Description Staff Accountant candidates will be interested in Robert Half's full-time opportunity with an innovative Engineering company. This position is ideal for those who driven by a challenging work environment with many components. To succeed in this Staff Accountant role, you will need to prepare journal entries, monthly and year-end closings, bank reconciliation, fixed asset maintenance, and general ledger reconciliation. The ideal candidate for this position can 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. Based in the New York, New York area, this role is a career-building, multi-faceted opportunity to work for a company that recognizes and rewards hard work. This is a job where a detail-oriented and analytical thinker with a talent for creating Financial Statements, Cash Flow projections, and Budgets can thrive.How you will make an impact
Manage intercompany reconciliation, billings, and transactions
Upon request, take part in special projects and impromptu reporting
Become well-versed in month end balance sheet account reconciliations
Assist with the month end, quarter end and year end closing process by preparing monthly financial close workbooks
Implement, maintain, and adhere to internal controls and accounting procedures ensuring compliance with GAAP
Coordinate and analyze a variety of financial data, then report it in a way that is useful and understandable
Recurring journal entries maintenance and reconciliation
Compose journal entries and conduct the month end close with minimal supervision
Prepare analyses for monthly balance sheets and income statements for management to report on
Manage depreciation, fixed asset ledgers, and reconciliation
Produce complex journal entries and account reconciliations which include, but are not limited to, cash, prepaid expenses, and payroll
Partake in a variety of department-wide initiatives
Manage schedules for capital lease and monthly payments Requirements - Strong organizational, written and verbal communication skills required
Attention to detail and proven ability to follow standard procedures is a requirement
Ability and willingness to meet business critical deadlines
Comfortable working in a changing and dynamic environment
Self-driven motivator who takes initiative on projects with a strong ability to understand and solve creative challenges
BA/BS or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or Economics
3+ years of recent and relevant accounting experience
Efficient in ERP systems
Demonstrated analytical abilities, tendency to quickly connect dots and surmise logical outcomes
Spreadsheet and database capabilities
Accounting Entries experience desired
Prepaid Expense experience
Strong familiarity with Monthly Closings
Foundational knowledge in year end closings
Ability to work within spreadsheets and databases
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