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Description If you're looking to build your career in accounting, there's currently a Staff Accountant position through Robert Half that you may want to check out. Set in the Des Moines, Iowa area, the company offering this long-term contract / temporary opportunity encourages innovation and rewards effort in the work place. As Staff Accountant, your duties will include preparing monthly and year-end closings, journal entries, fixed asset maintenance, bank reconciliation, and general ledger reconciliation. A very involved position, this role produces Financial Statements, Cash Flow projections, and Budgets. During the monthly close, your will also be in charge of many aspects of internal reporting. In addition, you will take part in compliance, communicate with our external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits, and review schedules for the reporting processes.

Your responsibilities in this role

• Assist in monthly financial close workbook preparation, including annual closing process

• Manage the design and creation of balance sheet analysis and communicate reports to management

• Carry out fixed asset ledger, depreciation, and reconciliation

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

• Ad-hoc tasks and special projects, as needed

• Support implementation, maintenance and adherence to internal controls and accounting procedures ensuring compliance with GAAP

• Take part in various department-wide initiatives

• Commentate on a wide variety of financial data and communicate it in a useful and understandable manner

• Conduct month end close, journal entries, without supervision

• Organize capital lease and monthly payment schedules Requirements - Strong organizational, written and verbal communication skills required

• Ability and willingness to meet business critical deadlines

• Month end closings experience preferred

• Solid understanding of Sage 300

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

• Attention to detail and ability to follow standard procedures is a requirement

• Recent and relevant accounting experience

• Ability to work within spreadsheets and databases

• Top notch analytical, quantitative and social skills

• Experience working in a dynamic and changing company environment a plus

• Self-starter, ability to identify issues and resolve problems

• Proficient with spreadsheets and databases

• Skilled with ERP systems

Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.

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All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit roberthalf.gobenefits.net for more information.

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