Job Description

Robert Half is looking for a Staff Accountant for a short-term contract / temporary to hire position. The Staff Accountant is responsible for preparing monthly and year-end closings, journal entries, fixed asset maintenance, bank reconciliation, and general ledger reconciliation. During the monthly close, you will hold responsibility over many aspects of internal reporting. In addition, you will support the development and implementation of accounting policies. In addition, you will participate in compliance, review schedules for the reporting processes, and work alongside our external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits. This position is very involved as it will produce Cash Flow projections, Budgets, and Financial Statements. Based in the Bowie, Maryland region, this company offers an engaging and mulit-faceted opportunity where effort is rewarded.

Your responsibilities

- Be responsible for analysis of income statements and balance sheets and communicate findings to management

- Offer descriptions of a large number of financial data and communicate insights in a useful and understandable manner

- Ad-hoc reporting and special projects, as needed

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

- Support fixed asset ledger, depreciation, and reconciliation

- Manage capital lease and monthly payment schedules

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

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

- Be a part of various initiatives spanning multiple departments

- Conduct month end close, journal entries, without supervision

Requirements

- Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills

- Ability to meet deadlines

- 2+ years of recent and relevant accounting experience

- High attention to detail

- Strong organizational, written and verbal communication skills

- Knowledgeable of ERP systems

- Ability to work in a dynamic and changing environment

- Self-driven motivator who takes initiative on projects with a strong ability to understand and solve creative challenges

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

- Adeptness in general ledger

- Bank reconciliations experience

- Foundational knowledge in Audit Plans

- Auditing experience highly desired

- Deep understanding of Nonprofit Organizations

- General familiarity with Accounts Payable (AP)

- Account reconciliation experience preferred

- Demonstrated knowledge of general ledger

- Practical knowledge of Accounts Receivable (AR)

- Spreadsheet and database capabilities

- Working knowledge of spreadsheets and databases

Robert Half