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Robert Half International Staff Accountant in ELMHURST, Illinois
Description
If you want to work for an innovative Wholesale Distribution company, Robert Half Finance has an opportunity for you as a full-time Staff Accountant. You might thrive in this role if you are driven by a challenging work environment with many components. You might be a good fit for this Staff Accountant position if you can prepare journal entries, monthly and year-end closings, bank reconciliation, fixed asset maintenance, and general ledger reconciliation. This role is for someone who wants to perform internal reporting during the monthly close, participate in compliance, interact with our external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits, and review schedules reporting processes. This Staff Accountant position is a challenging, multi-faceted opportunity to work for a company that recognizes and rewards hard work. This is a position you will thrive in, if you are a detail-oriented and analytical thinker with a talent for creating Financial Statements, Cash Flow projections, and Budgets.
How you will make an impact
Handle intercompany transactions, billings, and reconciliation
In-depth knowledge of reconciling month end balance sheet accounts
Organize and review a variety of financial data, reporting it in a way that is useful and understandable
Regularly maintain and reconcile journal entries
Compose journal entries and conduct the month end close with minimal supervision
Compose monthly balance sheet reconciliations for management reporting
Ad hoc reporting and performing special projects upon request
Prepare complex journal entries and account reconciliations including but not limited to cash, prepaid expenses and payroll
Maintain, implement, and adhere to internal controls while ensuring that accounting procedures comply with GAAP
Partake in a variety of department-wide initiatives
Support the month end, quarter end and year end closing process by preparing monthly financial close workbooks
Requirements
Organizational, written and verbal communication skills
Attention to detail and proven ability to follow standard procedures is a requirement
BA/BS or equivalent in Accounting
Ability to work within spreadsheets and databases
Vow to meet business deadlines
Self-starter, ability to identify issues and resolve problems
Competent with spreadsheets and databases
3+ years of recent and relevant accounting experience
Demonstrated ability to work in a dynamic and constantly changing company environment
Experience with ERP systems
Foundational knowledge in budgeting
Experience with Microsoft Excel
CPA Designation experience required
Expertise in month end closings
Strong familiarity with account reconciliation
Robert Half Finance & Accounting matches skilled professionals with remote or on-site jobs in accounting, bookkeeping, finance, audit, taxation and more on a full-time basis. Our experienced staffing professionals can promote you to employers and advocate on your behalf. We provide access to top jobs, competitive compensation and benefits, and free online training. For more opportunities, get the Robert Half app and receive instant notifications when our AI matches your skills and experience with jobs.
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Salary: $60,000.00 - $80,000.00 / Yearly
Location: ELMHURST, IL
Date Posted: December 28, 2020
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Reference: 01380-0011627092
Staffing Area: Full-Time Accounting u0026 Finance