Robert Half is seeking candidates for a permanent Staff Accountant position, which will become a critical part of an innovative Tax Consulting company. If you are driven by a challenging work environment with many components, you will thrive in this role. This Staff Accountant role's duties will require preparing journal entries, monthly and year-end closings, bank reconciliation, fixed asset maintenance, and general ledger reconciliation. This role is for someone who wants to perform internal reporting during the monthly close, participate in compliance, interact with our external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits, and review schedules reporting processes. This is a challenging, multi-faceted opportunity in the Palo Alto, California area, at a company where effort is rewarded. This is a position you will thrive in, if you are a detail-oriented and analytical thinker with a talent for creating Financial Statements, Cash Flow projections, and Budgets.Responsibilities- Perform month end close, journal entries, with minimum supervision- Partake in various department-wide initiatives- Produce complex journal entries and account reconciliations which include, but are not limited to, cash, prepaid expenses, and payroll- Prepare monthly balance sheet and income statement analyses for management reporting- Manage schedules for monthly payments and capital lease- Become well-versed in month end balance sheet account reconciliations- Ad-hoc reporting and special projects, as requested- Assist with the month end, quarter end and year end closing process by preparing monthly financial close workbooks- Assist in implementation, maintenance and adherence to internal controls and accounting procedures ensuring compliance with GAAP- Maintain fixed asset ledgers, depreciation, and reconciliation- Recurring journal entries maintenance and reconciliation- Maintain intercompany transactions, billings, and reconciliation- Analyze and coordinate a variety of financial data, and report it in a useful and understandable manner