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Senior Accountant

Employer
Robert Half
Location
Elk River
Salary
30.00 - 45.00 USD Hourly

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Ref ID: 02860723

Classification: Accountant

Compensation: $30.00 to $45.00 hourly

Are you an experienced small company Accountant with time billing and project accounting experience? Accountemps has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Accountant at a growing professional services firm that you should check out! Our client is located in the Elk River, Minnesota area and is looking for a person to physically sit onsite at their office at least for the initial onboarding. They are open to this individual doing a hybrid model after initial onboarding. They offer a dynamic, multi-faceted short-term temporary opportunity that has the potential to be hired on, specifically looking that can quickly pick up their project accounting process. In this role, the Senior Accountant holds responsibility for everything from the transactional accounting, including accounts payable and accounts receivable, as well as payroll processing, month-end close and financial statement preparation. During the monthly close process, you will touch all aspects of accounting for a small firm. This is a great opportunity for someone with 2 or 3+ years of experience looking to grow in their professional development.


Key responsibilities

- Manage the monthly accounting processes for a small professional services firm, including all transactional accounting and month-end close.

- Review and code accounts payable invoices to the appropriate project account, routing for proper approval prior to releasing payment.

- Allocate all billable employee time to the appropriate project based on feedback received from each department leader.

- Prepare both bank and general ledger account reconciliations to support the monthly close process.

- Prepare biweekly payroll for approximately 50-60 employees, validating any missed punches for non-exempt hourly employees.

- General various financial reports, including balance sheet and income statement, as well as project based P& L statements to determine profitability levels for each project.



***If this sounds like something you would be interested in please call Taylor at - ***



Job Requirements:

Bachelors or Associates Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business is desired, but not required with commensurate experience

Outstanding written and verbal communication skills required

Comfort level functioning in a dynamic and changing company environment a plus

Proven knowledge of monthly financial and operational reporting

Comprehensive knowledge of general ledger

Financial statement preparation experience highly desired

Prior experience processing a small company payroll is required



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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