Staff Accountant

Ref ID: 01260-0011558094

Classification: Staff Accountant

Compensation: $60000.00 to $69000.00 yearly

You might be the full-time Staff Accountant Robert Half Finance is looking for, if you’re interested in becoming a critical part of an innovative company. This Staff Accountant role’s duties will require preparing journal entries, monthly and year-end closings, bank reconciliation, fixed asset maintenance, and general ledger reconciliation. You’ll be interested in this position if you want 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 company, based in the Goleta, California area, offers a challenging and multi-faceted opportunity where effort is rewarded. This could be the ideal position for you, if you are a detail-oriented and analytical thinker with a talent for creating Financial Statements, Cash Flow projections, and Budgets.

What you get to do every day

– Assist with the month end, quarter end and year end closing process by preparing monthly financial close workbooks

– Organize and review various financial data, then report it in a manner that is useful and understandable

– In-depth experience with reconciling month end balance sheet accounts

– Recurring journal entries maintenance and reconciliation

– Arrange schedules for capital lease and monthly payments

– Prepare monthly balance sheet and income statement analysis for management reporting

– Maintain fixed asset ledgers, depreciation, and reconciliation

Job Requirements:
– ERP system experience
– Ability to work well in matrix organization and dealing with ambiguity
– 2+ years of recent and relevant accounting experience
– Competent with spreadsheets and databases
– Commitment and abilities to meet critical business deadlines
– Self-starter with efficient time management and organizational skills
– Working knowledge of spreadsheets and databases
– Attention to detail and ability to follow standard procedures is a requirement
– Strong analytical skills, with the ability to exercise good judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analysis
– Adeptness in Credit Card Reconciliation
– Knowledge of journal entries
– Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Excel
– Solid understanding of general ledger
– Bank reconciliations experience highly desired
– Foundational knowledge in account reconciliation
– Strong organizational, written and verbal communication skills required

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.

When you work with us, you’re working with the best. Robert Half has been recognized as one of FORTUNE’s “Most Admired Companies” every year since 1998 and was No. 1 on Forbes’ annual ranking of America’s Best Professional Recruiting Firms.

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