Sr. Accountant

Description If you're an experienced Senior Accountant with an eye for accuracy, Robert Half, Contract Talent currently has a short-term temporary opportunity for you to check out. As a Senior Accountant, you will be responsible for account analysis and reconciliations, financial statement preparation and consolidation, cash flow analysis, budgets and forecasting, audit preparation, and internal control maintenance and regulatory reporting. This Senior Accountant opportunity is located in Washington, D.C and will offer a great you a great professional experience along with attractive compensation. The ideal Senior Accountant will be someone seeking to succeed in a challenging environment and who has demonstrated success doing so before.Your responsibilities:Be a part of various initiatives spanning multiple departments

Prepare Balance Sheet account reconciliations

Achieve compliance with corporate accounting policies and procedures and controls by working with business partners

Assist in coordinating quarterly reviews and testing with internal and external auditors

Manage monthly accounting close procedures and deliverables (journal entries, reconciliations, reports) in compliance with GAAP

Build analysis on financial results (trends, performance metrics, benchmarks)

Ready monthly consolidated P& L and Balance Sheet flux analysis for management reporting

Bring a daily dedication to continuously improve the automation of the accounting and reporting process

Self-starter with efficient time management and organizational skills

Strong organizational skills and attention to detail are a must

Ability to effectively interact, verbally and in writing, with functional department managers

Must be proficient and able to complete various financial reporting tasks

Commitment and abilities to meet critical business deadlines

Requirements

Foundational knowledge in Accounts Receivable (AR)

Proven knowledge of Pivot Table

General familiarity with Aderant

Good understanding of Posting Journal Entries

Microsoft Excel experience highly desired

Previous experience working with bank reconciliations

Earlier work involving journal entries

Well-founded grasp of VLOOKUP

Practical knowledge of general ledger

Deep understanding of Accounts Payable (AP)

Wide ranging experience with account reconciliation

Quality experience with billing

Corporate performance management (CPM) and business intelligence systems experience a plus

The ideal candidate will be highly-skilled with exceptional analytical, quantitative and social skills

Highly capable of analyzing financial data and quickly creating accurate reports

Minimum 5-7 years of overall general accounting experience

Efficient in ERP systems

Ability to work in a dynamic and changing environment

BA/BS in Accounting, CPA credentials are preferred

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.Robert Half puts you in the best position to succeed by advocating on your behalf and promoting you to employers. We provide access to top jobs, competitive compensation and benefits, and free online training. Stay on top of every opportunity – even on the go. Download the Robert Half app (https://www.roberthalf.com/mobile) and get 1-tap apply, instant notifications for AI-matched jobs, and more.Questions? Call your local office at 1.888.490.3195. Robert Half will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits are available to temporary professionals. Visit https://roberthalf.gobenefits.net/ for more information.© 2022 Robert Half. An Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veterans. By clicking “Apply Now,” you’re agreeing to Robert Half’s Terms of Use (https://www.roberthalf.com/terms-of-use) .