Staff Accountant - Bank Reconciliations & Month-End Close

Kforce Inc; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Kforce Inc. is seeking a finance professional in Boston to support bank reconciliations, GL activity, and the month-end close in a higher-education finance environment. You will handle deposits, invoices, POs, and AP/AR tasks, ensuring accuracy and proper documentation.

The role requires 3–5 years in financial analysis or accounting roles, strong Excel skills, and experience with ERP systems; higher-education familiarity is a plus. Collaborative, deadline-driven work is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience in financial analysis, financial operations, accounting analysis, or a similar finance role.
• Hands-on experience with bank reconciliations and month-end close activities.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial statements, budgeting, and analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills: PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, formulas, large data sets.

Responsibilities

• Perform bank transactions and monthly bank reconciliations, research discrepancies and outstanding items, and ensure reconciling items are resolved.
• Perform general ledger reconciliations and prepare supporting schedules.
• Participate in month-end and year-end close processes, including review of GL activity and journal entries as needed.
• Process and review financial transactions including deposits, invoices, expenses, POs/requisitions, and AP/AR activity.
• Review financial data for accuracy, completeness, and proper coding with supporting documentation.
• Review and reconcile monthly financial reports and validate information across systems.
• Analyze budget-to-actual results and variances to identify trends and issues requiring review.
• Assist with monitoring budgets and preparing supporting schedules and analyses.
• Prepare Excel-based reconciliations, schedules, reports, trackers, and ad hoc analyses for the Finance Department and VP of Finance.
• Research and resolve discrepancies in collaboration with Accounting and College departments.
• Support annual financial statement and external audits by preparing schedules and gathering documentation.
• Assist with data cleanup, process improvements, and special projects.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Bank reconciliations

General ledger reconciliations

Month-end close

Excel proficiency

Data analysis

Communication skills

Independent work

Budgeting & forecasting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field

Tools

Campus Cafe/Core Campus

Job description

Kforce Inc. is seeking a finance professional in Boston to support bank reconciliations, GL activity, and the month-end close in a higher-education finance environment. You will handle deposits, invoices, POs, and AP/AR tasks, ensuring accuracy and proper documentation.

The role requires 3–5 years in financial analysis or accounting roles, strong Excel skills, and experience with ERP systems; higher-education familiarity is a plus. Collaborative, deadline-driven work is essential.