Staff Accountant - Cedar Rapids

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This full-time Staff Accountant position is with a terrific company. This could be the ideal position for you, if you're looking to advance your career while receiving strong compensation and excellent benefits. Do you want to work for a thriving, fast-paced company that recognizes talent and effort?
Robert Half is looking for ambitious, detail-oriented Staff Accountants. Based in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa area, this role is a career-building, multi-faceted opportunity to work for a company that recognizes and rewards hard work. You might be a good fit for this position if you have the ability to prepare journal entries, monthly and year-end closings, bank reconciliation, fixed asset maintenance, and general ledger reconciliation and be responsible for many aspects of internal reporting during the monthly close.

Consider this role if you want to participate in compliance, interact with our external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits, and review schedules reporting processes. This position is ideal for someone with a complex understanding of Financial Statements, Cash Flow projections, and Budgets.

Responsibilities
 •  Analyze and coordinate a variety of financial data, and report it in a useful and understandable manner
 •  Special projects and impromptu reporting, upon request
 •  Prepare monthly balance sheet and income statement analyses for management reporting
 •  Manage intercompany reconciliation, billings, and transactions
 •  Become well-versed in month end balance sheet account reconciliations
 •  Maintain fixed asset ledgers, depreciation, and reconciliation
 •  Support the month end, quarter end and year end closing process, which includes monthly financial close workbook preparation
 •  Partake in a variety of department-wide initiatives
 •  Arrange schedules for capital lease and monthly payments
 •  Implement, maintain, and adhere to internal controls and accounting procedures ensuring compliance with GAAP
 •  Periodically maintain and reconcile journal entries
 •  Prepare complex journal entries and account reconciliations including but not limited to cash, prepaid expenses and payroll
 •  Perform month end close, journal entries, with minimum supervision - Fully formed organizational, written and verbal communication skills
 •  Spreadsheet and database capabilities
 •  Recent and relevant accounting experience
 •  Sharp, analytical thinking abilities, always seeking to draw connections and identify the "why"
 •  Experience working in a dynamic and changing company environment a plus
 •  Current and relevant ERP system experience
 •  Demonstrated knowledge of Credit Card Reconciliation
 •  Accounts Receivable (AR) experience preferred
 •  Solid understanding of Accounts Payable (AP)
 •  Strong familiarity with bank reconciliations
 •  Month end closings experience
 •  Analyze Financial Statements experience highly desired
 •  Adeptness in journal entries
 •  Proficient with spreadsheets and databases
 •  Self-starter with efficient time management and organizational skills
 •  Ability to meet deadlines
 •  High attention to detail
 •  BA/BS or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or Economics
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