Staff Accountant Jobs

Description
Robert Half is looking to bring a long-term contract / temporary Staff Accountant with exceptional organization skills and know-how into a growing organization. As a Staff Accountant, you will be responsible for the preparation of journal entries, monthly and year-end closings, bank reconciliation, fixed asset maintenance and general ledger reconciliation. During the monthly close, many aspects of internal reporting will be your responsibility. You will provide support in developing and implementing 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, Financial Statements, and Budgets. Based in the Woodstock, Ontario region, this company offers an engaging and mulit-faceted opportunity where effort is rewarded.
Key responsibilities

• Carry out fixed asset ledger, depreciation, and reconciliation
• Participate in various department-wide initiatives
• Ad-hoc reporting and special projects, as needed
• Support implementation, maintenance and adherence to internal controls and accounting procedures ensuring compliance with GAAP
• Manage capital lease and monthly payment schedules
• Participate in the month end, quarter end and year end closing process including monthly financial close workbook preparation
• Create monthly statement analysis to be used for management reportings
• Ready complex journal entries and account reconciliations including but not limited to cash, prepaid expenses and payroll
• Execute month end close, journal entries, with little supervision
• Analyze and coordinate a variety of financial data, and report it in a useful and understandable manner

Requirements

• Experience with Prepare Financial Statements
• Comfortable working in a changing and dynamic environment
• Strong organizational, written and verbal communication skills required
• General familiarity with capital assets
• BA/BS or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or Economics
• Well-founded grasp of Balance Sheets
• MUST HAVE CaseWare Experience
• Practical knowledge of Public Accounting
• Proficient with spreadsheets and databases
• Financial statement preparation experience
• Quality experience with month end closings
• Strong familiarity with Analyze Financial Statements
• Recent and relevant accounting experience
• Year end closings experience required
• Proven knowledge of Year-end Financial Statements
• Previous experience working with financial reconciliation
• Earlier work involving Balance Sheet Reconciliation
• Strong organizational skills and a proven ability to meet deadlines
• Distinguished analytical, quantitative and social skills
• Good understanding of Bank Account Reconciliation
• Wide ranging experience with account reconciliation
• Self-starter and strong ethical standards
• Excellent attention to detail

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