Description If you're an experienced accountant who thrives in fast-paced workplaces and enjoys taking on new challenged, Robert Half has a terrific full-time Senior Accountant position you should check out in the Topeka, Kansas area. As a Senior Accountant, your duties will include financial statement preparation and consolidation, account analysis and reconciliations, cash flow analysis, budgets and forecasting, audit preparation, and internal control maintenance and regulatory reporting. In addition to a strong compensation and benefits package, this position offers a great long-term potential. We are seeking an individual with exemplary analytical skills who enjoys working in a challenging and fast-paced work environment in order to support the continued success of the company. If interested and for immediate consideration, contact Lisa Turner-Hernandez (816) 384-1558.
Your responsibilities: - Complete monthly accounting close procedures and deliverables that includes journal entries, reconciliations, and reports in the compensation area in compliance with GAAP - Ensure corporate accounting policies, procedures, and controls are followed when working with business partners and be able to provide support on special requests - Manage Ad-hoc projects as necessary - Support the annual budgeting cycle including analysis and identification of trends. - Resolve payable and receivable discrepancies. - Assist Finance and Grants Manager with business operating practices and procedures. - Apply oneself to various department-wide initiatives - Strong interest in continuously improving the automation of the accounting and reporting process Requirements - Comfortable working in a changing and dynamic environment
Ability and willingness to meet business critical deadlines
Engages effectively in self-directed time management and prioritization of workload
Excellent communication and organizational skills
Sharp, analytical thinking abilities, always seeking to draw connections and identify the "why"
BA/BS in Accounting, Finance, or similar
QuickBooks experience strongly preferred
Proficiency in Internal Control
Comprehensive knowledge of month end closings
Foundational knowledge in financial reporting
Strong attention to detail
Self-driven motivator who takes initiative on projects with a strong ability to understand and solve creative challenges
2+ years of overall general accounting experience
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