• Senior Accountant

    Robert Half Accountemps (Austin, TX)


    Description

    Seeking Experienced Accounting and Finance professionals to join our Full-Time Engagement Professionals team! As a Full-Time Engagement Professional, you are a full time employee of Robert Half (a Fortune 500 Company), with an Annual Salary, Comprehensive Benefits, Bonuses and many other Educational Resources; such as tuition reimbursement, certifications and career guidance. You will be placed on a sequence of Mid to Long term engagements or recurring projects tailored to your Experience, Skill Sets and Career Objectives.

    Some of these include:

    • System conversions

    • Reconciliations

    • Mergers/Acquisitions

    • Medical/Maternity Leaves

    • Annual Audits

    • Staff Reductions

    • Peak Workload Demands

    Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities for the successful Senior Accountant include:

    • Reconcile sub-ledger to general ledger account balances

    • Preparation of journal entries

    • Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements

    • Assess internal controls, including risk assessments and reviews of risk areas

    • Preparation of work papers for annual audit

    • Assist with budget preparation and prepare the monthly budget variance analyses

    • Maintain and reconcile fixed assets schedules

    • Assist with initial internal control evaluations

    • Prepare ad hoc financial reports as requested

    • Supervising accounting staff

    Requirements

    Ideal Full-Time Engagement Professionals will possess:

    • 5+ years' experience.

    • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from an accredited university, required. Master of Business Administration or professional certification preferred.

    • Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLookups required; Macros preferred)

    • Comprehensive knowledge of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) regulations.

    • Excellent communication skills

    • Strong general ledger/journal entry proficiency

    • Experience with month end process and procedures

    • Heavy reconciliations

    • Financial Statement Prep

    Additional but Not Required:

    • Active Certified Public Account or pursuing Certified Public Account

    • Experience with cost accounting, fixed assets or sales and use tax.

    • SOX Compliance / testing experience highly desired

    • SEC Reporting experience highly desired

    Software/System Expertise (multiple preferred but not required):

    • Oracle, PeopleSoft, Great Plains, Solomon Timberline, QuickBooks, Lawson, Yardi, SAP, PeopleSoft, Microsoft Dynamics (Solomon), Hyperion, MAS90, ADP, JD Edwards, Crystal Reports

    Industry Experience (examples below-multiple preferred):

    • Retail

    • Nonprofit

    • Oil and Gas

    • Public Accounting

    • Law Firms

    • Property Management

    • Transportation

    • Manufacturing

    • Construction

     

    For more information on this unique career position offered exclusively through Finance and Accounting Full-Time Engagement Professionals, please call Jennifer Adair at 737.205.3345 today!

     

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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 including medical, vision, dental, life and disability insurance. Employees hired for our FTEP Program are also eligible to enroll in our company’s 401(k) or deferred compensation plan (if eligible). FTEP employees also earn paid time off for vacation, personal needs, and sick time and paid holidays. The amount of Choice Time Off (CTO) received varies based on years of service and is pro-rated based on the hours worked per week. A new FTEP employee earns up to 13 days of CTO and up to 10 paid holidays per calendar year. Learn more at roberthalfbenefits.com/Resources.

     

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