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Accountant II

Employer
Robert Half
Location
Saint Paul
Salary
27.71 - 32.09 USD Hourly

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Ref ID: 02709355

Classification: Staff Accountant

Compensation: $27.71 to $32.09 hourly

Accountemps is on the look-out for an organized individual with accounting chops to join a growing organization in the long-term temporary role of Staff Accountant. The Staff Accountant is responsible for preparing 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, 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, Financial Statements, and Budgets. This company offers a challenging and multi-faceted opportunity where effort is rewarded and the role is based in the Saint Paul, Minnesota region.


What you get to do every single day

- Maintain monthly payment schedules

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

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

- Ad-hoc tasks and special projects, as needed

- Analyze and coordinate a variety of financial data, and report it in a useful and understandable manner

- Carry out fixed asset ledger, depreciation, and reconciliation

- Take part in various department-wide initiatives

- Partake in annual closing processes

- Oversee the creation of monthly balance sheet and income statement analyses for reporting to management

- Carry out month end close, journal entries, without supervision


*Please note that all candidates are required to provide 2 recent supervisor or manager references in order to be considered for employment.

Please submit your resume and call Jordan Lynch at for review and consideration.



Job Requirements:

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

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

- Mature organizational, written and verbal communication skills

- Working knowledge of spreadsheets and databases

- 3+ years of recent and relevant accounting experience

- Current and relevant ERP system experience

- Earlier work involving Payments Reconciliation

- Quality experience with Invoice Payment

- Proven knowledge of bank reconciliations

- Comprehensive knowledge of account reconciliation

- General familiarity with Capitation Payments

- Practical knowledge of Electronic Payments

- Bank Account Reconciliation experience

- Bank Account Reconciliation experience highly desired

- Deep understanding of bank reconciliations

- Well-founded grasp of wire transfer

- Foundational knowledge in account reconciliation

- Good understanding of Ad Hoc Analysis

- Wide ranging experience with Payment Processing

- Critical thinking skills and the ability to retain complex work directions

- Comfortable working in a changing and dynamic environment

- Ability to meet deadlines

- Self-starter, ability to identify issues and resolve problems

- Competent with spreadsheets and databases



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.

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