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Robert Half Staff Accountant in Covington, Louisiana
Description
If you're looking for full-time work on the Northshore, this terrific company is seeking a Staff Accountant. Strong compensation, excellent benefits, and career advancement could be yours in this position. Do you want to work for a thriving, fast-paced company that recognizes talent and effort? Robert Half is looking for an ambitious, detail-oriented Staff Accountant to work with our Covington, Louisiana client in a role that is a career-building, 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. In this role, you will participate in compliance, interact with our external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits, and review schedules reporting processes. This is a position you will thrive in and the client is willing to consider entry level candidates if they have a 4 year accounting degree.
Everyday you will get to:
Perform general ledger reconciliations and analyze financial statement accounts
Assist with the month end, quarter end and year end closing process by preparing monthly financial close workbooks
Produce journal entries and perform the month end close under minimal supervision
Regular maintenance and reconciliation of journal entries
Organize and review various financial data, then report it in a manner that is useful and understandable
Maintain, implement, and adhere to internal controls while ensuring that accounting procedures comply with GAAP
Ad hoc reporting and performing special projects upon request
Become well-versed in month end balance sheet account reconciliations
Prepare analyses for monthly balance sheets and income statements for management to report on
This is an excellent opportunity with many perks on top of a 5-star benefits package and our client is ready to interview immediately! Please apply directly or call Carrie Lewis, CPA at 504-383-0612 for confidential consideration. Have you received this year's Robert Half Salary Guide? If not, I'm happy to send you a copy. Thank you for your interest in Robert Half!
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Business and 2+ years of full cycle accounting experience. New grads with an accounting degree will be considered.
Competent with spreadsheets and databases
Ability and willingness to meet business critical deadlines
Seizes opportunities to produce results without direct supervision
Attention to detail and demonstrated ability to follow standard procedures is a requirement
Comfortable working in a changing and dynamic environment
Current and relevant ERP system experience
Fully formed organizational, written and verbal communication skills
Spreadsheet and database capabilities
Bank reconciliations experience
Journal entries experience
Experience with month end close
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