Temporary Staff Accountant

LHH; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 39,000 - 50,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Voluntary benefits

EAP program

Commuter benefits

401K plan

Job summary

LHH in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking a part-time accounting support specialist to manage reconciliations, review GL activity, and assist with year-end tasks. The role emphasizes strong Excel skills and ERP familiarity, including trial balances and discrepancy research.

Initial onsite training will be provided, followed by a hybrid schedule with ~30–40 hours weekly. A collaborative team environment and ongoing learning opportunities are highlighted in this opportunity.

Qualifications

• Previous general accounting experience required.
• Strong understanding of debits, credits, general ledger accounting, and account reconciliations.
• Experience working with trial balances and researching discrepancies.
• Intermediate Excel skills, including pivot tables.
• Experience working within a larger ERP system.
• Workday experience is a plus but not required.
• Ability to learn company-specific processes quickly.
• Flexible availability to work approximately 30-40 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and clean up account reconciliations.
• Review general ledger activity and research outstanding or uncleared items.
• Pull and review trial balances and supporting financial information.
• Identify duplicate entries and determine whether debits and credits properly reconcile.
• Assist with general accounting clean-up projects ahead of year-end.
• Utilize Excel extensively for reconciliations and accounting analysis.
• Use pivot tables to organize and review financial data.
• Provide additional general accounting support to the team as needs arise.
• Assist with year-end close and audit preparation.

Skills

Account reconciliations

General ledger

Excel

Pivot tables

Tools

Workday

ERP system

Job description

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and clean up account reconciliations
• Review general ledger activity and research outstanding or uncleared items
• Pull and review trial balances and supporting financial information
• Identify duplicate entries and determine whether debits and credits properly reconcile
• Assist with general accounting clean-up projects ahead of year-end
• Utilize Excel extensively for reconciliations and accounting analysis
• Use pivot tables to organize and review financial data
• Provide additional general accounting support to the team as needs arise
• Assist with year-end close and audit preparation

Qualifications

• Previous general accounting experience required
• Strong understanding of debits, credits, general ledger accounting, and account reconciliations
• Experience working with trial balances and researching discrepancies
• Intermediate Excel skills, including pivot tables
• Experience working within a larger ERP system
• Workday experience is a plus but not required
• Ability to learn company-specific processes quickly
• Flexible availability to work approximately 30-40 hours per week

Schedule & Assignment Details

• Monday-Friday, typically 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
• Approximately 30-40 hours per week depending on workload
• Initially fully onsite for the first couple of weeks for training and integration
• Hybrid schedule thereafter, approximately 3 days onsite and 2 days remote
• Looking for someone who can start as soon as possible

What We’re Looking For

Personality and team fit are very important for this opportunity. The team is friendly, outgoing, and enjoys getting to know one another. The ideal candidate will be personable, easygoing, collaborative, adaptable, and comfortable working with a variety of personalities.

Pay Details: $28.00 to $36.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• short-term disability
• additional voluntary benefits
• EAP program
• commuter benefits
• a 401K plan

Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs.

In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

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