Accountant prepares journal entries, monthly and year-end closings, bank reconciliation, fixed asset maintenance, and general ledger reconciliation. During the monthly close, you'll have responsibility over many aspects of internal reporting. In addition, you will look over schedules for the reporting processes, participate in compliance, and keep in touch with our external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits. The majority of time spent in this position involves producing Financial Statements, Cash Flow projections, and Budgets. This multi-faceted, challenging long-term contract / temporary to hire opportunity is at a Santa Barbara, California based company where effort is rewarded and the environment is thriving.
Responsibilities
Produce complex journal entries and account reconciliations including but not limited to cash, prepaid expenses and payroll
Assist in the month end, quarter end and year end closing process including monthly financial close workbook preparation
Assist in implementation, maintenance and adherence to internal controls and accounting procedures ensuring compliance with GAAP
Maintain monthly payment schedules
Report on a wide variety of financial data and communicate it in a useful and understandable manner
Carry out month end close, journal entries, without supervision
Oversee the creation of monthly balance sheet and income statement analyses for reporting to management
Participate in various initiatives spanning multiple departments
Ad-hoc reporting and special projects, as needed
Requirements
Exceptional analytical, quantitative and social skills
Self-driven motivator who takes initiative on projects with a strong ability to understand and solve creative challenges
Experience with ERP systems
Experience with ADP - Payroll
Strong familiarity with general ledger
Proven knowledge of journal entries
NetSuite experience desired
Payroll experience
2+ years of recent and relevant accounting experience
BA/BS or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or Economics
High attention to detail
Strong organizational, written and verbal communication skills required
Spreadsheet and database capabilities
Ability to complete multiple tasks and projects within deadlines
Comfortable working in a changing and dynamic environment
Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.
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