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Robert Half Staff Accountant in Mountain View, California
Description If you're looking to build your career in accounting, there's currently a Staff Accountant position through Robert Half that you may want to check out. This company is located in the Mountain View, California region and is offering a dynamic, mulit-faceted short-term contract / temporary to hire opportunity where effort is rewarded. As Staff Accountant, your duties will include preparing monthly and year-end closings, journal entries, fixed asset maintenance, bank reconciliation, and general ledger reconciliation. A great deal of time in this position will be spent producing Financial Statements, Cash Flow projections, and Budgets. During the monthly close, you'll also be charged with various aspects of internal reporting. In addition, your responsibilities include communicating with our external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits, playing an active role in compliance, and reviewing schedules for the reporting processes.
Major responsibilities
Support capital lease and monthly payment schedules
Ad-hoc reporting and special projects, as requested
Carry out fixed asset ledger, depreciation, and reconciliation
Manage the design and creation of balance sheet analysis and communicate reports to management
Support implementation, maintenance and adherence to internal controls and accounting procedures ensuring compliance with GAAP
Offer succinct analysis on a wide variety of financial data and communicate it in a clear and concise manner
Play a role in the month end, quarter end and year end closing process including monthly financial close workbook preparation
Conduct month end close, journal entries, without supervision
Produce complex journal entries and account reconciliations including but not limited to cash, prepaid expenses and payroll
Take part in various department-wide initiatives Requirements - Dedication and requisite skills to meet critical business deadlines
Demonstrated ability in strong analytical, quantitative and social skills
High attention to detail and possesses excellent organizational and writing skills
Ability to prioritize deals and adapt to quick changes while remaining diligent, and to thrive in a dynamic, high pressure environment
BA/BS or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or Economics
Outstanding organizational, written and verbal communication skills required
Experience with ERP systems
Working knowledge of spreadsheets and databases
Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Excel
Account reconciliation experience desired
Foundational knowledge in bank reconciliations
Adeptness in QuickBooks
Strong familiarity with Bank Account Reconciliation
Command of account reconciliation
Credit Card Reconciliation experience highly desired
3+ years of recent and relevant accounting experience
Takes action on items beyond formal job responsibilities
Ability to work within spreadsheets and databases
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