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Staff Accountant

**Schedule:** Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. | Hybrid work available Mondays & Fridays

**Type:** Temp-to-Hire

Overview

Kelly Services looking for a detail-driven **Staff Accountant** to join our clients finance team in St. Charles, MO. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys digging into numbers, collaborating across departments, and contributing to process improvement. The position offers room for professional development, with a clear path toward leadership and managerial advancement.

In this role, you’ll analyze financial data, prepare reports, and partner with internal teams and external stakeholders to support strategic business decisions. You’ll regularly collaborate with operations, sales, and other departments to ensure financial accuracy and provide meaningful insights.

Key Responsibilities

+ Prepare, examine, and reconcile accounting records, financial statements, and reports to ensure accuracy and compliance.

+ Maintain the general ledger, including account setup, monthly and quarterly closing procedures, and reconciliations.

+ Translate financial data into actionable insights and recommendations for management.

+ Partner with commercial and operations teams to provide financial analysis, expense tracking, and budget-to-actual reporting.

+ Participate in annual budgeting and long-range planning, with a focus on departmental expenses.

+ Match, code, and post customer payments to the Accounts Receivable ledger.

+ Manage financial oversight of the company’s vehicle fleet (insurance, maintenance, and leases) and train new hires on related procedures.

+ Assist internal and external auditors by preparing documentation and responding to inquiries.

+ Support financial process documentation and internal control compliance in accordance with US GAAP.

+ Lead or contribute to projects and initiatives focused on continuous improvement and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

Education

+ Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business Administration (Accounting emphasis required).

+ CPA certification or progress toward CPA preferred.

Experience

+ 1–2 years of professional accounting experience; audit background is a plus.

+ Prior experience with ERP systems preferred.

Skills & Attributes

+ Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.

+ Highly organized and capable of managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

+ Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook).

+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across teams.

+ Sound knowledge of US GAAP and its practical application.

+ Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and meet deadlines.

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.