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Robert Half Accountant in Columbia, South Carolina
Description Seeking a full-time Staff Accountant position with a terrific Service company? This position can offer you strong compensation, excellent benefits, and career advancement. Robert Half is looking for an ambitious, detail-oriented Staff Accountant for a thriving, fast-paced company that recognizes talent and effort. Located in the Columbia, South Carolina area, this position is a challenging, multi-faceted opportunity to work for a company that recognizes and rewards hard work. To succeed in this role, you will need to prepare journal entries, monthly and year-end closings, bank reconciliation, fixed asset maintenance, and general ledger reconciliation and be responsible for many aspects of internal reporting during the monthly close. Participation in compliance, interaction with our external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits, and reviewing schedules reporting processes are also expected tasks. Those with a complex understanding of Financial Statements, Cash Flow projections, and Budgets are preferred.
Responsibilities
Manage intercompany billings, transactions, and reconciliation
Assemble journal entries and thorough account reconciliations that include, but are not limited to, cash, prepaid expenses, and payroll
In-depth experience with month end balance sheet account reconciliations
Recurring journal entries maintenance and reconciliation
Play a part in a variety of department-wide initiatives
Conduct month end close and compose journal entries with minimal supervision
Maintain fixed asset ledgers, depreciation, and reconciliation
Assist in implementation, maintenance and adherence to internal controls and accounting procedures ensuring compliance with GAAP
Upon request, take part in special projects and impromptu reporting
Assist in the month end, quarter end and year end closing process including monthly financial close workbook preparation
Organize and review various financial data, then report it in a manner that is useful and understandable
Manage schedules for capital lease and monthly payments
Assemble analyses for monthly balance sheets and income statements for management reporting Requirements - Exceptional analytical, quantitative and social skills
Be detailed, flexible, and organized
Ability to prioritize deals and adapt to quick changes while remaining diligent, and to thrive in a dynamic, high pressure environment
Dedication and requisite skills to meet critical business deadlines
Working knowledge of spreadsheets and databases
BA/BS or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or Economics
Ability to work within spreadsheets and databases
1+ years of recent and relevant accounting experience
Takes action on items beyond formal job responsibilities
Mature organizational, written and verbal communication skills
Knowledgeable of ERP systems
Strong familiarity with general ledger
Adeptness in account reconciliation
Accounts Payable (AP) experience
Journal Entry Preparation experience
Command of Accounts Receivable (AR)
Journal entries experience preferred
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