Staff Accountant

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. Based in the Faison, North Carolina area, this exciting long-term contract / 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, fixed asset maintenance, bank reconciliation, and general ledger reconciliation. This position will require a fair amount of time dedicated to producing Financial Statements, Cash Flow projections, and Budgets. During the monthly close, you'll also be charged with 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.

What you get to do every single day

- Support capital lease and monthly payment schedules

- Ad-hoc tasks and special projects, as needed

- Be responsible for analysis of income statements and balance sheets and communicate findings to management

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

- Be a part of various initiatives spanning multiple departments

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

- Conduct month end close, journal entries, without supervision

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

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

- Maintain fixed asset ledger, depreciation, and reconciliation- Strong familiarity with month end closings

- Well-founded grasp of GAAP Accounting

- Bank Account Reconciliation experience highly desired

- Proven knowledge of Balance Sheet Reconciliation

- Expertise in Accounts Receivable (AR)

- Solid understanding of Accounts Payable (AP)

- Balance Sheet Reconciliation experience

- Mature organizational, written and verbal communication skills

- Takes action on items beyond formal job responsibilities

- Experience working in a dynamic and changing company environment a plus

- 1+ years of recent and relevant accounting experience

- Distinguished analytical, quantitative and social skills

- Detailed and have the ability work independently

- Ability to handle multiple projects within strict deadlines

- Spreadsheet and database capabilities

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

- Working knowledge of spreadsheets and databases

- Efficient in ERP systems