Job Description
Job Title: Staff Accountant
Pay Rate: $60-80k
Location: Cranston, RI
Duration: PERM
Shift: Standard Business Hours Hybrid Eligible
Reports To: Corporate Controller
Position Summary
The Staff Accountant supports the accounting and financial reporting functions by preparing journal entries, reconciling accounts, assisting with the monthly close, and ensuring accurate financial records. This role works closely with finance and operating teams to support business objectives and maintain strong internal controls.
Essential Responsibilities
Qualifications
Education
Pay Rate: $60-80k
Location: Cranston, RI
Duration: PERM
Shift: Standard Business Hours Hybrid Eligible
Reports To: Corporate Controller
Position Summary
The Staff Accountant supports the accounting and financial reporting functions by preparing journal entries, reconciling accounts, assisting with the monthly close, and ensuring accurate financial records. This role works closely with finance and operating teams to support business objectives and maintain strong internal controls.
Essential Responsibilities
- Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations.
- Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close.
- Maintain general ledger and fixed asset records.
- Analyze financial results and investigate variances.
- Support inventory and manufacturing accounting.
- Assist with audits, tax filings, and compliance activities.
- Prepare schedules for treasury and financial reporting.
- Maintain accounting documentation and internal controls.
- Participate in ERP and process improvement initiatives.
- Perform other accounting and financial analysis as assigned.
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
- 25 years of accounting experience.
- Manufacturing experience preferred.
- Experience with ERP systems and Microsoft Excel.
- Strong accounting and analytical skills.
- Detail-oriented with excellent organizational abilities.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
- Team-oriented with a continuous improvement mindset.
- Accurate and timely financial reporting.
- Timely completion of month-end close activities.
- Well-maintained account reconciliations.
- Strong compliance with accounting policies and internal controls.
- Positive collaboration across departments.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Cranston, RI |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $60,000–$80,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1999 |
| Website | https://www.csetalent.com/ |
About Company
Connexion is an award-winning professional staffing firm that strives to be the unrivaled staffing solution for job seekers by expertly connecting talent with opportunity. Over the last 20 years Connexion has built the most admired team of staffing experts in the industry. We give back, change lives and offer unconditional support to the candidates we represent.
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Skills
- Accountingunmatched
- Accounting Closeunmatched
- Accounting Policiesunmatched
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Business Supportunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Detail Orientedunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
- Financeunmatched
- Financial Analysisunmatched
- Financial Reportingunmatched
- Fixed Assetsunmatched
- General Ledger Accountingunmatched
- Journal Entriesunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Microsoft Excelunmatched
- Multitaskingunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Reconciliationunmatched
- Tax Regulationsunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Treasuryunmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
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