If you have a background in accounting as a and you're interested in taking on a challenging contract to hire Full Charge Bookkeeper role with opportunity for advancement, this job may be for you. If you're looking for work as a Full Charge Bookkeeper, you might be the candidate Robert Half is looking for to prepare and process financial statements and accounts and manage all general accounting and bookkeeping essential functions. To succeed in this position, you will need excellent organizational skills, strong communication tactics, and have the ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks and deadlines. This long-term contract / temporary to hire Full Charge Bookkeeper position is located in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

Your responsibilities in this role

- Handling monthly, quarterly and year end close, accurately and on time

- Assembling the trial balance and financial statements, including balance sheet and income and cash flow statements

- Retaining historical records through the accurate filing of documents

- Maintaining knowledge of current federal, state, and local legal requirements, ensuring adherence to them, filing reports, and communicating with management on needed actions

- Tracking fixed assets to produce depreciation schedules

- Processing accounts payable and accounts receivable; handling collections as needed

- Handling reconciliations for bank and general ledgers, and processing payroll

- Overseeing work of accounting clerks and entry-level bookkeepers

Requirements
- 3 years of relevant experience in bookkeeping
- A thorough knowledge of accrual and cash basis of accounting
- Able to work independently with a minimal amount of oversight
- Proven flexibility to adapt to changes in procedures and job assignments
- Experience with payroll preferred
- Strong time management and organizational skills
- Highly capable of analyzing financial data and quickly creating accurate reports
- Be able to prioritize workload and perform in a fast-paced and challenging environment
- High school diploma or similar certification with an AA degree or higher in Accounting or Business recommended
- Excel, Quickbooks, and Peachtree experience desired
- Full charge bookkeeping experience
- Practical knowledge of regulatory reporting
- Proven knowledge of Month-end Journal Entries
- Well-founded grasp of Month-end Reports
- General familiarity with month end closings
- Accounts Receivable (AR) experience
- Payroll experience preferred
- Quality experience with Invoice
- Financial reconciliation experience highly desired
- Command of Accounts Payable (AP)