Staff Accountant

Direct Staffing Inc; Keene (NH); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A staffing agency in the United States seeks a Staff Accountant to support the Corporate Finance team in daily accounting activities. Responsibilities include preparing management reports, analyzing variances, and performing month-end financial close tasks. Candidates should have a 4-year college degree in accounting and proficiency in Microsoft Excel. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals looking to grow their accounting career within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• 0-3 years of applicable experience required.
• Understanding of accounting principles and concepts.
• Some experience with software like Access and GL Packages is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support daily accounting activities of the gross profit group.
• Prepare weekly management reports and analyze variances.
• Perform month-end financial close responsibilities.

Skills

Microsoft Excel proficiency

Analytical aptitude

Attention to detail

Education

4 Year College degree in Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Office

Access

Job description

Kelly Services, Inc. is a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Troy, Mich., providing employment to more than 700,000 employees annually, with skills including office services, accounting, engineering, information technology, law, science, marketing, light industrial, education, health care and home care. Kelly Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Description

Staff Accountant - Individuals in this role will work directly with the Corporate Finance team to support daily accounting activities of the gross profit group such as, maintenance of the general ledger and preparation of various accounting statements and financial reports. As Staff Accountant individuals will perform professional accounting work involving compilation, consolidation, analysis, and review of financial data in assigned area. Responsibilities: Prepare weekly management reports in assigned areas gross profit, shrink, operating expenses, overhead expenses, etc . Identify and analyze variances and/or anomalies in assigned weekly management reports. Review management reports with corresponding functional/operating groups on a weekly/monthly basis. Prepare balance sheet reconciliations by analyzing general ledger activity and propose appropriate adjusting journal entries. Prepare special financial analyses as requested by operations and/or finance management. Review expense invoices and/or bill backs for appropriate management authorization, accuracy and overall reasonableness. Perform month-end financial close responsibilities i.e. generate monthly standard journal entries, generate appropriate accruals, research variances. Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualifications: 4 Year College degree in Accounting 0-3 years of applicable experience. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office products particularly Excel Required -Intermediate to Advanced Excel v lookups, pivot tables, converting text files to excel files Understanding of accounting principles and concepts. Be well organized and have a close attention to detail. Some experience with other software i.e. Access, GL Packages a plus. Ability to learn new software analytical tools i.e. Hyperion, E-Search View, Monarch, Lawson Query. Prior experience working with databases, Lawson/Hyperion knowledge a plus. And a strong analytical aptitude.