Take the next step in your accounting career by checking out this fantastic opportunity through Robert Half! They've partnered with an esteemed organization to find an experienced Staff Accountant for their team. The responsibilities of the Staff Accountant include preparing journal entries, monthly and year-end closings, bank reconciliation, fixed asset maintenance, and general ledger reconciliation. During the monthly close, you'll have responsibility over many aspects of internal reporting. You'll also be participating in compliance, reviewing schedules for the reporting processes, and staying connected with our external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits. A very involved position, the Staff Accountant spends a good deal of time producing Financial Statements, Cash Flow projections, and Budgets. The Newtown Square, Pennsylvania based company is offering this position on a long-term contract basis. They provide an innovative work environment where effort is rewarded.

What you get to do every day

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

- Perform month end close, journal entries with minimum supervision

- Carry out fixed asset ledger, depreciation, and reconciliation

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

- Take part the in implementation and adherence to internal controls and accounting procedures, ensuring compliance with GAAP

- Ad-hoc reporting and special projects, as requested

- Manage capital lease and monthly payment schedules

- Create monthly statement analysis to be used for management reporting

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