Staff Accountant

Local company in Santa Fe is looking for a full time ON SITE Staff Accountant. Duties include but are not limited to collecting payments, entering sales transactions, cash receipts, preparing invoices and settlement statements, preparing bank deposits, maintaining check registers, accounts receivable, accounts payable for multiple entities, tracking sales tax, filing, and customer service with high-net-worth clients. General Account and Bank reconciliations and producing month-end/quarterly/annual financial statements. This position is M-F 9-5 and is paying between $28-36/hr depending on experience. Apply today or call directly at 505-355-0733

Robert Half is seeking an experienced Staff Accountant with terrific organizational skills to take up a long-term contract / temporary to hire position at a growing company. As a Staff Accountant, you will prepare journal entries, monthly and year-end closings, bank reconciliation, fixed asset maintenance and general ledger reconciliation. You will have responsibility for many aspects of internal reporting during the monthly close. In addition, you will support the development and implementation of accounting policies. In addition, you will take part in compliance, communicate with our external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits, and review schedules for the reporting processes. This very involved position works to produce Cash Flow projections, Budgets, and Financial Statements. This company offers a challenging and multi-faceted opportunity where effort is rewarded and the role is based in the Santa Fe, New Mexico region.

Your responsibilities in this role

- Commentate on a wide variety of financial data and communicate it in a useful and understandable manner

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

- Carry out fixed asset ledger, depreciation, and reconciliation

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

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

- Ad-hoc reporting and special projects, as needed

- Support capital lease and monthly payment schedules

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

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

- Be a part of various initiatives spanning multiple departments

- General familiarity with Accounts Receivable (AR)

- Adeptness in Accounting Software Systems

- Good understanding of Corporate Accounting

- Comprehensive knowledge of QuickBooks

- Earlier work involving Balance Sheet Account Reconciliation

- Practical knowledge of Accounts receivables systems

- Foundational knowledge in Account Discrepancies

- Expertise in Quickbooks Online

- Background working with Bank Account Reconciliation

- Demonstrated knowledge of Accounts Payable (AP)

- Account reconciliation experience

- Proficiency in QuickBooks Pro

- Balance Sheet Account experience highly preferred

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

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

- Experience with ERP systems

- Recent and relevant accounting experience

- Mature organizational, written and verbal communication skills

- Demonstrated ability in strong analytical, quantitative and social skills

- Competent with spreadsheets and databases

- Ability to work within spreadsheets and databases

- Ability to handle multiple projects within strict deadlines

- Attention to detail and proven ability to follow standard procedures is a requirement

- Self-starter and strong ethical standards