Staff Accountant

Robert Half is searching for a Staff Accountant. In this position, the Staff Accountant prepares journal entries, monthly and year-end closings, bank reconciliation, fixed asset maintenance, and general ledger reconciliation. You'll also be responsible for various aspects of internal reporting during the monthly close. In addition, you'll be in communication with our external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits, participating in compliance, and reviewing schedules for the reporting processes. A very involved position, the Staff Accountant spends a good deal of time producing Financial Statements, Cash Flow projections, and Budgets. The Savannah, Georgia based company is offering this position on a long-term contract / temporary to hire basis. They provide an innovative work environment where effort is rewarded.

Your responsibilities

- Ready complex journal entries and account reconciliations including but not limited to cash, prepaid expenses and payroll

- Conduct month end close, journal entries, without supervision

- Offer descriptions of a large number of financial data and communicate insights in a useful and understandable manner

- Be a part of various department-wide initiatives

- Participate in the month end, quarter end and year end closing process including monthly financial close workbook preparation

- Support implementation, maintenance and adherence to internal controls and accounting procedures ensuring compliance with GAAP

- Maintain monthly payment schedules

- Oversee the creation of monthly balance sheet and income statement analyses for reporting to management

- Ad-hoc reporting and special projects, as needed

- Support fixed asset ledger, depreciation, and reconciliation- 3+ years of recent and relevant accounting experience

- Ability to work in a dynamic and changing environment

- Takes action on items beyond formal job responsibilities

- Great attention to detail

- Exceptional analytical, quantitative and social skills

- Working knowledge of spreadsheets and databases

- Billing Statements experience

- Accounts Receivable (AR) experience required

- Billing System experience

- Comprehensive knowledge of Accounts Payable (AP)

- Proficiency in billing

- Proven knowledge of general ledger

- Well-founded grasp of journal entries

- BA/BS or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or Economics

- Spreadsheet and database capabilities

- Vow to meet business deadlines

- ERP system experience

- Strong organizational, written and verbal communication skills