Staff Accountant

Are you an experienced accountant with a keen eye for accuracy? Robert Half has an exciting opportunity for a Staff Accountant within the Automotive Manufacturing industry based in the Franklin, Kentucky area. This exciting temporary to hire opportunity is set in an engaging work place where hard work is rewarded. The Staff Accountant plays a major role in the preparation of monthly and year-end closings, journal entries, AP/AR, bank reconciliation, and general ledger reconciliation. Be prepared to dedicate a fair amount of time to producing Financial Statements, Cash Flow projections, and Budgets. And during the monthly close, your responsibilities will also cover various aspects of internal reporting. You'll also review schedules for the reporting processes, stay in touch with our external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits, and play an active role in compliance.

Your responsibilities in this role

- Analyze and coordinate a variety of financial data, and report it in a useful and understandable manner

- Support capital lease and monthly payment schedules

- Take part the in implementation and adherence to internal controls and accounting procedures, ensuring compliance with GAAP

- Execute month end close, journal entries, with little supervision

- Prepare monthly balance sheet and income statement analyses for management reporting

- Support fixed asset ledger, depreciation, and reconciliation

- Ad-hoc reporting and special projects, as requested

- Participate in various department-wide initiatives

- Assist in monthly financial close workbook preparation, including annual closing process

- Produce complex journal entries and account reconciliations

- Proficient with spreadsheets and databases

- Demonstrated knowledge of Profit and loss

- Practical knowledge of Accounts Receivable (AR)

- Month end closings experience

- Balance Sheet Reconciliation experience highly desired

- General familiarity with Accounts Payable (AP)

- Balance Sheet Account Reconciliation experience

- SAP experience desired

- Adeptness in Balance Sheets

- Balance Sheet Account experience

- Observant, accurate and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment

- Ability to handle multiple projects within strict deadlines

- Exemplary analytical, quantitative and social skills

- Ability to prioritize deals and adapt to quick changes while remaining diligent, and to thrive in a dynamic, high pressure environment

- Recent and relevant accounting experience

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

- Strong organizational, written and verbal communication skills required

- Takes action on items beyond formal job responsibilities

- Spreadsheet and database capabilities