Staff Accountant I

Staffing Agency Recruitment; Urbandale (IA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Staffing Agency Recruitment in Urbandale, IA seeks an experienced Accountant to join Accounting Operations. The role operates with minimal supervision and owns workstreams and end-to-end processes.

Key responsibilities include leading projects, guiding peers, communicating with internal and external stakeholders, influencing procedures, solving complex problems, analyzing impacts, and driving department results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related fields.
• 5 years of professional experience in accounting or finance.
• Experience in accounting/finance operations with ability to operate independently.
• Ability to own and manage end-to-end processes or projects.
• Strong analytical/problem-solving skills across multiple stakeholders.
• Strong communication and stakeholder partnering skills.

Responsibilities

• Work independently with minimal supervision and own tasks and deliverables.
• Own projects or processes including plans, milestones, monitoring, and delivery.
• Provide guidance and coaching to peers and junior colleagues (individual contributor).
• Communicate with internal/external stakeholders, resolve inquiries professionally.
• Influence practices by presenting recommendations and collaborating across functions.
• Solve complex problems by gathering information, analyzing root causes, and developing solutions.
• Conduct in-depth analysis to assess impacts and determine best path forward.
• Collaborate across teams to improve department performance.

Skills

Analytics

Problem-solving

Communication

Stakeholder partnering

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

Job description

Experience level: Mid-senior

Experience required: 5 Years

Education level: Bachelor's degree

Job function: Accounting/Auditing

Industry: Insurance

Total position: 1

Relocation assistance: No

Visa sponsorship eligibility: No

Onsite Requirements

The Urbandale schedule is one day the first week, two days the second. It total's to about 6x a month.

Schedule/Hours

8:00 - 5:00 (1 hour lunch)

Hybrid

1 day one week; 2 days next week (6x a month).

Contract-to-hire

Yes

Interview Process

2 rounds of interviews

Education

Bachelors Degree in Accounting/Finance

Experience

5' years

Additional Details

Top 3 qualities, skills, or experience

Process Improvement

Notes

Strong with Analytics and problem solving

Strong communication skills

Role Summary

The Accountant role is an experienced individual contributor who operates with minimal supervision and owns workstreams, projects, or end-to-end processes within Accounting Operations. This role drives accurate execution, resolves complex issues through analysis and experience, influences operational practices, and partners effectively across stakeholders to strengthen outcomes and performance.

Key Responsibilities (aligned to Grade E IC expectations)

• Work independently with minimal supervision by taking ownership of tasks, priorities, and deliverables; set clear goals and execute a plan to achieve them.
• Own entire projects or processes within the job area, including developing plans, setting milestones, monitoring progress, and ensuring timely, successful outcomes.
• Provide guidance, coaching, and training to peers and more junior colleagues by sharing expertise, best practices, and insights (individual contributor role; not a people manager).
• Communicate effectively within and outside the job function, including with external customers/vendors/stakeholders as applicable; share updates clearly and resolve inquiries professionally while maintaining positive working relationships.
• Influence operational practices and procedures by presenting recommendations, promoting effective approaches, and collaborating with stakeholders to align practices across functions.
• Solve difficult, multifaceted problems that require understanding a broader set of issues by gathering information, analyzing root causes and interdependencies, and applying critical thinking to develop solutions.
• Conduct in-depth analysis using prior experience and scenario-based evaluation to assess impacts and determine the best path forward.
• Contribute directly to department results by collaborating across teams, aligning efforts with stakeholders, and sharing knowledge/best practices to improve overall performance.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related fields
• 5 years of professional experience in accounting or finance
• Demonstrated experience in accounting operations/finance operations (or similar transaction-processing environment) with the ability to operate independently and deliver results with minimal supervision.
• Proven ability to own and manage end-to-end processes or projects (planning, milestones, monitoring, delivery).
• Strong analytical/problem-solving skills, including handling issues that span multiple stakeholders or specialties.
• Strong communication and stakeholder partnering skills (internal and external as applicable).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing and implementing process improvements and monitoring effectiveness (e.g., measures/KPIs).
• Experience training/coaching peers or junior colleagues in best practices and standard work.