Staff Accountant

Description

Robert Half is partnering with a company located in the South Side to identify a Staff Accountant for a temporary engagement lasting 3-6 months, with the potential to be extended. This is a fully onsite position, working 40 hours per week, supporting a dynamic accounting and operations team.

Key Responsibilities:

Support the accounting function, including maintenance of the general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and project accounting, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.

Assist with the monthly close process, including posting month-end entries, preparing financial statements, bank reconciliations, journal entries, and reports.

Support accounts receivable and accounts payable processes, including:

Processing, reviewing, and entering sales orders in the ERP system

Generating and submitting customer invoices

Preparing deposits and posting cash receipts

Processing vendor invoices using a three-way match system

Executing timely and accurate vendor payments

Maintaining daily cash registers and preparing monthly project reports across divisions

Maintain ERP project data, including project setup, customer contracts, purchase orders, cost documentation, and transfer pricing calculations.

Track project progress against budgeted costs and margins; perform revenue recognition and reconciliation for point-in-time and over-time contracts.

Support and maintain the purchasing database, including purchase order creation, approvals, ERP entry, and lifecycle maintenance.

Provide accounting support to project managers and operations staff and respond to financial questions as needed.

Act as a liaison between the company, government entities, and external accountants to ensure accurate and complete financial records.

Train and evaluate associates to enhance performance, development, and quality of work.

Prepare and recommend operating and personnel budgets; monitor spending and recommend variance adjustments.

Ensure key metrics are gathered and reported.

Monitor customer accounts for non-payments or irregularities and assist with collections of past-due accounts.

Support payroll and expense reconciliation between corporate reports and ERP entries.

Assist with monthly sales and use tax reporting.

Provide ad hoc financial reports to management as requested.

Essential

Job Requirements:

Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously

Strong attention to detail

Dependable with a high level of integrity

Strong analytical skills

Advanced Excel skills, including lookups and pivot tables

Experience with project-based accounting and project-based ERP systems

Understanding of the full accounts receivable lifecycle, including sales orders, credit approvals, invoicing, collections, and payment processing

Familiarity with IT infrastructure and software maintenance

If you have the appropriate background for the Staff Accountant role and are interested in being considered, please apply using the Robert Half website. After applying to this accounting/finance role, please CALL immediately at  to confirm your application has been received and reference Job #

Requirements

Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously

Strong attention to detail

Dependable with a high level of integrity

Strong analytical skills

Advanced Excel skills, including lookups and pivot tables

Experience with project-based accounting and project-based ERP systems

Understanding of the full accounts receivable lifecycle, including sales orders, credit approvals, invoicing, collections, and payment processing

Familiarity with IT infrastructure and software maintenance

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