Staff Accountant

Description This terrific Local Government company is seeking a permanent Staff Accountant. If you want to advance your career, you could receive strong compensation and excellent benefits in this position! Are you ambitious and detail-oriented? Robert Half is seeking a Staff Accountant to join a thriving, fast-paced company that recognizes talent and effort. Based in the Long Beach, California area, this role is a career-building, multi-faceted opportunity to work for a company that recognizes and rewards hard work. Preparing journal entries, monthly and year-end closings, bank reconciliation, fixed asset maintenance, and general ledger reconciliation and being responsible for many aspects of internal reporting during the monthly close will be essential for this role. Participation in compliance, interaction with our external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits, and reviewing schedules reporting processes are also expected tasks. Those with a complex understanding of Financial Statements, Cash Flow projections, and Budgets are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee depreciation, fixed asset ledgers, and reconciliation

• Thorough experience with month end balance sheet account reconciliations

• Produce journal entries and perform the month end close under minimal supervision

• Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations which include, but are not limited to, cash, prepaid expenses, and payroll

• Manage intercompany billings, transactions, and reconciliation

• Impromptu reporting and special projects, when requested

• Arrange schedules for capital lease and monthly payments

• Play a part in a variety of department-wide initiatives

• Implement, maintain, and adhere to internal controls and accounting procedures ensuring compliance with GAAP

• Survey and organize various financial data, reporting it in a useful and understandable manner

• Periodic maintenance and reconciliation of journal entries

• Compose analyses for income statements and monthly balance sheets for management reporting

• Prepare monthly financial close workbooks to support the month end, quarter end and year end closing process

For confidential consideration, please email your Robert Half recruiter. If you're not currently working with anyone at Robert Half, please click "Apply" or call ~~~ and ask for David Bizub. Please reference job order number ~~~607 email resume to ~~~ Requirements - Ability to meet deadlines

• Month-end Financial experience

• Month-end Close Activities experience highly desired

• Comprehensive knowledge of general ledger

• General familiarity with financial statement preparation

• Proficiency in Month-end Reports

• Well-founded grasp of Financial Statement

• Month-end Financial experience

• Proven knowledge of month end closings

• Quality experience with Financial Statement Audits

• Practical knowledge of Financial Statement

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

• Seizes opportunities to produce results without direct supervision

• Strong organizational, written and verbal communication skills required

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

• Ability to work within spreadsheets and databases

• Strong analytical capabilities and discernment

• Working knowledge of spreadsheets and databases

• Strong attention to detail

• 1+ years of recent and relevant accounting experience

• Current and relevant ERP system experience

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