Description

Accountemps is looking for an experienced Staff Accountant with an eye for accuracy to fill a short-term temporary-to-full-time position at a growing Hi Tech Engineering company. As a Staff Accountant, you will prepare monthly and year-end closings, journal entries, fixed asset maintenance, bank reconciliation, and general ledger reconciliation. During the monthly close, many aspects of internal reporting will be your responsibility. You will assist with the development and implementation of accounting policies. In addition, you will take part in compliance, review schedules for the reporting processes, and interact with our external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits. 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 Mclean, Virginia region.

Your responsibilities

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

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

- Take part in various department-wide initiatives

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

- Ad-hoc reporting and special projects, as requested

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

- Offer succinct analysis on a wide variety of financial data and communicate it in a clear and concise manner

- Support fixed asset ledger, depreciation, and reconciliation

- Manage the design and creation of balance sheet analysis and communicate reports to management

- Maintain monthly payment schedules

Requirements

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

- Outstanding organizational, written and verbal communication skills required

- Working knowledge of spreadsheets and databases

- Accomplished in analytical, quantitative and social skills

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

- Ability and willingness to meet business critical deadlines

- Comfortable working in a changing and dynamic environment

- Solid understanding of QuickBooks

- Expertise in Credit Card Reconciliation

- Deep understanding of Full Cycle Payroll

- 3+ years of recent and relevant accounting experience

- Takes action on items beyond formal job responsibilities

- Ability to work within spreadsheets and databases

- Proficient in ERP systems

Accountemps, a Robert Half Company, matches skilled accounting and finance professionals with remote or on-site jobs on a temporary and temporary-to-hire basis. Our experienced staffing professionals can promote you to employers and advocate on your behalf. We provide access to top jobs, competitive compensation and benefits, and free online training. For more opportunities, get the Robert Half app and receive instant notifications when our AI matches your skills and experience with jobs.

When you work with us, you’re working with the best. Robert Half has been recognized as one of FORTUNE’s “Most Admired Companies” every year since 1998 and was named to Forbes’ inaugural list of America’s Best Temporary Staffing Firms.

Questions? Call your local office at 1.888.490.3195. All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits are available to temporary professionals. Visit https://roberthalf.gobenefits.net/ for more information.

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